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Tag: Life

  • Mental Health Wednesday August

    Anxiety commonly goes hand in hand with depression. When you are depressed, you are always angry, even when you’re having a good day, there’s always a current of frustrated rage riding below the surface. That smile, those jokes, the goofiness–it’s a mask. It isn’t all acting, but a goodly portion of it is.People seem to…

  • WTF JULY 2025

    This month, I learned, definitively, that the phrase “team player” in a work environment or on a resume, actually means “door mat” in a business environment.

  • Writing with a TBI

    It’s hard. That’s the nicest way to put it. A more accurate way is that: it’s exhausting–you don’t realize how much brain power you used before, but you are very aware of your limitations as you run head first into the wall of crushing fatigue as it slams into you out of nowhere it’s heartbreaking–I…

  • Breathe

    It is important, during times of stress, to pause,  and just fucking breathe. I have to remind myself of that, a lot. Truth be told, I tend to remind myself of it AFTER I’ve made a mistake in the “oh, shit” moment, but I suppose it’s important that I at least remembered to breathe at…

  • Overcoming Addictions

    A few years ago, I had a rough time, mentally. I’ve had more than one episode, actually. Somehow I got addicted to YouTube. True Crime, Comedy and History documentaries are my go to’s. Every once in a while, a reaction/opinion creator; a movie that’s free with ads. At the time, it was an excellent way…

  • Changing Habits

    My husband has noted that “you’re at your best when your hair’s on fire.” I don’t want to be that person, but I can’t deny that he’s got a point–when I’m forced to work at breakneck speed because of an externally imposed deadline, most of the time I not only get things done, but pull…