Please note: Always check with your doctor before doing anything that may impact your health. I am not a doctor. I am only sharing what helped me, some of which was done at the advice of my doctor. Everyone is different. Better to consult your doctor than have an adverse result or reaction! The birth …
Reducing Stress in Our Lives Social media surrounds and infiltrates our lives, bringing with it an information overload. Every scroll through my personal feed reveals ads, blog posts the platform targeted to my past click history, and ever more posts and articles and videos shared by friends and family. The sheer volume of words and …
Our world is not peaceful or peace inducing. When I look at the news on my phone each morning (a habit I really should break) there is always something to upset me. Abuse. Murder. Corruption. Politics. People saying stupid things… the list can go on. I haven’t even left for work and I am already …
Last week was tough. Thirty-two weeks pregnant, teaching full time, and dealing with the challenge of fibromyalgia…I am having a good day if I have energy left to make a healthy meal when I get home from work. Basic household chores feel like they are part of the mythical tasks assigned to Hercules. My husband …
Today did not start well. I woke up to a sharp pain in my lower back area thirty minutes before my already early alarm clock was set to ring. Not again. I thought the pregnancy constipation had been dealt with. Guess not. I quickly climbed out of bed and headed to sit on the toilet, …
Editing. The process of taking a rough draft and polishing it into a finished product. We have all edited essays for school or emails for work. Occasionally we even edit and rewrite text messages, correcting the auto-correct so the person on the other end knows we are thoughtful human beings, not insane lunatics who can’t …
I can’t wait until it’s Friday! How many times I think this throughout the long days at work! Living for the weekend is a common theme of American life, to the point that we have the saying TGIF (thank god it’s Friday).The idea of living five days each week just waiting for the magical weekend …
Life is rarely perfect. Even when things are going well there are still challenges that test our patience and resolve. Sometimes the challenges are mere irritations, other times they are scary, painful, out-of-our-control events that change our lives forever. I have experienced both extremes, ranging from a stubbed toe, to dealing with a chronic illness, …