Last week, I wrote about being too tired to care and too stubborn to quit. I dropped the curtain a little, shared how close to burnout I was, and how much I was just trying to keep going. This post is not a polished comeback or some rebrand of wellness. It is a continuation.This is… Continue reading Low-Key Self-Care Wins
Tag: Health
Too Tired to Care, Too Stubborn to Quit: Notes from the Edge of Burnout
There is a specific kind of exhaustion that seeps into your bones, where your to-do list has turned into a Choose Your Own Adventure—but every ending is "crash on the couch and eat cold leftovers straight from the container." This week, I have been functioning. I do not mean thriving, flourishing, or leaning into joy.… Continue reading Too Tired to Care, Too Stubborn to Quit: Notes from the Edge of Burnout
From Here to Me… Again
Hello again. It has been a minute. Or several years. But who is counting? This blog, this space I carved out more than a decade ago, started during a time when I was running. Literally running. Training, sweating, chasing personal records, and using miles to make sense of life. Back then, “From Here to Me”… Continue reading From Here to Me… Again
Wine
On this journey, I have enlisted the help of Weight Watchers. It seems like a reasonable way to get help. All it asks you to do is pay attention to what you eat and exercise. Since this is what I am trying to do, and the online price has come down considerably, I am giving… Continue reading Wine
Feed Me Seymore
Here I am again, thinking about all of the healthy meals I could prepare and eat to help me lose weight. However, I HATE cooking. To lose weight, I need to eat well and exercise. The exercise, no problem. Eating well, that is the hard part. Not because healthy options are not available, but because… Continue reading Feed Me Seymore
Commitment
Back at the fitness and weight loss thing again. I have put on weight that I lost a few years ago. This irritates me, but of course, I have no one to blame but myself. I am finding it is not enough to know how to lose weight; you have to want to make the… Continue reading Commitment
I Have Been Here Before
Five years ago yesterday I quit smoking; this was a significant life event for me. I started smoking when I was seventeen; I was forty-eight when I quit. I had stopped a few other times in my life but always went back to smoking within a year. Hitting my five-year quit anniversary is exciting! Quitting… Continue reading I Have Been Here Before
Give me a break! Or not…
I have used this little bit of advice in my blog before; but it bears repeating. Giving up is NOT a good idea, changing your course, changing your method, changing what you are trying to accomplish are OK, but giving up is not. I took a break from my workout routine for the past couple… Continue reading Give me a break! Or not…
If you are what you eat, I am in deep trouble
This is easier said than done. There, I said it, I am having a tough time with healthy eating. I smoked for more than 30 years, over a year and a half ago I quit and have never looked back. Don't get me wrong, I certainly crave a cigarette at times, but I have not… Continue reading If you are what you eat, I am in deep trouble
The Inevitable Thankful post
First, Happy Thanksgiving everyone! This is my favorite holiday because I get to be with my family with only the expectation to eat, and laugh, and love. We have so much fun! I will miss my extended family this year, but with just my immediate family alone a good comedy writer could come up with… Continue reading The Inevitable Thankful post
From Here to Me 