I had my mind blown the other day. I found out that 1% of your day is 15 minutes. 15 minutes!!!!! Holy cow. I guess I never really put too much thought into it before. But with the new year and goals and such, I started thinking about ways I could be better. What could... Continue Reading →
I’ve been here
Closet. Bathroom. Bedroom. Laundry room. Back porch. Car. I've been everywhere, man. Crying. Sobbing. So hard I puked and shook and puked some more. I've done this over a fight I had because of my daughter. I've done it because of a fight I had with my daughter. Calls about detention and suspension. Emails about... Continue Reading →
Schools, Libraries, & Pride
It's Pride Month. So, naturally people are banning books. And I'm mad about it.
Roadblocks: Overcoming Obstacles
What is standing in your way right now? I talked about goals and resolutions yesterday. And a lot of people, me included, won't make those goals. Why? What's in the way? And how can I get around it?
How To Stress Out About the New Year Without Really Trying – A Train Wreck Guide to New Year’s Goal Setting
2022 is five hours old at the time of writing this but I’ve been stressed out about it for over a month. New reading challenges. New 365 challenges. Will this be the year I actually get myself together? Why did Spotify announce my 2021 playlist before Thanksgiving? What are my new year resolutions? Do I even need new year goals? What are some good new year's resolutions? How can I do this whole new year goal setting thing without being all New Year, New Me?
Scattered
Listen. Here's the thing. I know I'm supposed to be writing something super poignant. A retrospect of 2021. All the books I read. The struggles and challenges and victories I've had. But I can't get my brain to focus. I have started, stopped, erased, amd started this blog four times now. All because I couldn't... Continue Reading →
How To Clean Your House Fast
I blinked. And it's Christmas Eve. It must have happened while I was at work. Or at Wal-Mart. Or scrolling Amazon. But now I have one day to clean my house before my in laws storm up my steps like my door is the beach at Normandy.
6 Easy Ways to Deal with Holiday Stress
If you're like me (and you most likely are since you're here) you just recovered from Thanksgiving. Your house finally looks fairly normal. The dishes are mostly done. And you've been able to put lights on your laundry pile and call it festive. You can finally take a breath and relax. Yeah, right.
Drink Up for December
I got to thinking. So many people wait until January to make changes in their lives. Resolutions. Promises. New Year New Me. I ain't got time to wait. I'm making changes now.