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Archive for the ‘Stress’ Category

Wordless Wednesday

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

CAUTION: IMAGE GRAPHIC AND DISTURBING

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Living Through Tough Economic Times

Thursday, June 24th, 2010

By Guest Blogger Dawna Kreis

I’d like to be able to say that our family is among those that have emerged unscathed by the economic hardships being experienced by many these days.   Unfortunately, I cannot.

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It has not even been a full year since our family packed up our things and walked away from the house that we’d purchased a couple of years ago.  It was one of the most difficult things we’ve had to do.  Had it not arrived at a time when my husband was preparing to PCS (Permanent Change of Station) with the Army, it might have ended up being a good deal more difficult for our family to contend with.

Now, when I first sat down to write this article, I thought of all the ways I could defend our actions.  I tried to find the “right” words that could possibly convince you, the readers, that we acted as responsibly as we could have in our unique set of circumstances, despite the final outcome.  Ultimately, though, it did no good.  In the end, it did not change anything that has come and gone.  It has only been a waste of my energy.  What I am here to say is… we thankfully survived.

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Wordless Wednesday – Sorta…

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

VALUE TO VALUE

What do you think? Did something click for you?

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Denise Richards & A Call To Action

Monday, June 21st, 2010

It all started with a Facebook status update. I had left my Facebook page open on our office computer Saturday afternoon, and my husband sat down to check the daily sports stats online.  “Come quick” he said, “You have to see this.” He then pointed to one of the status updates in my account. “Look at this 7 month old puppy Golden doodle. He is going to be killed in a shelter on Monday if they can’t find him a home.”

This was the tiny picture posted with the message.

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OMG, I thought. Always a dog lover and one to lend a hand if I can, I immediately wanted to help.

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Wordless Wednesday

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

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Life Isn’t Always Fair

Monday, June 7th, 2010

I wasn’t going to blog today. I was going to take the day off for self care. But I learned a valuable lesson today. A very big one, and I decided to share it. I sit at my computer now, with tears streaming down my eyes. Life isn’t always fair. But we do the best we can with the hand we are dealt. Today, I was pretty shaken.

While brainlessly getting my hair done this morning for a charity event tonight, I got the socks knocked off of me emotionally. I literally had to look up to stop the flow of tears. I had to think funny thoughts… my little son walking around the house nude playing the guitar on his private part. I even thought of this picture from1997 of my husband (then boyfriend at the time) on one of our first few trips together.

life isn't always fair

My hunny with my sarong in Punta Cana

But this story was just too unfair. And I am as sensitive as they come.

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Running On Empty

Thursday, June 3rd, 2010
running on empty

Have you been suffering from chronic fatigue lately? Find yourself tossing and turning at night unable to shut off your brain? Feeling at a low… emotionally, physically or spiritually? Have you lost your appetite? Or are you binge eating from stress or boredom? Been looking for your mojo and can’t seem to find it anywhere?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, you are not alone. Many women today are running on empty. I certainly feel a little like this lately. Now we all have stresses in our life… be it stress with our kids, in a marriage, in a career, financial pressures, or even the stress as a result of being stuck in traffic and running late for a meeting. But the key in all of this, is how we deal with it. Some deal better and take to exercise, healthy eating and a positive attitude to cope with stress. Some take to the bottle, to drugs, and to other toxic forms of self soothing. But, when stress and anxiety are not taken care of and are allowed to fly out of  proportion, they start to feed off your body for survival and this leads to problems. I read a quote that I like “When you find yourself stressed, ask yourself one question: Will this matter in 5 years from now? If yes, then do something about the situation. If no, then let it go.” Catherine Pulsifer

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