My mom just visited for about a week and a half, which gave me the chance to observe perfectionism in action from the outside. Usually I’m just trapped inside, observing … Continue reading Getting to the Nitty Gritty of my Perfectionism
This week, my mom has been visiting from Ohio. As usual, we’ve been busy doing projects non-stop. My mom leaves tomorrow afternoon. The week has just flown by, also as … Continue reading Week 11 Review: Reflecting on my Mom’s Visit
I started this post Sunday evening, then abandoned it when I began feeling ill. I won’t go into details, but suffice it to say I’ve lost 6 pounds in less … Continue reading Week 10 Review: Dietary Disarray
In North Carolina, we had a friend—a fellow graduate student with my husband—who wore a string around his wrist all of the time. My husband asked him about the string … Continue reading Blacker Than Black
I took my first car-load of stuff to Thrift Town this afternoon. It took four trips from the car to the store to drop everything off. I tried to feel … Continue reading Generosity Guilt
Self care month began boring, turned ugly, then finished nice and smooth. I had 4 resolutions for September: -Get more sleep (go to bed by 10:30) -Take a daily 10-minute … Continue reading September: Self Care Month in Review
There was a poem on my bedroom wall when I was a child. It was something like, Happiness is like a butterfly; The more you chase it, the more it … Continue reading Happiness is Like a Butterfly
A few weeks ago, I posted about a study that Ariel Gore wrote about in her book, Bluebird: Women and the New Psychology of Happiness. For those few of you … Continue reading More Thoughts on Gratitude
I’m writing this on Saturday afternoon and setting it to post Sunday, since illness has hit our family, and I figured I ought to make the most of a quiet … Continue reading Week 8 Review: Hitting my Stride. Sort of.
My daughter asked to make apple pie for the first day of autumn. She apparently got the idea from the book Apple Pie 4th of July by Janet Wong. As … Continue reading Autumnal Equinox and Apple Pie
…coming home from the gym and seeing the kids lying in the grass with the babysitter so engrossed in their looking-at-the-sky game that they don’t even notice me, and I … Continue reading Happiness is…
Sleep, those little slices of death; Oh how I loathe them. -Edgar Allen Poe (maybe) I have gone to bed at 10:30 four (4!!) nights in a row! Two mornings … Continue reading Week 7 Review: Turning a Corner?
Imperfect Happiness 