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As a self-proclaimed micromanaging - perfectionist - martyr, I constantly need to be reminded that control leaves me lonely, perfectionism paralyzes and caring for others over myself leads to resentment. Please join me as I try to navigate being a structure-luvin' gal, in a chaotic household.
Rushing - 3 Ways I’m Going Nowhere Fast
February 12, 2021
As we were running behind schedule, headed to my daughter’s appointment this week, I was stuffed with emotion. Why is rushing still such a trigger for me? This is what I...
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Feeling Invisible - The Corona Burnout is Real
February 05, 2021
The burnout is real friends. Having more QT with the fam-damily after the snowstorm has truly put my extra-long deep breaths to work this week. Even our appliances look b...
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Tantrums - Let’s Not Make This About You, Let’s Make This About Me
January 29, 2021
When one of the rug-rats is having a tantrum I can get triggered. Why? Because deep down inside me, I still sometimes feel responsible for their happiness. Intellectually...
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Falling Hard for My Children
January 22, 2021
Something about my relationship with my children is shifting. A vulnerability is surfacing. For whatever reason, more recently I've been willing to dive into the connecti...
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How I Stopped Blaming Myself for Quitting - It's Not Me, It's You
January 08, 2021
photo taken by Colleen Chernock
There have been so many times when I’ve been hard on myself for “not sticking with something." Whether it was a new church, method of org...
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The Magic of the Non-Negotiable - Getting Off my Keister 5 Days a Week
January 01, 2021
For thirty-five years I could not keep up a workout routine. I would start and stop, start and stop. That all shifted when I made a pledge to walk Monday thru Friday. Rai...
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Absolute Best Christmas Gift for Everyone on your List!
December 25, 2020
We can all agree that this is a Christmas like no other. As is true for many of us, we won’t be with the people we’re normally with this season. Given that shift in energ...
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All I want for Christmas IV - Faith Powers Acceptance
December 18, 2020
Faith is seeing light with your heart when all your eyes see is darkness.
—Barbara Johnson
This is what I know. My faith is the power that leads me to acceptance. With...
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Using "Safe Words" with Your Clothes On - The Healing Power of Humor and Boundaries
December 11, 2020
For those of you who don’t know, the need for a “safe word” derives from intimate encounters. People choose a “safe word” so their boundaries can be clear and honored. Ye...
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Christmassing in a Pandemic - It’s Time to Reevaluate the To-Do List
December 04, 2020
It occurred to me on about Tuesday of this week, as Christmas stress began to creep in, that I was in the process of trying to deliver the exact same Christmas I delivere...
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When Moving Mountains - Shovel or Backhoe?
November 27, 2020
“God can move mountains, but you have to bring a shovel.”
-Anonymous Recovery Quote
This is what I think my shovel-mountain evolution has been throughout the course of...
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It Turns Out I’m Not Lazy, I’ve Just Been Swimming with Jeans On
November 20, 2020
When I was a teenager I was taught that depression is a serious condition and the words, “I’m depressed,” shouldn’t just roll off your tongue. Clinical depression, I was...
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Under Prepped and Overdone - Learning to Change by Changing
November 13, 2020
“You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working….Begin as a mere apprentice and the very power of love will lead you on to be...
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Anything But THAT - Finding Solutions in the Last Place I Look
November 06, 2020
As TeamC knows, I am willing to look far and wide for solutions to my problems...or at least, that’s what I thought. This month, I’ve had to face the fact that while I’m...
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If I Want Self-Confidence, I Just Have to Do This?
October 30, 2020
Good or bad, the way I respond to people and situations in my life makes me feel safe. But what motivates me to decide to replace those negative responses that make me fe...
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