My friends and I have been talking about positive thinking recently. Honestly, I am not a very positive person. Just the opposite, in fact, I am quite the pessimist. But recently I have realized that I need to change that. Being a pessimist stresses me out. I have a million…
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Choose your path
I’m over weight. It’s something I have struggled with most of my life. It has never really affected me in a self esteem kind of way. I am generally happy, outgoing and sort of a bouncing off the wall social butterfly. I did, however, have anxiety about exercising and working…
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Mondays are the worst
Like most people in this world, I cannot stand Mondays. To ease the pain of Monday, I usually like to make myself a nice little breakfast (some cereal and coffee today) and spend a few minutes reading articles, blog posts, and stories that make the day less miserable. Here are…
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I’m thankful I can spend today with my book and moscow mule.
I have been hearing rumble in the nerd community about how great the first book in the Tearling Trilogy was. Heck, The Queen of the Tearling was so good Emma Watson is planning to produce and star in the film adaptation. I’m a big enough nerd that if Hermione Granger…
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Water is powerful, but deadly force.
Photo by WKYT’s Sean Moody It has been a rough week in Eastern Kentucky. Nearby Johnson County had absolutely devastating flooding. Entire homes swept away in flood waters, in the truest form of flash floods. The waves crashed in with nearly no notice. People lost their belongings, their homes, and…
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Love yourself
It’s the little things that make life spectacular. A perfectly made cup of coffee, the perfect ladies brunch, dinner with your friends, a good book, and new adventures are what make life perfect. I’m embracing saying “Yes” today and going to dirt track races with a co-worker. I haven’t gone…
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Friday Recommendations
I’m going to be honest, I’m more interested in eating dirty than clean eating. My best friend is a health nut. She has become a part time fitness coach and knows that I want to be healthy but I struggle to stay on track with my schedule and general lack…
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It is what it is…
I want… no I NEED this Alex & Ani bracelet! My family has a habit of saying, “It is what it is.” It has been a part of my vocabulary since I could speak. More recently, I have been trying to live by this motto a bit more often. I…
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Stop what you’re doing and… buy this book.
I won’t say that Kristin Newman’s book What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding was life changing. It was, however, life affirming. I remember hearing about this book around a year ago and thought the title was hilarious. I didn’t get around to buying it until this year, after…
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Never stop
I’ve been neglectful in a lot of the aspects of my life that set my soul on fire. Sometimes I get too caught up in work and trying to assimilate in a place I never expected to live. My career is something I love but it is only one thing…
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