Tag: Stress
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Return of the Stress Dragon
That burning pile Of papers Was supposed to Have gone out by now, right? Oh gods, Maybe I needed those. Too late. The fire’s still raging Strong as ever, But no coffee is Strong enough To keep my eyelids Open While I scratch away At my keyboard, Online bills demanding My passwords Which have all ... -
Stress Dragon
Shedding scales And gnawing claws: A toothy yawn, In a late-night glow– I’ll never get it all done! Why, oh why Did I wait so long? Let it grow and grow– This hoard of to-dos And TBRs– Unread texts And emails, Lost to the ages– If I sleep, I’ll lose the gold And if I ... -
5 Benefits of Touch
Physical touch is essential to our mental, emotional, and physical well-being. When people do not receive any physical contact, their bodies react negatively. Many have never heard of touch starvation, also known as touch deprivation. This condition can occur in anyone because touch starvation happens when you don’t get as much physical touch as you ... -
A Handicap
I can’t record audiobooks in this country because of my heavy accent. When I audited for an organization I support, they said, “In America We employ American accents.” I said, “I’m an American. My accent is American,” but they wouldn’t hear me. I have such a lovely voice – Loud, Affirmative Expressive. ... -
Forward , Not Back
Have you ever felt yourself emotionally go backwards? Lately, it seems like everything I have been trying to achieve has been put on pause. This being said I am actively working not to slip into my old version of survival mode. The new strategy is to not let myself say, “I’ll do it later.” Later ... -
Combating Perfection
One of the funniest aspects of my writing is I am a perfectionist. The ideal scenario is that a scene will pop into my head, and I can write it down and fix a few grammar errors. Usually, I have a few plot points to piece together, or I have to discover everything that happens ... -
5 Tips for Juggling Small Children When Leaving Home
Now that you have two, your time to get out of the house doubles! It’s frustrating! You have double to do and less time to do it in—particularly if you are breastfeeding. So here are some tips to get the process from 1 hr. + down to 30 mins! Most moms would agree that going ... -
Coming up for Air
The past few months have felt like I was just surviving. The awkward part about it is that nothing traumatic has happened. Everything that happened resulted from my poor decisions. My ankle scraped against my manual chair, and I didn’t say anything until it was painful. My chair only existed because I kept rescheduling my ... -
Breaking The Box
A friend recently told me that there have never been any consequences to my poor decisions. The thing is, there is always a consequence of any action. My consequence is I have to deal with the fact that I’m not as independent as I was when I first moved here eight years ago. This may ... -
Escaping The Holiday Red Zone
Just a few hours before a writing deadline, and here I am, staring at a blank page like a kitten asked to do math. What’s the problem? The problem is that this time of year is crazy busy and my brain is working on 862,000 different items, causing the worst case of brain fog I’ve ...