2019 -BEST CHRISTMAS GIFTS THROUGH THE YEARS: A practical giving guide for all of us
Christmas has always been my favorite time of year. I think it might be fair to say that my love for this holiday is well shared with a large majority of people around the globe. As a child, my parents made sure to capture all of the beauty of the season. It seemed to always […]
The Grass Is Greener…
A best friend of mine once told me a quote that I think about often, She said, ” The grass is brown on both sides of the fence, it’s only GREEN where YOU water it. “ As I have thought about those words over the last several years it has helped me dissect the way […]
Dear Diary: A Gift
I have had lots of visitors in October and last week too. It was so so good to have them here. So good to be with people who know me so well I can be 100% authentic with them and they love me for it. While they were visiting I felt uplifted and rejuvenated and […]
High Five: Middle Finger
Parents Edition PUT IT DOWN! “DISCONNECT TO RECONNECT” If you haven’t read my other posts on the High Five Method of ways to instantly boost your mood while coping with depression read it here. After you read that one, here is the post about the Thumb and here is the post about the index finger. […]
Do you fake it?
Now you are asking yourself, “do I fake what?” Do you fake being happy so you don’t have to open up and talk about how you really feel inside? Do you feel like you are struggling with depression but you are too scared, too sad, too overcome with darkness you don’t want or don’t know […]
How to show love to your children while suffering from depression and anxiety
It sounds ridiculous that you would actually need to be reading this right? Why would there be any question as to how to show love to your own children? Believe it or not, it is harder than you would think. If you suffer from depression and/or anxiety and have kids, you already know the struggle […]
Dear Diary, Forever
Perhaps one of the hardest things about depression for me is the realization that it might never go away. What is it to feel happy? It is so far from my mind I fear I can’t remember what it is. I am surrounded by people I love and who love me and yet I can’t […]
4 ways to feel more present if you have anxiety or depression
One of the things I hate most about depression is the fact that I feel like I am living inside a foggy bubble that I can not seem to break out of. Let me explain myself a little more. I remember the very first time I realized I had depression the feeling of isolation was […]
Dear Diary, Date night
It’s Saturday night, our date night. I went on a date with Jake tonight I picked him up from work, actually I met him at work and we took his car. I planned the date this time. Tonight we went to Texas roadhouse for dinner. We had some really good conversations. We talked about our […]
HIGH FIVE: INDEX FINGER
Do “1” Thing That Inspires YOU! Go ahead put your index finger straight up like you are making the number 1. If you haven’t read my post about The High 5 Method for coping with depression read it Here, before you read this post. What do you love to do? If you had all the […]
