I’ve experienced something recently that overwhelmed me to the point where I wanted to give up. My response to all these yucky feelings was to chuck everything I had been working so hard on with an attitude of “What’s the point?”. I spent a week in this haze. Numbing my pain with fast food, laying…
How to Build Up Patience
I’m really looking forward to something happening at the end of the month. Am I excited and happy that it will be happening soon? No. I’m whiney and unhappy that it isn’t happening soon enough. This ungrateful impatience relates well to the pandemic we are all wading through right now. Some are upset, even depressed,…
58 Hobbies to Pick Up During Quarantine
Since it appears that we will be staying at home much longer than expected, I’ve compiled a list of hobbies that you can possibly take up. Go out there and enrich yourself! Reading Tarot Cards Candle Making Comic Books/Manga Pressing Flowers Writing Poetry Origami Blogging Drawing Walking Watercolor Painting Running Jewelry Making/Beading Biking Needlepoint Yoga…
Loving Despite Differences
I just returned home from spending four days with my parents and sister in lovely (insert eye roll here) Oklahoma. It was my mom’s birthday and Father’s Day weekend. We didn’t go out much because of the pandemic, instead spending time together relaxing and talking. The trip was one of highs and lows. Lows being…
Making Assumptions About Yourself
I was playing a board game with some friends the other day. The game was Risk. I instinctively rolled my eyes when they decided on it. Even though I have never played this game, I knew enough to know it was strategy-based. I don’t like strategy games. For many years I have held the opinion…