Another year full of challenges, but my daughter survived.
A personal reflection on finding unexpected love and joy after embracing solitude, and the liberating effects of letting go of social media and embracing real connections.
Today is Bell Let's Talk Day, a day focused on mental health awareness. For the past few years, I have been using it to talk about a theme for the next year.
Another challenging year, but coming out stronger than in the past.
Why is it that Kylie struggles to wake up for school, but on the weekend she gets out of bed even earlier?
Woke up feeling lousy due to allergies. As the day progressed, people kept finding ways to make me feel even worse about things, which now has me ready to throw in the towel. It’s difficult to let go of things and remember: tomorrow is another day; it will get better.
Installed this app on my phone to track screen time, which has me feeling both anxious and curious about the results. Also includes some exercises to cut down on phone usage. See how this goes. Moment [https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/moment-screen-time-tracker/id771541926?mt=8]
My mom’s new white car is getting bombarded by the birds constantly, but they’re leaving alone the other vehicles. My daughter’s theory is the birds are watching us use our white toilets, so they’re imitating us.
I feel like I am wearing eye black with how heavy the bags are under my eyes this past week. Looking forward to a quieter weekend.
Kylie has discovered my blog after doing a Google search for herself. She’s quietly reading some of the birthday posts I’ve written about her. I thought I’d be able to keep them hidden until she was a teenager, but she’s too smart for me.
Having one of those up-and-down days where I need to remind myself that I’m still here, nothing has changed physically for me. Need to keep pressing forward.
Me: That shirt is a little too small on you. Kylie: I know what to do with it. Me: What? Kylie: Crop top it.
The Way of the Writer is a book I will read through regularly.
Today may just be the highlight of 2018 for my daughter. Why? First day of knitting club at her school. She’s been talking about it for weeks.
Margin is the opposite of overload. If we are overloaded we have no margin. A month ago, I was feeling good about the direction I was heading with my life. Little did I know that within a week of me hitting the publish button on Looking Forward to 2018 my work life would change dramatically. My workload tripled overnight. Not necessarily a bad change, but it was quite dramatic. Over the past four weeks, I’ve been quite busy with work and trying to squeeze in things when I can. With the limited
For your Sunday morning listening, I suggest the latest Fits + Starts episode discussing the value of time and making space for the activities you enjoy.
Practicing some my math questions with my daughter: If you give someone $1.00 for an item that costs $0.79, how much change will you expect back? Her: 20 cents. No, it’s 21 cents. Her: But how are they going to give me the penny when it doesn’t exist?
They’re back. I can’t seem to shake these blues.
Having one of those evenings, getting lost in the blues.
