Honestly, I feel a bit like a fake lately. Here I am sharing tips and skills, and I’m barely holding it together. At least, from my view I’m barely holding it together. A friend recently said, “You’re holding yourself to some crazy standards thinking that you aren’t enough.” Well, perhaps. I hold myself to the… Read More Freeform Friday: Taking my own advice
How many times have you done your best, poured your heart and soul into something, and received no recognition? No one recognized how hard it was. No one saw how you struggled to learn things so you could do well. No one realized you did this on top of all your other work. No one… Read More Motivational Monday: Do Your Best Anyway
Sometimes, when I look around at my life and my current state of mind I get frustrated, but also encouraged. That sense of encouragement is really important right now, as I fight the depression. It’s all about knowing that while I feel like a ship left behind on a dried up lake… I know that… Read More Freeform Friday: Looking at reality
Though I tend to post self-care ideas that are focused on the “fun stuff” there’s another type of self-care that is much harder at times. This is the list of things I gleefully toss under “adulting” and try to ignore. Doing laundry, paying bills, cleaning house, even cooking as much as I enjoy it, they’re… Read More Self-Care Saturday: Reward Yourself
Have you ever faced a setback or a disappointment and found yourself feeling like you’ll never achieve what you want? It’s a terrible feeling, isn’t it? Worse, it doesn’t seem to matter whether it’s a new job, a chance to do something fun, or something dear to your heart like finding love. When life hands… Read More Self-Care Saturday: Appreciate Yourself
You know what? Life is hard. Every day we deal with stress from multiple angles. Some of it we can’t do anything about, some we can. Regardless, here we are, another week survived, endured, or perhaps triumphed over. GOOD JOB YOU! No, I mean it. Good job! It’s not easy to keep your feet under… Read More Self-Care Saturday: Reward Yourself
It’s easy to get lost in the chaos of the world around us and let the general upheaval to daily life take us away from appreciating what we have… and that’s without a pandemic. Now is the time to pull back from things beyond our control and list out the things we’re thankful for, to… Read More Self-Care Saturday: Thankfulness
Try these ideas to stay in touch!… Read More Soothing Sunday: Stay Connected
It doesn’t matter whether you’re physically alone most of the time, or surrounded by people; finding your tribe is a key component of motivation. Your tribe are the people who keep you moving when your own motivation is low.
First, thank you, each of you who sent encouraging messages the last few days. It has been appreciated, and helpful. I think things just hit critical mass, then I had some relief, and between the two my entire being said “screw you, I quit.” (general review of my world below the cut)
Kambry Ellis 