Just checkin’ in

Ok, I know “depression” was not exactly the kind of term I should go silent on, LOL.  I’m still here, still alive.  Just nothing worth saying right now.  This weekend might be one of the few weekends I actually blog.  I’m not promising anything before then, though.
Talk to you all later. 

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Stress and depression

For the last several days, maybe a week, I have been getting more and more depressed.  A lot of things have happened since the beginning of the year, and if they had happened seperately they would have been manageable, but happening right on each other’s heels like this they are slowly but surely overwhelming me.  [...]

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Exercise for its own sake

I went for a walk last night.  A “real” walk, one where I climbed HUGE hills (because my neighborhood is full of them) at a fairly rapid pace, broke a little sweat, remembered how strong my legs are (even when I don’t exercise – partly from dancing so many years and partly from genetics), and [...]

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In which I wander off topic toward the end

So in addition to eating local, organic food (see post below), I’ve also been trying to learn to eat intuitively.  These are my own personal rules, which may or may not be in line with the “official” party line of Intuitive Eating.  (I could go do more research, and eventually I probably will, but mostly [...]

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Sticker shock

Ok, so recently I’ve been trying really hard to eat mostly whole foods: organic, local, no hormones, pesticides, etc. 
I have discovered many fabulous foods that I would not necessarily have tried before.  I have also discovered that eating organic and local?  Is freakin’ EXPENSIVE.  Holy Mother of God.  When I first decided to try this, I read that most [...]

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An open letter to my body

Dear Body,
We have been through a lot, you and I, and we will no doubt go through a lot more before we part ways.  I’ve been doing a lot of thinking lately about us and our relationship, and here are the conclusions I’ve come to.
I have been so angry with you.  I have been angry [...]

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Cuteness overload

Just in time for Valentine’s Day!  (I checked it out on Snopes, and it’s true, too!  Even better!  Ha!)
Back in May, a puppy was born in Japan with a large, heart-shaped pattern in his coat.  Check out the cuteness:

 
Aaaaand, here’s the video clip I found on Snopes:

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Cognitive dissonance, part 2

I have written and re-written this post multiple times since yesterday.  My head is so full of things that I don’t know where to start or what to say.  I spent most of my weekend hitting the emotional wall.  When I’m trying to change my thought patterns or my beliefs or my habits, a few weeks in [...]

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Sick tonight

I think I’m just crashing from the emotional, mental and physical letdown of the breakup and the accompanying stress. 
That plus the fact that I just took on 2 major new jobs at work and am crash-learning how to do them (because the girl who used to do them just got promoted).
So no writing tonight.  Bed [...]

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Declaring a moratorium on weeknight television

Ok, so back in January, I made a list of new habits that I was going to develop over the coming year.  The first 4 were:
Spend 15 minutes a day writing/blogging, including 3 things every day that I’ve accomplished and/or am proud of
Spend 15 minutes a day submitting to casting websites
Plan and pack my meals [...]

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