It was a lazy summer Saturday. Hot, as you would expect, and humid, as you would prefer it wasn’t. Yet, I had planned out the day to take advantage of the cooler parts. I even had a plan for the hottest part of the day. In the morning, I worked on my mailbox. All the mailboxes for our road are together. The mail carrier can load them all without having to go across the dam, … [Read more...] about My Super Summer Saturday
Archives for June 2019
I got off the phone and was mad as hell
“No, don’t hang up,” he says, “this is not a sales call.” Of course, he was lying. It absolutely was a sales call. The fact that he suckered me in with “hi, how’s it going,” didn’t mean I was his new best friend. My wife tells me not to answer the phone when I'm home, to let it go to voice mail. But running a home business, when I hear the phone ringing, I am compelled to … [Read more...] about I got off the phone and was mad as hell
How to Completely Change Your Life With Depression
I am building a new relationship with depression. And it is changing my life. For me, it first helps a great deal to acknowledge that you have depression. It turns out I was so good at concealing it from myself that it took me 43 years to finally admit I had depression. And this was only because I ended up seeking professional medical help. Had I figured out a way to hide … [Read more...] about How to Completely Change Your Life With Depression
22 Coping Statements That Will Make You Less Anxious
Coping statements are another way to frame your thinking. When we worry about things that we are expecting to happen, anxiety can twist a simple thought into a fear-inducing stress producing nightmare. It’s easy to laugh at Mark Twain’s observation about himself. “I have experienced a great many bad things in my lifetime, some of which have actually come true.” It seems to me … [Read more...] about 22 Coping Statements That Will Make You Less Anxious
You’ll never guess what my house’s WRAP plan is
1.35 inches of rain fell in the past 30 minutes and the power just went out. Soon I may be hauling the generator up from the lawnmower shed. Generally, the power is not off but for a few minutes. Generally. When it goes out and stays out, it can be three or four days. I have a generator on wheels I can roll up to our covered front porch. From there, I run extension cords … [Read more...] about You’ll never guess what my house’s WRAP plan is