I am sure I will make a New Year’s resolution or two. But I won’t need to go far to find them. My resolutions or plan for the new year is the same today as it was yesterday. And it is encompassed in SMART and WRAP training. Without the tools, ideas and support of these organizations, I am sure my recovery would look very … [Read more...] about Seven reasons I am ready for the New Year
Some days I feel like myself
Guess what happened when I changed my attitude?
The past week or so has been a series of crappy, frustrating events. Or that is how I took them. My positive attitude checked out and left my “woe is me†attitude to do all the work. This is never good. I gave away my control of situations and circumstances and allowed them to batter me senseless. The process was out of control and I … [Read more...] about Guess what happened when I changed my attitude?
10 ways I am de-stressing the holidays
Even before acknowledging my depression, the holidays could be stressful. Expectations about what “should†happen can make things uncomfortable at best. When I would go into the holidays without clearly thinking about what I want and need for self-care, the outcomes were generally ok, sometimes good, but unpredictable. This year, I am … [Read more...] about 10 ways I am de-stressing the holidays
Happy Thanksgiving
Thank you for all our bounty. I am traveling today. By the time this is posted, I will have arisen around 4:30 AM, driven two hours to the airport and boarded a plane for Boston. By 10 AM, we will be in Boston to celebrate Thanksgiving. Spending the day with family, we will be flying home on Friday. Pretty much a one and done day. But well worth it. Others with … [Read more...] about Happy Thanksgiving
My love/hate relationship with holidays
Growing up, I was the kid excited about the upcoming holidays. It wasn’t always the presents, though that was certainly a factor. After all, I was a child. I remember the Sears Christmas catalog coming in the mail. I would dog-ear pages and make sure Santa knew that I was good, so the odds of me getting something for Christmas favored me. Often, it was … [Read more...] about My love/hate relationship with holidays
