Tag: stress
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Puzzling Through My Self-Care Labyrinth
So, as I’m typing this, the new fridge I ordered yesterday (because the old one is not going to be gasping out enough cold air to keep food safe for much longer) is sitting in our living room. I’ve been in non-stop (and therefore mentally out of breath) mode since yesterday… and now have unexpected…
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When *My* Body Says No…
I was somewhere between 18 months and two years of age (I suspect closer to the 18 months side because I am seventeen months older than my sister) the first time I remember being placed in a situation of overwhelming responsibility. My mother had gone somewhere or returned to work after having given birth, and…
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April Gratitude & Some Reading/Viewing
To the sweetheart from my allergist’s office, Anonymous online but not in my heart I beg that you would never think for even a second that the brevity of this note signifies anything to cheapen how much a single moment could mean. For saying to me that I deserved to be a patient at that…
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“Be Careful…”
A couple of months ago I was talking to Amara, who is the fabulous OT therapist that works with our son about how it isn’t always easy to get in to a doctor when I need a check-up, treatment or care. She told me that when it comes to my health, “you need to be…
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And Then, The Stuff Will Crush You
This year, I finally got everything I wanted underneath our petite living room Christmas tree- not a single gift addressed to me. Somehow a gift for every occasion has become such a culturally ingrained tradition it is almost reflexive. I find that people often don’t understand why my preferred present is a hug or a…
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When More Strikes: Get a Theme Song & a Plan
I can’t tell you that I have the answers to all of my problems (or yours for that matter), because that would be a lie. But I can tell you what I do to face an ever expanding siege of crises. Seriously sometimes it’s like my problems are breeding faster then cockroaches and I am…
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Good Enough
I have had more than one person ask me how I was doing in the wake of last week’s TouchChat deletion and “restore to backup” failure. Certainly, that was a stress burger with a side of “pain in the backside” fries, however it was not the only agenda busting problem that was occurring. Truth be…
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The Doctor
Hey, peeps! Its Hannah. Again. Now, I would like you to imagine that you and your sibling are at the doctor’s office. Suddenly…. Your sibling starts crying and trying to run away from the doctor’s office. You are watching peoples’ uncomfortable stares. This is me. Tony HATES going to the doctor. What can I say?…
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Better Homes and Gardens We Are Not
In our church, like every other group in existence, there are some aspirational stereotypes for achieving personal excellence. If you are unfamiliar with our cultural orthodoxy for women, allow me to introduce you to our modern near-mythical maven. Please do not criticize her for trying to be all of these things, she’s under enough pressure…
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A Hero & A Villain
Catzilla. His Royal Fluffiness. Dickens the Destroyer. Best Friend. Cat Moose. Hero. Villain. Like many of us, Dickens was complex. To the members of our family he was different things at different times (as we all are to the people around us), but at the end of the day he was loved from the first…