In the conversation in her head she remarks, "I am fascinated by the new year phenomenon. Why do people place so much emphasis on the power of, and potential for, change at the outset of the new calendar year?" Albeit, she is quickly distracted by a burning urge to ready her brand new journal to [...]
This is the time of year that we reflect upon changes we would like to make in our lives. These changes can be ridding ourselves of bad habits, making different lifestyle choices, setting new goals, or a hundred other things that denote a fresh start or new outlook for a new year. I love the [...]
I have dropped the ball on my new year resolution of self-love. Not that I have stopped loving myself - I have just stopped writing about it in my blog. In early January I wrote: My resolution is about recognizing and acknowledging something about myself that I love every week in 2012. 52 things I [...]
My mind is like a pinball game with a hundred different paddles and bumpers that my mental ball can ping off of at any moment. And ping it does. One never knows in which direction it will head next - from what happened on a sitcom last night to the nuances of interpersonal communication when [...]
I have been so preoccupied these past couple of weeks with Mike's injury that I lost track of my self love new year's resolution. Yes, I know this is the first regular readers have heard about Mike being injured. He hurt his knee at work and is quickly approaching three weeks in the land of worker's [...]
I do love Fifi, but I think that on some occasions she forgets who she is talking to. The other day she sent me an email that said in the subject line: CAROL Boyish Body? Create INSTANT Curves & SAVE! Upon opening the email I learned that Fifi was peddling a sale on her padded [...]
To wrap up my second week in the new year I have a second self love recognition to share (in line with my 2012 "resolution") - I love that I can crack myself up. My sense of humor, for better or worse, is a complete package in my nutty little head. I really need no input from others [...]
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