My cats are sick. With a gazillion things going on in the world to be upset about, this is, apparently, my breaking point. Oliver isn’t
Rachel Maddow: “We Need To Recalibrate Our Idea Of Acceptable Risk”
Maddow: Don't get this thing. Do whatever you can to keep from getting it. Rachel Maddow reveals that her partner, Susan, tested positive for Covid-19
Pandemics Suck
Well. I haven’t written in forever and I think I know why. It’s not from lack of trying. Seventy-two separate unpublished drafts attest to that.
Weight loss goals, successes, strategies and frustrations
I hate that I’m doing this. I can’t state that more emphatically. I hate that I’m focusing on my weight. I want to eat more, strength train hard, and work on lowering my body fat percentage and increasing my muscle mass. I don’t want to have to care about the scale.
The Astonishing Light of Being
I stopped writing because I didn’t feel like I had much to say. Laid off from my job, at home all day every day, time
Identifying Overtraining
Apparently, overtraining is a Thing. And since I’ve never been able to sustain a decent workout routine (see previous posts about learning about a leg
Things from my journal
I’m not okay, and I know it’s okay to not be okay, and I’m being patient and accepting of the not-okay. It’s been hard, though,
Day 103: Recognizing I need a break
My ability to focus continues to get worse and it’s increasingly becoming problematic. It means writing blog posts is more challenging than it is a
Day 101: The Seder
My family did our Passover Seder via video chat the other night, as did many people around the world. It was a good substitute, but
Day 98: Coping Mechanisms
I don’t give a fuck what you need to do to get through this. I just want you to have something. Whether it’s active or
Day 96: Taking things one day at a time
Yesterday, I achieved the impossible. I achieved balance. I woke up early, as I usually tend to. I worked out. I did laundry. I vacuumed.
Day 95: Allowing Sadness to Set In
I won’t lie, the anxiety and isolation are definitely starting to get to me. The other night I was unable to fall asleep because I
Day 94: Weight Loss Success!
Obviously, if weight loss is a trigger for you, please do not read this post. Go snuggle your animals or something instead. Day 94 was
Day 93: Travel Reminiscing
It’s hard to believe that it was only one year ago that I was in France. It feels like decades. And yet, it’s true, it
Day 91: Someday My Prince Will Come
This post was originally drafted in November of 2019. My writing is inadequate and I’m aware of it. And yet, I have no idea what