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Day 101: The Seder

10 Apr 2020 atwistonlife

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

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Days 65 & 66: Self-esteem in the Workplace

7 Mar 2020 atwistonlife

My boss sent me a job listing yesterday. This is not surprising; he and I were both laid off a few weeks ago. I’ve sent

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Days 58 & 59: Putting Boundaries Around Other People’s Anxieties

29 Feb 2020 atwistonlife

One of the weirdest things about being laid off is the way others respond. People are, understandably, freaked out at the idea of losing their

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Day 54: Commitments

24 Feb 2020 atwistonlife

It is Monday morning and I haven’t left the house since Friday morning. This is not how I want my period of unemployment to look.

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Day 52: Finding the Feelings

22 Feb 2020 atwistonlife

Well, hello there, emotions. Unemployment day 3 was yesterday. I knew the feeling of shock and numbness about being laid off would give way to

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Day 51: Finding an unfortunate narrative

21 Feb 2020 atwistonlife

Once upon a time, I did a year of “days of joy” posts on Facebook. I didn’t know I would wind up with a cohesive

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Day 42: Romancing Myself

12 Feb 2020 atwistonlife

Yesterday after work I had an hour to spare before meeting a friend for happy hour. I didn’t go home and let the Nothing take

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Day 38: Light Dawns

8 Feb 2020 atwistonlife

It’s one thing to have a logical understanding of something. It’s another thing entirely to experience the emotions of that thing. And it’s yet a

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Day 36: Going out alone

6 Feb 2020 atwistonlife

Yesterday’s achievement was I went to a movie. That’s it. That’s the accomplishment. I love going to movies and have told myself for many years

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Day 34: One Thing Isn’t Everything

4 Feb 2020 atwistonlife

Wow, did I sleep well last night. I was so tired all day yesterday (Monday, am I right?) that I crashed out at 8:30 and

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Day 31: ADHD and Controlling Impulse Spending

1 Feb 2020 atwistonlife

Yesterday’s successes mostly had to do with financial goals. My Amazon Prime ordering habits have been out of control for years. The efforts I’ve made

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Day 30: I’ll do Anything to beat depression

31 Jan 2020 atwistonlife

Yesterday’s successes include, in no particular order: Going for a walk in the (very rare for this time of year) sunshine Booking a weekend getaway

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Day 15: Self-Esteem

16 Jan 2020 atwistonlife

It has come to my attention, yet again, that my self-esteem could use some work. This is common enough that it shouldn’t continue to surprise

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Finding Courage To Ask For A Raise

23 Nov 2019 atwistonlife

I am 43 years old. I have been in the workforce since I was 14. I have been employed with my current company since I

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