Every 3rd post on Facebook is about 50 Shades of Grey. I thought I’d better add one because God help me if I’m not culturally relevant as a blogger. (bahahahah! I mean…I thought I’d start caring about being culturally relevant…TODAY!) Don’t get me wrong. I get it. It’s a sexy topic. It’s controversial. And apparently […]
In times past obligation and responsibility and fear drove me to only consider the other person or people first, obligation/responsibly/propriety second, and myself somewhere in distant 3rd or beyond. Lately my decisions have become so much easier. And seriously I mean SO much easier. I look at circumstances and say: “Do I want to do […]
With very minimal effort you can find books, articles, blog posts, and probably interpretive dances on the art of saying ‘No’. A simple Google search turned up the following: 7 Simple Ways to Say ‘No’ 10 Guilt-Free Strategies for Saying ‘No’ 11 Steps (with Pictures) to Saying ‘No’ Without Feeling Guilty 3 Simple Strategies for […]
I woke up far too early the morning of my 39th birthday and my very first thought was “Fuck! This is not who I intended to be at 39.” Closing my eyes I tried to start over. To wake to that first moment again. To take it back and make the other only a dream […]
Hi, I’m Leah and I watch all intense sporting events by pacing back and forth in front of my TV. Are the Lakers in the playoffs? You might want to skip watching anything after Game 3 with me. The Avs are in the Stanley Cup Finals you say? Oh..well…I’ll see you when the series is […]
My favorite acupuncturist, told me that we store old energy in our bodies and that acupuncture can sometimes touch it, move it around, or bring it to the surface. She described it as a feeling with no storyline…because we don’t know why it is happening. She warned me that it is almost the exact opposite […]
I love January. I love the New Year. I love the fresh start. And heaven help me, I love goals, resolutions, and plans. What I don’t love is that thing…that thing that sneaks up sometime during week two or three and smirks “You needed all these resolutions because there is so much wrong with you.” […]
Drip. Drip. Drip. Her mother was speaking. She could see that her lips were moving. Teeth clenched. Jaw tight. Not yelling. On the contrary speaking quietly to draw the daughter closer. But something had changed. She would not lean in for this. She would not move closer to the silent harangue. She would not inch […]
I’m going to the gym several days a week. Taking walks in the evenings. My multi-vitamin regimen get taken every day (probably because they are gummi and I love a gummi). I’m drinking smoothies. Eating really clean. Drinking lots of water. Following a skin care plan. Seeing a mental health care profession, a massage therapist, and […]
Dark and early this morning I took my ass (and the rest of me) to have a first appointment with an Acupunturist. This was not the community acupuncture that I love and rave about but a regular one-on-one visit with a new practitioner. I am using acupuncture, massage, diet, and exercise as part of a […]