Tag Archives: life: mental health

№316 ❛one month in❜

  • 2018 is roaring along far too quickly for my liking. We’re already at the end of January and barreling down the calendar toward Spring. I’m already learning a lot and have already gotten walloped a couple of times, if I’m honest. After a couple of weeks with the new Flu from hell, IContinue reading “№316 ❛one month in❜”

• 313 • well, here we go again •

• there’s glitter on the floor after the party • Last night, I rang in the new year with local friends at a neighborhood pub. We got all dressed up, did up our make-up, suffered in very tall high heels, and drank way too much champagne. The pub had a free (delicious and varied!) buffet dinnerContinue reading “• 313 • well, here we go again •”

#239; To sleep, perchance to dream.

This hasn’t been a good week for my sleep cycle. Post-Thanksgiving saw work rather forcefully punch me in the gut, holiday parties to be planned, a conference demanding my attention 24-hours a day, my surviving grandparent very suddenly in the hospital, and so many friendship/personal conflicts pop up that my head is spinning from theContinue reading “#239; To sleep, perchance to dream.”

#228; to battle seasonal affective disorder (SAD)

I love the idea of BATTLING THE SAD (by SAD, of course, I mean seasonal affective disorder, but it still sounds pretty great) and in this sudden turn for the grey, dismal, and freezing here in Boston (seriously, Labor Day hit and it was like the actual, physical end of summer instead of the arbitrary,Continue reading “#228; to battle seasonal affective disorder (SAD)”

#222; can I get an ‘oof’ from the crowd?

Let me just say this week has been a rough one so far. Here’s hoping working today will take my mind off of the awful morning I’ve had and how sick I continue to feel. Can I ask, how do you all take your minds off of feeling sick/being sick or feeling too tired toContinue reading “#222; can I get an ‘oof’ from the crowd?”