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Helpful Apps: Morning Pages, Elephant Journal, Fabulous, Bloom, Balance
When I first moved back in with my mom and was trying to figure out how the heck I had gotten there and what I wanted my next steps to be, I realized I had a lot of mental stuff to unpack. There were all these feelings of frustration and disappointment, and even some depression (both menopausal and situational). I sort of instinctually knew that I was being sent back to the place where a bunch of my childhood emotional issues had been created in order to finally deal with them and not simply ignore them. I knew I needed to open up the little mental black box where I…
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Are Routines the Means to a More Mindful, Meaningful Life?
I’ve been struggling with my routines lately, and consequently am not getting done all I want to each day. It’s a bit annoying, because back in December I had worked out a whole schedule for myself. One in which I got everything done that I wanted to in a day. Both things for my 9-5 desk job, and also things for my blog. I had plenty of time, more than enough time in fact. And not just for work related tasks, but for exercising, and personal care (face washing, showering). I had it all worked out, and for the month of December it did work out just as planned. But…
