Reinventing a new me.

young woman's reflection in a round mirrormirror

Inspired by this week’s Quote Quest prompt, I’m going to say what I’d like to achieve personally over the next 18 months. Here’s the quote: “I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting …

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Between a rock and a hard place

anxiety comes from trying too hard to control the future. Writing for therapy.

I didn’t want to write another sad post, because I feel like I’ve done that a fair amount recently. However, because I’ve been quiet on here lately and on Twitter, I wanted to say why. It’s not because I don’t care or don’t have much to say. It’s just that …

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Learning to be a woman, not a doormat.

Palm

I’m glad I can contribute to this week’s Quote Quest, as I’ve been wanting to write something about Patriarchy recently. The quote is from The Other Me, and is “So many things to unlearn…” I am getting fed up of people saying that women are playing the victim, by mentioning …

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I’ve been good today!

Sweet treat for someone who's been good today

Here is another lyrical gem I wrote recently. It’s not about me. It’s about my daughter, asking for treats. Best imagined in an upbeat Carly Rae Jepsen tempo. 😉 I’ve been good today, I’ve been good today! I’ve been good today; can I have a treat? I’ve been good today, …

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Do you wanna wear my hat?

singer playing a guitar and wearing a sombrero hat

The title of this post is a song title, for the ditty I made up to go with the sombrero I recently acquired. I thought it would be fun to share the lyrics, to give my readers an insight to the more fun side of my personality. I think deep …

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Face your feelings to heal from anger.

Black and white photo of a clenched fist.

I’ve been binge-watching a Netflix show called Dead to Me, starring Christina Applegate. This seems like an irrelevant thing to say for this week’s Quote Quest. The quote is, “But feelings can’t be ignored, no matter how unjust or ungrateful they seem.” ~ Anne Frank. There are lots of twists …

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