I think it can be both a need AND a love, for what it’s worth.

Sometimes your needs grow out of how you have set up your self-identity. Maybe you value helping others, and love to do it, so you actually do need to help others to feel like your life is fulfilling.

But like you noted, that doesn’t mean you have to say yes to everything. I struggle…[Read more]

But I like your Dr. Phil moments!

For me it almost feels like “thank goodness the weekend is over and now you can structure your days”. Since my husband works during the week, I am able to do things on my own time and schedule. Plus being part owner of a dental lab, he does go into work on the weekends but only for a few hours each day. It feels like my schedule is messed up on…[Read more]

“What is the ONE thing you can do, such that by doing it, everything else becomes easier or unnecessary?”

This is a tough one. Maybe if I stop doing things all the time for other people and do more for myself a lot of my stress, anxiety and not feeling appreciated will lessen. I’m not saying stopping ENTIRELY, but pick and choose my battles so to…[Read more]

Actually, right now time isn’t an issue for me but is for my husband. Money on the other hand would be.

So, “what do I want to be/do when I grow up” if neither were an issue is a question I have asked myself since high school. I love dogs and young children (pre-school age because I love not knowing what they might say next–they keep things…[Read more]

Today’s journaling is done! All caught up now!!

Journaling completed today!

Ok, I didn’t complete as scheduled, but I have completed today!!

One thought that occurred to me while writing in my journal on this is when I was a young child (1960’s) feelings were not to be expressed. Children were “to be seen not heard” and if you expressed any feelings you were hushed immediately and told that your feelings were nonsense…[Read more]

Completed today!!!

Thanks Nikki!!!

Out and about in Cranberry today..  pretty day in between rain showers. These flowers caught my eye..  they look so sad!!

It was a short walk due to the humidity but a walk all the same! The crepe myrtles are in bloom and we’re not quite far enough into the summer that everything has turned brown from the heat! It’s all very green here at the moment! <!–more–>

I love your modification!

Knowing that physically walking my neighborhood isn’t possible without help (too many hills and my husband always gets home late from work and doesn’t have the energy to help me), I am opting to go out on my back deck and do lots of observing. Our neighborhood is very quiet and our house is kinda secluded from others now that the leaves are on the…[Read more]

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Ok, if you start driving now @nikki-massie (10 a.m.) I’m guessing from Baltimore to the Albany, NY area you should be here in time for dinner. 😃

I used a bottled marinade to try something new with country ribs and…oh…my…GOSH! It turned out so good!

My family is not really made up of creative eaters. If they were, I’d totally do a “build your own bowl” sort of set up off of this. As it stands I think it will either be pork tacos or pork nachos for them and I’ll make myself a little…[Read more]

Wow. So what time should I be to your house for dinner? 😉

Great plan. Now go work it!