Over a year ago I started on what I deemed “Project Prettify Me”. The goal of the project: to stop looking all frumpy and ugly. It was not just the weight issue that I had to contend with, but really more of not caring for myself too much and so I let myself go and [...]
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Yesterday in yoga, I set my intention for myself, for a change, and reminded myself that I deserve better. I kept that as my mantra throughout the practice and I dedicated each inhale and exhale to that reminder. As I released that intention at the end of the practice, I felt myself become more whole [...]
Why hello there dear Monday, I’ve learned to love you so much that I think you deserve more than just a Facebook status message. You are, indeed, my Happy Day. Sure we’ve had our moments, but overall, you’ve been so super wonderful. As such, I’ve decided to write you a letter every week from now [...]
Okay, okay, I know this is a random rant…and that while I’m no surgeon, I too don’t really need a knight in shining whatever because I do the saving and err…I can do my own saving but but but….tonight I so want one to just make things better. Today I had to go get my [...]
This weekend I did what I’ve been meaning to do for the longest time: I cleaned out my closet. I had to get rid of over half of the stuff…some because they were too big already (yey), some because they were still too small. Some I discarded because it was out of fashion, some I [...]
Why hello there Monday, welcome back Yes, I say this at the risk of irking a whole lot of people who hate Mondays. Let me explain a little bit, however, why I love Mondays so much. To be honest, for a long time the only time I appreciated Mondays in the past was whenever it [...]
I have a little secret. Behind the seemingly confident and self-assured smile I wear lies a highly anxious and fearful little girl who almost always in all sorts of situations, feels lost in the moment as she looks for that familiar and comforting smile of affirmation from people who love her. Yes, in as much [...]
Today I took myself out on a date. Yes, a lunch date. I’ve done the whole watch a movie, go shopping, go on a road trip and have coffee alone in the past, but to actually go to a restaurant and ask for a table for one was something I had never done before. It [...]
When I finally got up from bed this morning, which was much later than usual because I was nursing a pain in my tummy, a random thought crossed my mind. I was in the bathroom brushing my teeth and I caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror and I suddenly I thought about rekindling [...]
