I had a beloved professor in undergrad who regularly told her students to "Maintain your groovy selves!" or, once we knew her lingo, just "Maintain!" Just picturing her technicolor post-its and marker notes on assignments now makes me smile. When I sat down to think about goals for this coming year and what theme to… Continue reading Donita 2017: Maintain My Groovy Self
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Donita 2016: Self-Care for the win!
The theme for Donita 2016 was Self-Care. We made radical changes to our household during 2016 to allow me to prioritize truly taking care of myself for the first time in a long time, maybe ever. That's not to say I never did things for myself, but I made a conscious effort to say 'no'… Continue reading Donita 2016: Self-Care for the win!
The secret of change
2016 is going to have a lot of changes, whether I fight them or not. This post is my first step in trying to focus my energy on building the new.Late last year, I was diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome.*** It has been so difficult trying to maintain a normal life dealing with these symptoms… Continue reading The secret of change
Have you watched your wedding video lately?
Sorry single friends, this post isn't really for you. Not right now anyway. Someday it may apply & if you choose to read on, I hope that when you need it, this moment of shared life experience will come back to you & bless you.Married friends - how long as it been since you watched… Continue reading Have you watched your wedding video lately?
When did sexting become so mainstream?
This is the fifth encouragement of sexting between married couples I’ve seen in the last few weeks. Have creative communication & class vacated all relationships now? I wouldn’t really call sexting creative, and I’m pretty sure no one would argue it’s classy.If you have to get the idea to ‘sext’ from a magazine, perhaps it’s… Continue reading When did sexting become so mainstream?
What the what?
Subject line reads: It’s been 6 months since your wedding…And now, I need a baby website?!Are you kidding me? My sole purpose in life is not to become a wife so that I can become an incubator. Perhaps we are missing the concept of working on and establishing our relationships before we introduce another person… Continue reading What the what?
A tale of divine and canine love
After my divorce, people frequently asked if I was going to get remarried. That always confused me and seemed a little too personal; not coincidentally, that question always came from those who had never married or those who were happily married. My co-workers and acquaintances who had experienced a divorce never asked future questions, only… Continue reading A tale of divine and canine love
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