So I am trying to get reinvigorated for to push myself. I want to lose some weight and feel good and I feel like February is the perfect month for that! So I’m setting a 28 day challenge for myself!! I want to get 20 minutes of steady activity every day, whether that’s a workoutContinue reading “Happy February!”
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Kay Jay’s Late!
Well y’all, looks like I FORGOT about finishing my post for yesterday. WHOOPS! The horror! The abject failure! I’M TERRIBLE! ….. Yeah. That’s how I tend to think. And I am working to change that. I spent a good many years feeling like the only way I could be worthy of love and care wasContinue reading “Kay Jay’s Late!”
Loving Yourself Inside
Self Care Vs Self Sabbotage
Hello! So, I easily fall into the trap of allowing myself a night of bad food, extra tv and staying up late in the name of “this is what I need right now”. Maybe some nights that is what I need, but I need to start viewing this differently. I want to practice self careContinue reading “Self Care Vs Self Sabbotage”
Deep Cleansing Breaths
It happened. The US has a new president. A new vice president. A new incoming administration. A new congress. A new hope, as it were. I’m a bit speechless. I know that there are a number of ways we are still working to improve our country, and the world at large. But this feels likeContinue reading “Deep Cleansing Breaths”
Trying to stay Optimistic
So this month has been the worst month of the pandemic for me…so far. I don’t know if its the length of time we’ve been in it, starting a new job, dark winter days or if its the insurrection, but this month has been a lot. Yet I am trying every day to get onContinue reading “Trying to stay Optimistic”
Lovin’ Myself
Good morning Shim Sham! Hello world! I’m sitting here with a new style. Because I colored my hair again! And this time, I didn’t start with bleaching my hair fully blonde. I just utilized my own natural brown (and silver hair) and gave myself some dark magenta highlights – which is making me so happy.Continue reading “Lovin’ Myself”
Responding to Trauma
Seeing the goddess in Everyone (except for YOU and you know who you are)
Dear Shim Sham and world, I’m trying to so hard. SO HARD. SO VERY HARD. I am working to be a more loving and accepting person of those who I do not see eye to eye with. Those who may have beliefs or lived experiences that vary from that of my own. And I personallyContinue reading “Seeing the goddess in Everyone (except for YOU and you know who you are)”
#Newyearnewwayofthinkingaboutme
What a title!