I get stressed! I also have anxiety. And I worry too! Guess what? While they are related, they aren’t interchangeable. Guess what else? They have some positive components in addition to the well-known negative ones. You may think that I’m …
Yes, there really is Thumb School and yes, I attended! Okay, let me back up. The pain in my left thumb (non-dominant hand) started gradually as a intermittent ache. The pain became more consistent with it sometimes being a stabbing …
There are many things about a medical condition that may frustrate you, so let me get a little more specific.😊 When you can research symptoms and conditions in so many different ways, it’s easy to go down a rabbit hole …
Do you hear voices in your head? Not ones associated with mental health conditions like schizophrenia, but the mind chatter that originates from external and internal sources. Here’s an example from a Weight Watchers commercial I saw a lot in …
A Knee is an Injury Waiting to Happen This title of a newspaper article in the early 1980’s, caught my eye because I had problems with my right knee at the time. In fact, this was when I started learning …
Do you feel overwhelmed by clutter? Many people who ask about my services do. In fact, overwhelmed is the most frequent word I hear. Similar sentiments are “I feel depressed when I see all the clutter” and “Clutter makes me feel anxious.” …
One may be the loneliness number, but it can also be a powerful number! When I’m feeling overwhelmed by stuff or tasks, it’s often because I want the whole problem to just go away. Unfortunately, neither the Organizing Fairy nor …
Did you know that the “back-to-school” season can affect you — even if you don’t have kids at home? Surprise! Today is a good time to start thinking about how the rush of a new school year can impact you, …
Yes, you read that right! Here’s the backstory: mid-first-COVID-spring, I started walking (sans phone!) in my neighborhood and on nearby greenways. The cardio was good for my body and my mood. In fact, it helped my mental state so much, …
Even if your life is not in transition for other reasons, COVID-19 has certainly brought change to all of us, even now, as we make attempts to return to “normal” life. This time of stress has brought more awareness to …