Category: What I’m Into

what i’m into – that’s keeping me sane {march 2018}

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March! What a month! But I march on and the things below kept me sane.

  • Happy Women’s History Month! It was enlightening to hear and read about the contributions women have made in history across all media outlets this month. CBS ran segments during commercial breaks featuring women’s contribution in the STEM disciplines (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). I particularly enjoyed them.
  • Books, books, and more books – I hadn’t been reading very much recently but rectified that this month. I will never understand why I stop.  Books are awesome! This month alone I finished four books: a biography, a thriller, a literary novel, and a book of essays.  I am back in love with the written word and it is keeping me sane.
  • Barnes & Noble – Continuing the literary trend, I spent a few mornings in March here: drinking hot beverages to stay warm (the temps have dipped recently) and poring over magazines. This is something I have always liked doing but never made time for; it is going to become a regular occurrence in my life from now on.
  • IKEA – Hubby and I took a day trip to IKEA this month. I was specifically going to purchase a candle in a scent that I have gotten before; they apparently don’t make it anymore (sad face). But I took a risk and bought three new ones.  So far, this peachy one smells nice and cheerful.  I have brightened several dreary days with it.

 Ultimately, March has taught me that I MUST do whatever I need to do to stay sane.  I have this warped idea that I should be able to survive, no thrive, with just one spiritual exercise in the morning and then get to get on with my day.  But what I have learned is that I may need multiple exercises: running/walking, candles, writing, reading, etc. to thrive and be who I need to be in this world.  My Hubby told me that I need to understand that I am an engine that runs on premium gasoline, so I should stop insisting on putting regular in the tank and complaining when things don’t go well. Here’s to a lot of premium in April.

Per usual, I am linking up with Leigh Kramer and the tribe to discuss what we’re into.  Check it out over there and tell me what keeps you sane in the comments below.

what i’m into – that’s keeping me sane {february 2018}

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what i'm into. February 2018Ah, February! The month of love.  There’s Valentine’s Day on the 14th and my husband and I celebrated our 12th year wedding anniversary this week.  But oh, February, the month of cold and wet and rain.

So, what’s keeping me sane this month?

  • We have had a week of some very warm weather and sundrenched days – close to 80 degrees Fahrenheit. This makes me nervous for what spring and summer are going to be but I have so enjoyed the warmer weather.
  • The dogwood trees have started to bloom and their lacy white fingers peeking through the sea of brown and teeny bits of light green are gorgeous. Once again, afraid that they are a bit early but enjoying them anyway.
  • I have recently started writing again. In fact, I am taking a Creative Writing course at my alma mater and it really has been a life-changing experience for me.
  • Speaking of writing creatively, the next thing that is keeping me sane this month is poetry. I didn’t think I liked poetry but due to my Creative Writing class, I am realizing that I really do like it and more even more interesting is that fact that I enjoy writing it.  It is fun to try to express emotions and feelings into this art form and I have found it to be a very healing and restorative process.
  • Sims 4 – I LOVE this game. I have loved this game since its first iteration, The Sims” came out almost 18 years ago.  It is only until just recently that I have allowed myself the pleasure of playing it again and it has been wonderful.
  • And of course, it couldn’t be the month of love without my mentioning my Hubby. He’s my rock.  He’s my anchor.  I couldn’t do this life anywhere close to well without him.

As usual, I am linking up with Leigh Kramer’s What I’m Into.  There are a lot of people enjoying life over there.  Worth checking out.

what i’m into – that’s keeping me sane {january 2018}

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fcshare-5QoIrLqNI was so thrilled and honored to have my article, Overhauling My Concentric Circle of Responsibility, published on Rocket City Mom earlier this month.  Take a minute (OK, maybe five; it’s rather long) to see what I planned to do this year.

 

“After a lifetime of believing that the voices that mattered were Out There, approving or disapproving of me, I’m learning [to listen] to trust the voice within, the voice of God’s Spirit, the whisper of my own soul.”
– Shauna Niequist, Present Over Perfect

This is keeping me sane in a very literal and real way.

What’s keeping you sane? enjoy life…