Hi, all, I will be going out of town for an indeterminate amount of time and therefore won’t be posting for a while. Thank you all for reading thus far, and looking forward to writing again soon! Alexa Continue reading »
Author Archives: alexae67
Wellness Wednesdays: You shouldn’t should on yourself!
In treatment we had a favorite mantra: you shouldn’t should on yourself. Meaning, don’t create undue pressure by judging yourself. This is something we do all the time – “I should be better by now,” “I should have a job,” “I should be in school,” “I should be happy” – but it doesn’t help anything … Continue reading »
Music Mondays: “I Feel it All” – Feist
I don’t know what I knew before, but now I know I want to win the war. Continue reading »
Feel Good Fridays: Twenty-four Brand New Hours
Better late than never! Here is this week’s Feel Good Friday goodness: Continue reading »
Wellness Wednesdays: Why it Doesn’t Matter What Other People Think
The following is from an article by Stephenie Zamora on PositivelyPositive.com: One of the hardest aspects of making positive changes in your life is dealing with other people, mainly your family, friends, and colleagues who believe that, because they’re in your life, they have a say in what you do and that their opinion should always be considered. … Continue reading »
Confessions of a former bitch
Real talk: I used to be kind of a bitch. Not a “Mean Girls” on-Wednesdays-we-wear-pink kind of bitch, but a subtle one: I talked some shit, gossiped, and judged. I hooked up with people’s boyfriends and trash-talked girls I found threatening. I was so insecure with myself that putting other people down was an easy … Continue reading »
Music Mondays: “Work That” – Mary J. Blige
Working with what I got, I gotta keep on taking care of myself – I wanna live long. Ain’t never ashamed what life did to me, wasn’t afraid to change cause it was good for me I wanna… I just wanna be myself, don’t sweat girl be yourself Follow me, follow me, follow me, girl, be yourself That’s … Continue reading »
