Super marvelous-o, fantastica little dove you! It’s almost the end of February?! How about that for a fast winter?! I like bad advice. Really! Bad advice can actually be more helpful than obviously awesome good advice. Why? Because it will make you think and it will strengthen your confidence in the good advice! Here’s the [...]
View Post alcoholism, being a grownup, being a kid, coping with alcoholismSpectacular, special you, Take a listen to this song. It’s pretty and it’s about the cycle of life. It’s a quite a moving song. I dig. This photo above of yours truly was taken THIRTY years ago. I am officially thirty years old, chickadee. Three zero. 30. Thiiirty. My friends welcomed a little girl into [...]
View Post being a grownup, dreams, easter ann peters operation cool, hope, optimism, writingHola, my marvelous little dove friend you, Swaying trees, water, warm air, infinite sunshine – and a noticeable lack of stress and worries. I’m thinking of an island. Such a pretty word that instantly paints a beautiful picture in your mind! Aaaah. Let’s just think about islands for a moment, shall we? (because, chickadee, I [...]
View Post coping with alcoholism, coping with tough stuff, depression, family, optimism, thinking positively, when i was a little kidHola and top o’ the week to ya, chickadee you, I’m loving all of the chatter of grateful-ness around Thanksgiving. In addition to the big stuff, it’s fun to recognize the awesome-ness of everyday things, too, every day! Here are five cool things I noted today: 1. The word zeal. It means the same as [...]
View Post alcoholism, coping with alcoholism, coping with tough stuff, optimism, things that make me smile, thinking positivelySource: blogs.law.harvard.edu via Kata on Pinterest Amazing, super-tastic chickadee you, Time flies in grownup land. For real. Your grandpa was right. Every year is faster than the one before. The first 20 years of my life felt like, well, 20 years. Wait, no, scratch that, there were a few tween years that felt like [...]
View Post being a grownup, easter ann peters operation cool, thinking positively, writing“What we see depends mainly on what we look for.” – Sir John Lubbock Extraordinary star of the universe you, Ever wish you had a crystal ball to see your future? If an angel tossed one my way, I’d never let it go, I tell ya. A clue, please! What’s going to happen?! Help! I [...]
View Post alcoholism, coping with alcoholism, coping with tough stuff, living in the present, optimism, parental alcoholism, thinking positively, worryingSource: via Marti on Pinterest “If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it.” – William Arthur Ward, writer Hi ya, Chickadee, In my job, I read a lot of stuff written in social networks. People love to give their opinions on EVERYTHING! What was So-and-So [...]
View Post dreamer, dreams, thinking positivelySpectacular, awe-inspiring you! Last night, I was walking down the street with Rocco when the moon arrived with his have-a-nice-night smile to the lowering sun. Normally, these walks are relaxing, shiny, end-of-day gems. But last night, I felt like crying so I did. I wiped each teardrop away as it rolled down my cheeks and [...]
View Post alcoholism, being a grownup, coping with alcoholism, parental alcoholism, thinking positivelyHello magnificent, superbly awesome little dove you! How’s summer for you? It goes by sooo fast, doesn’t it? I just want to catch it by the tail and hold it for a few extra moments so that we can all enjoy it a little longer. But fall is my favorite season of the year so [...]
View PostDazzling, shiny, spectacular future un-grownup you, How I see it, there are 10 types of grownups. There are probably 23,948,723,948 other types but these are the kinds with the biggest impact on me: The Steamrolled Grownup This grownup lets everyone else make decisions that strongly affect his/her life. This person avoids tough talks and never takes [...]
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