Hola folks! Didn't get to bed until after 12:30 a.m., so it wasn't even 4 hours of sleep by 4:25, but guess what? I still got up!!! Wahoo! 🙂 I think that's 6 days in a row now? Yee haw!!! (nevermind that I went back to bed at 7 ish and slept until 10ish) I … Continue reading 2021-05-22 — Gotta Go. Trigger!!!

Today hit hard, but I'm still kicking. 🙂 I spent a good chunk of the day actively trying to hush my fears and focus on positive, uplifting things through this whole experience I'm going through right now. I did decently well. I mean... it was super hard, and I certainly struggled a good bit, but … Continue reading 2021-05-21 — Keeping At It

Hiya, folks. 🙂 Today has been a really really hard day, but I'm here. 🙂 I don't remember when I got to bed. Maybe 11 ish? 12 ish? I don't remember, but I got some messages from a friend about 1:30, and then I worried about what the messages might mean so much I couldn't … Continue reading 2021-05-20 — Moving Forward

No, I haven't been watching the X-Men trilogy (or however many mutant movies there are). Three days in a row!!! Boom!!! Wahoo! 🥳🙂 Honestly, it was harder this morning. For a little bit, I was like, ugh, do I have to do this again? It's gonna be a lot easier once I get myself better … Continue reading 2021-05-19 — X3, + *Another* Reconnection

Might seem a little silly, especially since this once was my norm, but I'm excited to report: Two days in a row! 4:25 a.m. 🥳 I've been struggling so much for so long with what feels like should be simple little exercises of self discipline, and honestly, I don't know where the strength is coming … Continue reading 2021-05-18 — X2

I did it! I got up at 4:25!!! And I had a really solid morning routine, not perfect, but solid. Yay!!! I got up at 4:25, and I did my room 5x5, servicise, shower, pray, meditate, personal gospel study, couple gospel study, and I did the house 5x5. I missed a few 5x5s and I … Continue reading 2021-05-17 — 4 Freaking 25. Thank You, Very Much.

Nice day today. Beautiful, cloudy, breezy day. So nice. I spent a good chunk of the day thinking, pondering, praying, etc. Lots of heavy thoughts. Lots of very weighty things on my mind, but I'm feeling quite a bit better, which is nice. Nice to have a break from the normal stresses of the week. … Continue reading 2021-05-16 — Beautiful Day of Rest

Really hard day today for me. My choice to focus on the hard things snowballed, and it's been a really hard day. It's been beautiful outside though, rain on and off, temperature perfect. Cloudy and absolutely gorgeous. I loved that part of the day. It was just wonderful. I didn't get started working until late … Continue reading 2021-05-15 — Rainy Days and… Skin Cancer?

Really hard day today for me. My choice to focus on the ha Very tired. Tough day. I chose to focus on things that were challenging for me, and that made it a very challenging day. Imagine that. 🙃 Chatting with a friend helped a lot, though. Still... hard day. So... I'm grateful it's a … Continue reading 2021-05-14 — Regress

T-Shirts. One of the things I've wanted to do for a long time is come up with a series of uplifting t-shirts. Inspiring t-shirts. T-shirts at encourage, inspire, uplift, comfort, motivate, etc,. being careful not to be preachy or condescending. Lift the World stuff, you know? Michael Jackson "Heal the world. Make it a better … Continue reading 2021-05-13 — Oh, No You Don’t