I am currently taking Abilify to boost the Prozac I have been taking for a few years. This is supposed to keep me from crawling into my bed, burying myself under the comforter and wasting my days watching shows on the Food Network. Like that’s such a bad thing. So far, it’s working. Maybe a [...]
Archive for January, 2012
A really great title will go here when I think of it
January 27th, 2012
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So my husband, Mr. Logical, pointed out to me last night that getting a perfect score on all the possible symptoms of low self-esteem might actually be the antithesis of what I am trying to get out of the time spent with Dr. Shrink and all the happy pills I swallow everyday. Whatever, Mr. Smarty [...]
I can’t even excel in low self-esteem
January 26th, 2012
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My shrink suggested last week that I get a copy of “The Self-Esteem Workbook” so I could master the skills needed to reduce my anxiety and depression by boosting my self worth. Sounds reasonable. I got the book today and I see her again tomorrow, and the book’s not very long so I thought, “No [...]
Addictions: Pinterest and Polyvore
January 22nd, 2012
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Of all the social media network sites, I think Pinterest is my favorite. I think I love it more than the delectable goodies on my “Cocktails” and “Guilty Pleasure Food” boards. If you haven’t a clue what I am talking about, Pinterest is like your own personal Internet corkboard, and you have unlimited space and [...]
Exfoliation 101 or how I learned to slough off dead skin in style
January 21st, 2012
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Continuing my resolution to take better care of myself this year, physically, mentally and with particular care in my appearance, I want to share a little bit about my mini-spa experience. Yesterday I went to a salon to get my nails done –fingers and toes painted with OPI ‘My Address is Hollywood’. The name of [...]
And now for something completely different
January 20th, 2012
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RECIPES! And WINE! I love, love, love to cook. And I made this cheeseburger soup recipe I found on an slow cooker website last night for a book club meeting. It is the bomb. Ingredients: 4 cups chicken broth 1/2 of a white onion, diced 1 lb lean ground beef, browned and drained on the stove [...]
My year of high maintenance
January 20th, 2012
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I am a little slow, so forgive me for just now, on Jan. 20, announcing my New Year’s resolution: I resolve to become high maintenance this year. I made a good start today. I went to see a counselor that I will refer to as Ms. Shrink. We chatted for almost an hour. I am [...]
Anybody in here?
January 18th, 2012
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I treat this blog like one of those houseplants that doesn’t need a lot of water or sun and yet I still manage to turn it into a bone dry stick surrounded by a pile of dead yellow leaves. Yeah, I’m a blog neglector. Between work stress and a serious case of oh-shit-I-just-can’t-handle-one-more-thing, I have [...]
Emotional health, 75 percent off
January 8th, 2012
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A wise, funny and brilliant woman that I follow around the Internet once wrote that depression is a lying bastard. Truer words have never been spoken, typed, printed, tweeted, whatever. Depression distorts reality and makes every obstacle seem miles too high and wide to overcome. Depression leads to lousy choices and dead ends, literally and [...]
