Because I've Been Busy...Busy at my 9-5ing. Busy with family stuff. Busy helping TeenThing start her road to running :)Mom and TeenThing on her 2nd run!These feet were made for runnin'!Busy figuring everything out.I am on vacation this week and have spent the first part of this week keeping myself busy with appointments and crocheting (my …
Category: badday
#ProjectAmy and #FightForHappy
Sometimes I have great ideas...But I don't follow through. I've been caught up in so much lately that I've dropped the ball on myself.Part of the problem with depression/anxiety is you have so many great ideas, but when you go to carry them out, the "doubt voice" pops up. It can be pretty darn convincing."Why …
Working it out…..
The whole "not running" thingI know it's not FOREVER, but the thought of not even having my surgery for another 6 months is very disheartening. But that is how free health care works. Unless I get worse, I wait.Can I do other things? Yes.Problem being, it will become a robotic motion. Working out will become …
Something Serious…
I've talked about it before.This whole issue surrounding mental illness and it's stigma.I told my story in a previous post (the short and sweet version) but still I hear of so may of those suffering and who are pushed aside.These aren't celebrities. These are your everyday people. Mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, lawyers, doctors, police officers, …
Total October Randomness
Here we go! This is what I am doing right now....running while I can!I see the surgeon in 20 days. So as long as it is not torrential downpour or hurricane force winds, I am going to try and get as much running time in as is humanly possible.I'm not going gangbusters mind you, but with …
A Deep One Today….
I've skirted around it enoughBut with the loss of yet another public figure to mental illness I feel that I too should share my (shortened) story. To let others know they are not alone, to hopefully inspire others to tell their story.Depression is real.It is not a weakness. It is not "sadness". Unless you experience …
Today is a Schlumpy Day
A day where no matter what I do to make myself feel better...I still have the schlumps.I should have gone for a walk right now, but there are days that I just don't have it in me.Like today.This is one of those moments that, for me, having depression/anxiety sets off some alarm bells. Not because …
Screaming Into the Void 