A Day Off and Expenses Pile On
As B wrote about yesterday, we’re going to be a bit “selfish” and go on a vacation that’s just for us. It’s quite overdue. While being a parent is important, it shouldn’t be your entire identity. If...
View ArticleRelaxation
As I type this (the night before the post goes live), I’m very stressed. I’m not going to go into the cause, as that is work-related and I don’t discuss work items on my blog. Suffice it to say that...
View ArticleThe No Blog Post Post
There will be no blog post today. Ok, there’s this one. So I guess there *is* a blog post today. But this one doesn’t count. There’s been a lot of stress in my life recently. I’ve been feeling like...
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Aloha Friday: Stress Relief
A few days ago, I felt like I was at the end of my rope. So many stressful events happened one after another, pulling me in so many different directions that I just couldn’t take it anymore. All I...
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Aloha Friday: Overwhelmed
Lately, I’ve been feeling like I’ve got about 10 hours worth of work to do and only 3 hours to do it in. I come home from work, make dinner, spend a small amount of time with the kids, and get them...
View ArticleStress Release
I’ve got to find a better way to deal with stress. The past week has been a stressful one. Interestingly, it’s been a combination of issues that appear on my "not to blog about" list. Work items,...
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Storybook Circus Giggle Gang in #NewFantasyland
Lately, I’ve been stressing about a topic which, unfortunately, I can’t blog or tweet about. (There go my primary methods of getting things off my chest!) At times like this, I wish I could just...
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The Anxiety Loop
When I was younger, I would often berate myself for what I perceived as social failings. If I said the wrong thing or did something slightly wrong, I’d mentally exaggerate how bad it was and berate...
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Anxiety Is A Bully
On New Year’s Eve, we indulged in something that has become a tradition in our household: Junk Food Dinner. We cook up some hors d’oeuvres and have chips and dip. The boys love the chance to eat...
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Laughing At The Bar Mitzvah Chaos
You know how you can have something happen to you that is horribly stressful at the time, but mellows out into a funny story with time? Well, two of those things happened to us before NHL’s Bar...
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