A few months ago, I decided to become an Independent Chalk Couture Designer. I have absolutely loved it. The art work that one can do with this product is absolutely phenomenal. The sky is the limit with this company. Since it is a new company, which began in July, there will always be room for … Continue reading Let’s Chalk
Like now - I had this blog almost finished and all of a sudden - POOF!!!! It disappeared into the virtual atmosphere... Grrrrrrrr... oh well - maybe the rewrite will turn out better than the first version. Now some people would wonder why I wasn't super stressed during the Christmas season? I guess, because Christmas … Continue reading Finding Calm When I Am Super Stressed
Last year I read the book, The Happiness Project, by Gretchen Rubin. She talked about writing her 12 Commandments to help her on her journey to find happiness. She described her commandments as "overarching principles by which to live her life and not just average resolutions to help her form a new habit." I like … Continue reading The 12 Commandments of Debbie – Revisited and Revised for 2018
Hard to believe another Christmas has come and gone and the New Year of 2018 is upon us!! I am excited for what this New Year has to bring. Last year, I really dived into focusing on my One Little Word for the Year (alieedwards.com). My word was Focus... and I really learned a lot … Continue reading On Happiness and Planners
December 1st - the first day when the Christmas season officially starts here in this household. Up til now it has been the Holiday season but December 1st brings the beginning of the Christmas season. We kick off the Christmas season on the first with my middle child's birthday and prepping to put up the … Continue reading Making Glitter Ornaments
Welcome my friend Helen, as she guest blogs for me, for my emotional eating series. I think she covers the struggles of emotional eating really well in her blog post and I love her poem at the end. You can visit her blog at http://helenspointstoponder.blogspot.com/2017/11/the-struggle-is-real.html What an honor to be asked to share a guest … Continue reading Guest Blog: The Struggle Is Real
What a busy day today!!! I am going to keep this blog post, short and sweet. I have spent most of the day getting ready for a craft fair tomorrow. I had to go get somebody to cut the lock on my storage unit since I lost the key. I got the stuff I needed … Continue reading Count Your Blessings
I came across an article, in one of my fitness magazines, that gave this statistic: "Nearly one in five Americans has been diagnosed with anxiety...and the average American diet promotes anxiety. The processed foods that we say are our comfort creates "biochemical conditions that weaken emotional resilience and spur anxiety." Maybe that's why I feel … Continue reading Emotional Eating Day 2 – Comfort Food and Life
Emotional eating - probably my number one downfall to nutrition. I eat when I am sad. I eat when I am depressed. I eat when I am mad. I eat when I am happy. Pretty much, I can constantly be eating, cuz I am a very emotional person. So during the next 30 days, I … Continue reading Emotional Eating – Being Debbie
Day 12 #Write31days - Ugggghhhh - I really did not want to write this blog post tonight. I had just gotten comfortable and relaxed and then remembered that I did not write my blog post yet. Then I started a battle in my mind with all the excuses I could think of. But the fact … Continue reading Consistent vs Consistently Inconsistent
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