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
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
Day 7 - #Write31Days Excuses Okay here are 7 excuses that I came up with this week - but I have overcame everyone - it wasn't easy - but I did it!!! Day One - This challenge of writing a blog everyday for 31 days is going to be way too hard! I should just … Continue reading 7 Excuses in 7 Days
Day 6 - #Write31Days - Fridays, I will share my week in pictures. This is what happened today. I got my hair cut and colored... I love the coppery lowlights and highlights I got in my hair... I feel very Autumny Not too bad... Tuesday, I am going back to my hairdresser she is going … Continue reading This Week in Pictures
Scared is what you're feeling. Brave is what you're doing. Honestly, today wasn't a good day. My ankle is really hurting today. I think I was on it too much yesterday and today, it has been really achy. (It's also been a rainy day). Just an FYI - for those who don't know - I … Continue reading Scared and Brave
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