Embracing Easy: Learning to make life easy
I’ve had a complicated relationship with the word “lazy” my whole life. It became a word I used to beat myself up with. I often equated lazy with easy. This has led to a complex relationship with productivity, input, output, appearances, and life’s “shoulds.” It might not paint me in the best light, so…prepare to […]
The Joy of Not Being Cool
I wish I could pinpoint when I stopped caring about being cool. Don’t get me wrong, I spent much of my early life desperately trying to be cool, doing the things that cool kids did, such as having plans every weekend, going to parties or events, and liking certain music or movies. Being cool is […]
Learning to Fail Through Crochet
Who knew picking up a hobby I have done on and off over the years would turn into a great lesson and example of my progress with the middle.
Inspiration, Productivity, and The Mddl
Providing value is genuinely important to me, as is sharing authentically. However, these two things can often be at odds, and right now they are. Basically I hate any idea of “providing value.” Maybe it’s having a hard time getting back into the swing of things, or maybe it’s just a lack of inspiration, but […]
The Ups and Downs
Note – this isn’t as polished as a piece that I post on purpose… because I’m going through the ups and downs. I do plan to come back to edit/improve for the future. The unpredictability of chronic illness may be the most difficult aspect for me to wrap my mind around. I also believe it […]
Is Self-Care Important?
Spoiler Alert: Yes, Self-Care is Important. I almost hate talking and writing about Self-Care because of how it has been turned into a gimmick. It has become a quick note of something that you should do to survive a difficult phase, or something an employer tells its employees to do without giving them the actual […]
Being Too Much
For a woman who thinks about the middle a lot, I certainly struggle with the concept of moderation. Maybe this is just another reason why I struggle with the middle.
New Year, Same Me
You’d think, as a woman who struggles with the middle, I would love the New Year. I don’t.
Lazy is a Bad Word
The word lazy haunts me. The problem is that my brain says it to me over and over again. Negative Self talk has always been a difficulty of mine. I’ve read the books that are supposed to help me. I’ve worked with wonderful therapists who have tried to help me see and improve where it […]
Avoiding the Middle
Something is wrong with me. Just admitting that something is wrong, is a very difficult thing for me to do. I like to solve a problem before I can even admit to myself that something was wrong. If we can fix it before everyone (including me) knows, we can avoid the messy middle. I am […]