Tag: self care
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Aware of Does Not Equal Worry About
Reframing anxiety or worry is useful if it is a problem in your life. Being aware of something without being unduly concerned is helpful.
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All Over The Place
For the past three weeks, I’ve felt scattered in my plans and actions, and have been anxious. There are two main reasons: questioning some of my goals and being affected by the Supreme Court and other groups thinking they can regulate queer people out of existence. (Note: once again, procrastination strikes and I actually first…
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Why do you do it, Baby?
A song is playing in the cafe I’m in with that refrain. A low, bluesy tune that I don’t recognize; yet the refrain is apt for this post. There is a lot of decluttering content available out there, so why one more blog? My goal is to be able to provide a view into decluttering…
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Self-Care Recipe
Last week, I finally watched the wonderful 2019 movie about Mr. Rogers, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, with Tom Hanks and the excellent Matthew Rhys as journalist Lloyd Vogel. I had heard it was good but not really more about it. A hard-hitting journalist is given the unwanted task to interview Fred Rogers for…
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Why is good self-care important?
As the about page states here at More Than Crumbs, this site is about “my journey through life, using self-care and simplicity to enhance it and frankly, just keep it on an even keel sometimes.” Self-care is a buzzword right now, so for our purposes, I’ll define it as “extra” activities to maintain one’s mental,…
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Self-Care Intro
Well, I thought I was going to write a post about some of the small things that are different from life in the USA. Just little oddities that pop up. But the tagline of the blog, Journey through Simplicity and Self Care to Joy, has been rolling around in my brain, nagging at me. That…
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Hitting a Wall
Note: this post was originally written on March 3rd. It’s 9:15 pm on Wednesday and I am worn out. The living room has exploded into messy piles of photos. I decided to go through some of my boxes of sentimental papers and photos. Yes, kids, real physical photos and letters on paper and cards sent…
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Remembering and Forgetting
I have this thing where it is hard for me to remember good times – with friends, relationships, work. My squirrel brain grabs onto all the bad, sad, anxious stuff now and in the past. This is a self-protective mechanism gone wrong: if I remember the sad stuff I can try not to repeat it.…