Tag: thoughts
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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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Consistency
Photo by Glenn Carstens-Peters on Unsplash “Lord, give me patience, and give it now!” is a wry saying I’ve heard. For me, a more apt version of that is “Give me consistency, and give it every day!”. Lack of consistency has been an obstacle my entire life. As a young adult, knowing I had the…
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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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Late, Again
13 fevereiro 2023 I’m late to something, again. I’m bad at planning and can get lost even with a GPS guided map in my hand. I finally find the cafe, down a tiny winding street, at last aided by the helpful logo outside. It looks like this is the writer’s group, six people all writing…
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A poll about kitchen storage
You know how frustrating it is when your Tupperware or Rubbermaid or other brand plastic kitchen containers don’t match up? So annoying. So about 2 years ago (guessing?) I bought some pyrex containers that all matched and were enough for our needs. And that was nice. But what was surprising was the sense of calm…
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Why Not Use the Good Stuff?
I have this habit of saving things for the “perfect” or best time to use them. Mostly that doesn’t serve me well, such as when the expensive, fancy ingredient goes bad because I never use it. It is like there is some part of me that thinks I have to maximize my use of things.…