Archive for the ‘Facing Fears’ Category

Making Excuses or Making Plans?

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012

I saw this cartoon posted on a friend's Facebook wall this week. It's funny because it's true: we claim to be too busy to take care of our health, but the alternative is being dead 24 hours a day. Sadly, I see too many examples of this: people who wait too long to address medical concerns. ...Read More...

It’s Never Too Late

Monday, November 28th, 2011

I was 31 when I decided to create the life I really wanted. And you know what? I realized it's never too late to make changes that make you happy. What have you been denying yourself? It's never too late. Be inspired by checking out My Six Months Off. I'm there as are so many others ...Read More...

What Are You Wearing?

Monday, October 17th, 2011

I read an interesting tidbit in an article about holiday shopping this weekend. According to Darren Dahl, a professor of applied marketing research, when people feel insecure, they tend to buy more. The author then suggested not wearing comfy sweatpants to shop in, but dress up a little bit to boost your confidence. This makes perfect ...Read More...

I’m Stressed! Pass The Cake!

Thursday, August 25th, 2011

Yesterday was a particularly stressful day for me, a perfect storm of many things not going as I thought they might. The ever-present, underlying current of "Will I get cancer again?" was joined by a full afternoon of cardiac testing (including the aptly-named 'stress test') to ferret out the cause of the palpitations I'm experiencing. ...Read More...

I Jumped

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009
The climb up

One of my biggest fears is heights. This runs in the family, except for my mom, who is fearless when it comes to heights, roller coasters and the like. The rest of us are big, height-fearing chickens. So imagine my surprise when I decided it would be fun to do the High Ropes Course at Canyon ...Read More...