Good Life

What Would It Take?

November 25, 2012

In the past week a lot has happened.  My dad turned 50 and I pulled off a surprise party for him.  My godson was baptized.  The priest that baptized my godson and I had a very personal conversation about depression, music, and life.  I had Thanksgiving with my parents and sister for the first time [...]

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Always a Godmother

November 22, 2012
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I have been waiting to write this post since I found out in September that my cousin and his wife made my sister and I Godmothers to their son, Isaiah.  When Isaiah was born, I secretly really wanted to be his godmother.  His dad and I grew up like siblings and so I knew I’d be [...]

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Woke Up In London Yesterday…

October 25, 2012
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Woke up in London yesterday Found myself in the city near Piccadilly Don’t really know how I got here I got some pictures on my phone New names and numbers that I don’t know Address to places like Abbey Road Day turns to night, night turns to whatever we want We’re young enough to say… [...]

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Monsters & Pumpkins

October 14, 2012

Wow, this week has gone by so quickly, but in other ways I feel like it was months ago that I got my appendix out and had to delay my trip to the UK.  Nevertheless, I have a lot of packing to do today because I’ve been keeping myself very busy this weekend. On Friday, [...]

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The Missing Link Series

October 5, 2012

Happy 22nd Birthday to my younger sister! This post is actually published two days after her birthday, which we celebrated with her friends at a Belgian beer café last weekend and celebrated with family tonight.  My sister is a very rare type of person.  Besides being so gorgeous that she literally gets complimented everywhere we [...]

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Keeping Lapses From Turning Into Relapses

September 9, 2012
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Another week in Colorado = Lots of new memories! The first part of this week seemed to go by really quickly for me.  I’ve really embraced my new life back in Colorado by trying to do things differently than I’ve done in the past.  I’ve made it a priority to NOT stay at home and [...]

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Saturday Night Adventure Golf

August 26, 2012
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After writing 3 mostly completed drafts for a post yesterday, I decided that none of them really seemed to fit.  The past few weeks have been difficult for numerous reasons and I’ve not been feeling like myself.  Caught up in anxiety and overwhelming depression, I could barely pull myself out of my apartment in Philly [...]

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Sunday Spotlight: Books, Courage Ring, and Love Stones

August 5, 2012
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(image source) I have to say that I am so happy that it is Sunday.  This week has been unbelievable between my personal life struggles and one of my best friends being in the ICU.  I’m really grateful that my Dad is flying out today so that I can have some emotional support. Oh and [...]

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Sprinkles of Self-Compassion

July 31, 2012
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My mind, body, & soul feel like they’ve been through a meat-grinder the last few days.  I let the pain of my emotional life wash over me like contractions, just trying to get through each one without making it worse. I coo to myself, “You’re ok, you’re safe, you’re not bad, you’re not bad. I [...]

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If You Do What You Always Do, You’ll Get What You’ve Always Got

July 30, 2012

Angie baby right out of the bath–her eyes are saying, “Please Mommy, don’t ever put me in the big, white wet thing where water comes out. Even if you give me treats I still hate it…” (Angie makes me smile so I needed her presence to write this post) * “If you do what you [...]

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