Category Archives: anxiety

February Blue

Posted on 2/22/2016 by alianora

I don’t know what it is about February. It’s such a short month, but there is something about it that makes it so much harder and longer than other months. I’m so tired of February. It’s the slow dark slide … Continue reading →

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Happy New

Posted on 12/31/2015 by alianora

I’m kicking 2015 to the curb and yelling “Good riddance!” I’m also sitting in my pjs under two blankets with tea and seriously contemplating just curling up in my chair for a nap rather than drag myself upstairs to bed. … Continue reading →

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A Long December

Posted on 12/12/2015 by alianora

December is a hard month. I know that. It’s dark. It’s cold. And I’ve got a divorce hovering over my head, the first Christmas without him, and the upcoming anniversary of the scariest day of my life when he had … Continue reading →

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Dark Water

Posted on 11/29/2015 by alianora

For no readily available reason, I have been sitting here watching shark documentaries for the past few hours, and I am now even more convinced that everything in the ocean somehow plots to kill me. I’ve had a Thing about … Continue reading →

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The Stress of Baking

Posted on 11/3/2015 by alianora

Today, let us discuss STRESS BAKING – currently a highlight of how I spend my free time! My stress is greatly reduced by not teaching full time and by not having to jump through whatever ridiculous hoops the educational system … Continue reading →

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