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10 tips to get you out of a crisis mode: how to infuse simplicity and self care on an emergency basis

Exhausted? Stressed? Behind in every way? Don’t panic. Join the club! This is what I call going into a ‘crisis’ mode. Crisis mode happens when life has piled up and you can’t dig out.  It happens to the best of us, honestly. BUT, how do you get out of it and back to feeling normal…

Prioritizing Your To-Do List: Getting the Right Things Done using 5 simple questions

(Torrey’s Note: As you read this, I am on a plane heading to DC. The next two posts were scheduled in advance so you won’t miss a thing while I am gone. In other words, I am at a point where I can plan ahead and here is my proof. If you want to see…

How old is your oldest item on your to-do list?

Do you have an item to do that is so small and {likely} inconsequential that it keeps getting pushed to the bottom of your to-do list to make room for more important things? Have you ever thought about how LONG that item (or items) have stayed at the bottom of the list? If you are…

Dear outsiders looking in: Don’t let the appearance of normal days fool you

A relatively new blogger on the caregiver scene wrote a fantastic post about her feeling a need to explain or apologize whenever her wounded warrior has a good day. He’s able to participate in the family on these days. He’s able to get out of the house on these days. They feel like they have…

Update on the GoFundMe campaign

Earlier this month I posted a campaign to raise money to keep this website running. That was not easy for me to do. I had to swallow my pride and ask for help to cover the costs of running it. Well, I am so glad I did! I am thrilled to announce that within a…

Starting where I stand

As I looked in the mirror I saw raccoon eyes staring back at me. I wiped the residue and wondered to myself, “How can I force this makeup to last for the rest of the day?” Yesterday’s leftovers are my only option at this point for wearing any kind of makeup. There simply isn’t enough…

Hidden costs of running a popular blog (or, “why mine costs more than yours”)

Torrey’s Note: This post is just over 3,000 words and took approximately 2.5 hours to create. If I didn’t love you or love blogging, I’d have spent that time elsewhere. You WON’T find this information anywhere else. I hope you’ll read through!  Once Upon a Time Once upon a time I blogged on a free…

15 Jobs I’d Like to Try Someday

I am on the heels of finding a new direction in my life and, in doing so, was contemplating where I’ve been. I need a paying job right now, but not just any kind of job. I want a job that fulfills my passion and desires! I know in my heart I am a passion…

“If I promote you, will I regret it later?” My official answer to this burning question

  This topic came up today and I wanted to share some insight about my site: what I stand for, what my focus is, who I am associated with and what I will or will not do when it comes to promotion in and of my site. I feel it is helpful to lay it…

Desperate times call for desperate measures – Sending a bat call out to all my readers

NOW I understand what makes people flip their lids and sell all their worldly belongings, strap on sandals made of hemp and go on a pilgrimage to an ashram in a faraway country, eating twigs and berries along the way. (Let’s just say that communing with Buddhist monks is becoming more and more appealing to…

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