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What Does it Mean to be Mentally Ill?

by Kathy on May 13, 2014 · 22 comments

in Accountability, Addiction, Anxiety, Background, Balance, Change, Communication, Coping, Courage, Decisions, Exercise, Family, Friends, Game Changers, Healing, Hope, Life, Love, Mental Health, Relationships, Sensativity

I have been thinking about this question a lot. Especially since being diagnosed with moderate Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) in November 2013. Me? Mentally Ill? Really? Seriously? Yes. Though it has taken me awhile to get used to living with this label, I am not ashamed of it. I have known and loved people with […]

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It’s About Time

by Kathy on April 30, 2014 · 2 comments

in Accountability, Background, Balance, Bob, Change, Decisions, Exercise, Game Changers, Inspiration, Life

Last year I was determined to get/stay in shape and shed weight. I even began and maintained, through July, a regular series/blog hop here called the Winter Shed, followed by the Spring Shed and eventually, the Summer Shed. It really helped me to be accountable to myself and the other women who participated. I shed […]

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Is it Time for a New Tradition?

by Kathy on April 12, 2014 · 11 comments

in Accountability, Background, Bereavement, Birthdays, Change, Coping, Decisions, Family, Loss, Memories, Molly, Planning

For the past six years, on Molly’s Heavenly Birthday in April and at our perinatal bereavement support group’s Walk to Remember in October, our family has participated in beautiful and therapeutic balloon releases in honor and memory of Molly, Babies Benson and other babies who left this world too soon. In the early years all I knew […]

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Getting Ahead – Lesson One: Try Again

by Kathy on September 20, 2013 · 2 comments

in Change, Mistakes, Relationships, Steppenwolf, Theater

“Hell is reliving our mistakes over and over again.” ~ The Wheel by Zinnie Harris Redemption is getting a second chance and doing things differently. On Sunday evening Bob and I, along with another couple, got to see The Wheel at Steppenwolf Theatre here in Chicago. It is the first play of the 2013-14 Season and […]

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Spring Shed: Week Thirteen

by Kathy on June 15, 2013 · 0 comments

in Abby, Accountability, Blog Hops, Bob, Change, Exercise, Faith, Family, Food, Friends, Life, Our Home, Sean, Spring Shed

Welcome to the thirteenth check-in for the Spring Shed! Here is the back story about this support group/blog hop for those trying to be accountable for the positive changes we are making in our lives in 2013. After ten weeks of doing the Winter Shed, we moved on to this Spring Shed. Whether you are trying to shed […]

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Show and Tell

by Kathy on May 26, 2013 · 9 comments

in Abby, Blessed, Blog Hops, Change, Communication, Perfect Moments

It’s (almost) the last Monday of the month which means its time to share our Perfect Moments from March with Lori from Lavender Luz. I look forward to participating in this blog hop/writing exercise hosted by my friend, and newly published author, every month. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It was the last day of her first year in preschool. She slept in and […]

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