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    Creating Through Depression. Four Things Really Help Me.

    Feb 01, 2022 No Comment

    If you are a permanently happy person, move along. For the rest of us, it ain’t sunshine and roses every day. I have a Bipolar II (BP) diagnosis and live in the depressive state more often than

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    Ladies, Let’s Earn Money With Side Hustles

    Jan 22, 2022 No Comment

    As a woman in her late fifties, it’s a hard thing to hear that 35 percent of women live in poverty. Nobody ever sets out to live in poverty, so I don’t like the culture of pointing fingers

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    When You’re Older Without a Pile of Money for Retirement, You Need to Consider One Thing.

    Jan 12, 2022 No Comment

    I attended a conference for professional women several years ago and sat through a retirement savings presentation. The two personal finance women on stage were created in the mold of Suze Orman.

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    Money and Your Life. Chart a Different Course.

    Jan 04, 2022 No Comment

    I need a new money plan because I have a new life plan. It's that simple and yet, that hard. Photo by Joshua Newton - Unsplash I'm a little too old to give you a blow-by-blow account of my

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    Get a Plan

    Dec 05, 2021 No Comment

    Do you have ideas? I've got a million of them. They live in my head, swirling around, bouncing into one another, making for a jumbled mess of good intentions. And you know...they say the road

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It seems like forever since I cleaned up. The pand It seems like forever since I cleaned up. The pandemic hit, no more going into the office. It became easy to throw on some yoga pants and pull my hair back into a baseball cap with no makeup. Nothing wrong with that if that's how you do it, but it's not really me. After awhile it affected my mental health.  I LIKE getting cleaned up🤣. I'm like a puppy who has just come from the groomers. Seriously, it impacts my mental health and I need to be mindful of that. 
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#Mentalhealth 
#bipolar
#over50
So I did a thing tonight. @caitygyorgy did a jazz So I did a thing tonight. @caitygyorgy did a jazz vocal masterclass with @jazzvoiceonline. Caity is an amazing singer (so is Alexis Cole of jazzvoiceonline!). It's been a few years since I've sung and this was a dip into the water. As I move away from my old life, I'm looking at what I want to do, whether it's old or new to me. Either way, it's scary but so fun! Get out of your comfort zone. You'll be glad you did.
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#jazzsinging 
#newyou 
#adventure 
#doitscared
#over50
For the last several years I've been walking or ru For the last several years I've been walking or running "the pond". Beautiful as it is, I'm leaving Colorado and headed back to SoCal. Grateful for the time to raise our son, but he's graduated and heading to Los Angeles to take classes and give it his shot to become an actor. His departure coincides with my husband's work leading him to Palm Springs. So here we go! New adventure, new me!
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#rockymountains 
#adventure
#over50
Last night I did a full moon hike. I'm usually exh Last night I did a full moon hike. I'm usually exhausted during a full moon but I made myself go. It was so beautiful and a great way to celebrate Autumn Equinox. 🍂 
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#autumnequinox 
#fallequinox 
#Myjourney
#Behappy 
#Mentalhealth 
#Bipolar
#Depression 
#Takecareofyourself
Good morning 😊 . . . . #Behappy #Mentalhealth Good morning 😊
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#Behappy 
#Mentalhealth 
#Bipolar
#Depression 
#Takecareofyourself 
#Myjourney
Now we know how to spot the demons😊. Good morni Now we know how to spot the demons😊. Good morning to this (almost) autumn day!🍂
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#morningfunny
#witch
#autumn
So many people have a hand in shaping you. Most di So many people have a hand in shaping you. Most did the best they could and they meant well. Still, it can take a long time to undo the damage. 
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#Myjourney
#Behappy 
#Mentalhealth 
#Bipolar
#Depression 
#Takecareofyourself
I'm the slowest runner in the world. A fast walker I'm the slowest runner in the world. A fast walker could pass me🤣 . But I try. 
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#donordash #slowrunner #family
They are working on the high school track so I too They are working on the high school track so I took my run to The Pond. It was a nice change of terrain and I did okay!
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#slowrunner #rockymountains #summertrail #Myjourney
#Behappy #Mentalhealth 
#Bipolar #Depression 
#Takecareofyourself
Life is really stressful right now as we are halfw Life is really stressful right now as we are halfway through the high school graduation chaos. Wrapping up senior year is bittersweet for my son but stressful to me. He graduates this weekend but then we have two more weekends of parties to go. So today as I drove away from the barn, I pulled off to the side of the road to sit by the Colorado River. I just needed to be away from all the activities and all the people. Grounding is a good practice but when I get busy, I forget. 
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#crazydays #secondhalf #grounding #routineisgood #myjourney #behappy #mentalhealth #bipolar #takecareofyourself
This is a hard thing to accept, but I believe it t This is a hard thing to accept, but I believe it to be true. Every time you take care of everything else and everyone else, and then you sit down at the end of the day disappointed because you didn't get to the stuff that matters to you, you are basically saying you don't matter. It's difficult to recognize the behavior and even more difficult to change it. I'm trying.
True story. These are things I try to do each day. True story. These are things I try to do each day.  I'm not saying medication is unhelpful, because it certainly has it's place. But what I AM saying is that many people discount just how effective these food, exercise,  and sun can be in terms of helping an array of health issues.
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#health #bipolar #walk #run #foodismedicine #sunshine #mentalhealth #physicalhealth
The creek that runs through town alongside my walk The creek that runs through town alongside my walking trail. 15k steps today! I try to get at least 10k daily. The outdoors and sunshine help my mind. Do you walk daily?
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#dailyroutines #routineisgood #dailywalk #bipolar #mentalhealth #fitness
Two of Wands today. A good card for my pull today. Two of Wands today. A good card for my pull today. Two of wands is a card of personal power and courage. A transition or decision card, as is often the case with Two cards. I've spent a long time obsessing over writing, not wanting to get things wrong (that perfectionism plaguing me). Today is a decision day.
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#shadowscapestarot
#writingishard #mentalhealth #tarot #myjourney
Perfectionist issues get in my way. I want it to b Perfectionist issues get in my way. I want it to be just right, but it never is. I think a lot of us struggle with this. Then we don't finish things and it makes us doubt ourselves. But if we could just keep pushing to get to the other side of projects!
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#perfectionism #anxiety #bipolar #writingishard #justwrite #mentalhealth #babysteps
#secondhalf
Today is World Bipolar Day. Here's a nifty chart t Today is World Bipolar Day. Here's a nifty chart to give you an overview of the terrain Bipolar people face each day. Yes, each day. It's a constant battle. I wish I could say I win the battle every time, but sometimes it wins. Just depends on the day and how many of my coping strategies are in place.
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#bipolar #bipolarawareness #mentalhealth #myjourney #secondhalf
My normal setting is to live in chaos. I prefer li My normal setting is to live in chaos. I prefer living without a schedule of sorts, but in reality,I function at a much higher level when I have a routine. It seems so boring, but ultimately it helps. So I've dragged out a calendar/planner in an attempt to establish a solid routine. That way, maybe some of my stuff will actually get completed. Wish me luck.
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#dailyroutines #bipolar #mentalhealth #copingstrategies #secondhalf #fitness #writingishard
I try to remember this. My Bipolar diagnosis often I try to remember this. My Bipolar diagnosis often lands me in a depressive state. When I'm living depressed, it often feels as though I'm worthless. I know intellectually I will come out of it, but it's a fight to remember. 
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#mentalhealth #bipolar #mindfulness #grateful #attitude #secondhalf
Happy Spring Equinox! It's been a tough winter and Happy Spring Equinox! It's been a tough winter and I'm ready for spring. How 'bout you? What's something you're looking forward to as spring returns?
#springequinox #springiscoming #pagan #myjourney
I created this space to help me track life stuff, I created this space to help me track life stuff, not just fitness. I am oh-so-close to completing my first draft of a paranormal mystery. 25k words to the finish. But it's killing me. The hardest part for me when it comes to writing is what I call the saggy middle. I have trouble powering through it. Well, I have done it. But now it all needs to be wrapped up. 25k is really not a ton of words, but focusing on them seems daunting right now. But I need to finish it. 

#writingishard #firstdraft #motivation #theend  #goals
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