Find me on Facebook
Follow me on Twitter!
- This. fb.me/1nyMJwONP 1 day ago
- This is my mantra...because I suck at patience ALMOST as much as I suck at trust. fb.me/IAYxKqtE 1 day ago
- Flash in the Pan 3 - redmundpro.com/book-store/ftp… #CandyJar #proudauthor #greatreading #perfectgift 1 day ago
- @FindColorCause Welcome to the #CandyJar @www.takingcandy.me for talk of #love #marriage #divorce and #startingfromscratch 2 days ago
- I refuse to give up. fb.me/2axpyOfiC 3 days ago
Categories and Concepts
Topic Tags
adjunct faculty Alone anxiety birthday celebrate challenge change Christmas college community college decision making divorce divorce court doctoral student education family family court fear Flash Fiction Flash in the Pan friends friendship future healthy-living higher education identity invisible lonely love moving forward opportunity parenting PhD politics power relationships research strength stress struggle thankful tired trust writing YogaOnce Upon a Time I Wrote
- May 2013 (9)
- April 2013 (12)
- March 2013 (10)
- February 2013 (7)
- January 2013 (12)
- December 2012 (8)
- November 2012 (5)
- October 2012 (10)
- September 2012 (10)
- August 2012 (10)
- July 2012 (11)
- June 2012 (4)
- May 2012 (11)
- April 2012 (8)
- March 2012 (14)
- February 2012 (12)
- January 2012 (31)
- December 2011 (38)
- November 2011 (28)
- October 2011 (4)
- September 2010 (1)
- August 2010 (1)
- June 2010 (2)
- May 2010 (7)
- April 2010 (10)
- March 2010 (1)
- October 2009 (1)
- July 2009 (2)
- June 2009 (3)
- May 2009 (3)
-
What I just happened to say
Some Favorites
Blogroll
- A Nervous Tic Motion
- Chasing Maybes
- Clean Smart Simple
- Discuss
- Get Inspired
- Get Polling
- Get Support
- Girl To Mom
- Hungry Girl Por Vida
- Joy the Baker
- Kana's Notebook
- Learn WordPress.com
- Making Chance
- Momma's Money Matters
- Mommy Said A Swear Word
- The Blogress
- The Crazy Suburbanite
- Theme Showcase
- This Woman's Work
- Twisted Domestic Goddess
The Liebster Award
Tell Me About Yourself Award
The Versatile Blogger Award
The Candle Lighter Award

The Kreativ Blogger Award
ABC Award

Guten Tag

Tag Archives: identity
Listening to a Wall
Today I realized that all these years I thought I was talking to a wall, the real issue was that I was listening to a wall. Walls come in all shapes, sizes and strengths. Some are strong while others are … Continue reading
Posted in moving forward
Tagged anxiety, divorce, identity, invisible, opportunity, overcoming harship, stress, talking to a wall, walls
3 Comments
Gathering Bricks – Building New Walls
I am in a really weird place emotionally lately. Partly, I think that is has to do with having reached a point of complete exhaustion created by stress, lack of sleep, worry, anxiety and fear. Perhaps I am burnt out. … Continue reading
Posted in balance, Burn-out, solitude, yoga
Tagged Alone, anxiety, breaking down a wall, brick wall, brick walls, building a wall, change, dangling feet, friends, friendship, future, identity, invisible, lack of sleep, opportunity, power, strength, stress, struggle, vacation, wall, weird place, Yoga
2 Comments
Don’t Bitch…
I’m in an odd emotional place lately. I’m not quite sure why…and it could just be that my panties are in a bunch, I’m stressed, exhausted, annoyed or a combination of all of the above. But, my tolerance and empathy … Continue reading
Posted in adulthood, balance, decision-making, identity, moving forward
Tagged BE CHANGE, bitching, change, complaining, don't bitch, identity, making excuses, moving forward, no empathy, opportunity, power
2 Comments
ReHash The Past
I spent an excruciating amount of time re-hashing the past over the last year. You know, probably as a way to figure out how in the hell I got to where I am today…perhaps maybe trying to determine how I … Continue reading
Posted in divorce, identity, moving forward, PhD
Tagged divorce, doctoral student, graduate school, higher education, identity, moving forward, PhD, thankful
7 Comments
Please Excuse the Exhaustion
I feel like I need to premise this whole post with an apology. I’m writing it after a mere few hours of sleep AND I barely dipped into my first cup of coffee. Why I feel like writing is beyond … Continue reading
Posted in identity, moving forward, PhD
Tagged chocolate, future, high standards, identity, resistance, selling yourself short, trust
4 Comments
It Wasn’t Meant to Be
In the last week, I have written 3 posts. All incredibly intriguing (here is where you not your head YES and agree blindly with me) yet, somehow…as I go to publish…the internet conks out, I hit a random button, or … Continue reading
Posted in moving forward
Tagged balance, children, college, doctoral student, doubt, family, future, identity, PhD
7 Comments
Being Played
It is interesting dynamic. I’d give it a names, but I’m not quite sure what the official title is. So, I’ll call it the “Shut the Hell Up” Dynamic. You know the one…. It is what we do, or say … Continue reading
The Call of the Toddler
Today I sat and watched my kids. Not that I don’t do that all the time, but today was different. I was sitting on a red leather couch across from the infamous Man In The Green House while my two … Continue reading
It’s Amazing…
Today someone said to me, “It’s amazing how other people can make us become people we aren’t” and it made me stop and think. The comment stemmed from a comment directed towards me saying something about how who I am … Continue reading
Posted in identity, moving forward
Tagged amazing, identity, lesson learned the hard way, recognize
6 Comments
Oh Sweet Potential
Potential. Opportunity. Ability. Drive. Focus. All words that might describe me. Well..as long as you don’t ask me potential for what? What opportunities? What are my abilities? Am I driven? Do I ever focus? All in theory, I guess. But, … Continue reading
Posted in identity, moving forward, New Beginnings
Tagged drive, identity, potential, self-confidence
4 Comments




