Mashed Potatoes

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I just had them for lunch...so I felt like making them my blog title. This has been one hell of a week. I had off Monday-Wednesday, but I didn't really get a day off. Monday I ran a ton of errands. Tuesday, Anne woke up with her "lump" hurting, so I decided to take her to the ER. They did some tests, determined it wasn't a cyst like we originally

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Katie

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I have the same Mother Hen complex that you do. Boy has it gotten out of hand at times. I start neglecting myself and putting myself on a back burner.

Uh-Uh No way. Not the way to go. You have to be a bit selfish at times. I hate that the word selfish has a negative connotation. I think used in the right text, it should sound much better than it does. One has to focus on themselves sometimes.

Self Focus = one of the keys to happiness.

Re: Katie

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I completely agree. There needs to be another word. Selfish is putting one's self before others at the expense of everyone else. But being self-aware means nurturing yourself and not neglecting yourself. I don't know. We definitely need to invent a new word for it. Kinda like you invented synonictionary.