i have always admired women for their strength.  i mean, just the idea of growing another human being inside of you is a completely crazy concept that I still can't fully reconcile.  as i get older, i am even more astounded by the everyday miracles in strength and exhibits of heroism by women in their everyday lives ( Read more... )

It's hard to encompass all the crazy that 2016 contained. Crazy good, crazy bad, and all the in-betweens.  I achieved fitness goals like participating in the Crossfit Open completely as prescribed (with no modifications to weights or movements), I celebrated in Mexico twice (once for a wedding and another time for a 30th birthday), rung in my 34th ( Read more... )

Everytime I try to convince myself that i'm not a "feel"er, something happens that reminds me that i'm DEFINITELY an INFJ.  My job requires a lot of analytical abilities, but it's also interspersed with lots of task-y things that sometimes get overwhelmingly abundant. The tasks usually come from all directions, and require both attention to detail ( Read more... )

nothing like seeing something that reminds you to always be thankful that you didnt end up with the wrong person. :)

As I get older, I cherish the memories that I make with truly amazing people in my life. I think it's fair to say that on a scale of 1 to 10, my daily level of worrying about money is at about a 7.  It's the constant, nagging, niggling little gnat that buzzes around in my brain, clouding every single decision I make.  But these past few years have ( Read more... )

"We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same." - Carlos Castaneda ( Read more... )

I read this blog entry someone posted called "she divorced me because I left dishes by the sink," and though I don't love the title, the sentiment and intention behind the article hit the nail on the head, 100% (see blog entry here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matthew-fray/she-divorced-me-i-left-dishes-by-the-sink_b_9055288.html).the blog entry ( Read more... )

my beef with using the word "anyway" in conversation is that it implies that whatever was said before it is somehow less significant and less important.  Okay, maybe the word itself doesn't do that, but the person who uses "anyway" (and the much worse colloquial "anyways" - but don't even get me started on that soapbox!) dismisses whatever was said ( Read more... )

sooo, this isn't the offical Myers-Briggs test, but it's a test based on the MBTI (and it didn't cost me 50 bucks to take it :P).  this description is pretty spot-on!

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INFJ
Introverted iNtuitive Feeling Judging
by Marina ( Read more... )

"A narcissist's weapon of choice is often verbal - slander, lies, playing the victim in flipped tales of who was the victim and who was the abuser, gossip, rage, verbal abuse and intentional infliction of emotional pain. It is a systematic dismantling of another person's relationships, reputation, emotional, physical and spiritual health, life and ( Read more... )