Last night at yoga I had several moments of self doubt. I can't do this! It's much too hard! I'm going to somehow kill myself in the process! Then I remembered what the teacher had said at the start of the class about having your "crazy monkey brain, your ego, and your feelings of self-judgment join hands and walk off your mat." So then I felt ( Read more... )

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This morning, for the second time this season, I lucked upon a CTA Christmas bus, all decked out with shiny garland, ornaments, big fake wrapped present boxes, and colorful blinking lights inside and out. It really made my morning. Then I learned that the CTA workers will be going on strike Monday. I'm glad I lived up the moment while I could ( Read more... )

Sooooo... Today I freaked out because our car needs $750 worth of repairs. We have to get the work done. Any moment now I'll be called to give my credit card number out. I've managed not to use the cards for a few months now, paying them off aggressively with the help of an online support group (really!!). Then I got my xmas pressies with cash ( Read more... )

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I hid through most of Black Friday. Mom, Nick, and I read books at Alliance, sipping hot drinks. We spent most of the rest of the day at home. Actually, Nick did run out to buy some presents, but they were for ME, so that doesn't count. :-D ( Read more... )

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