Handling The Hard Stuff

Category: Personal Development

  • You Don’t Have to do the Hard Stuff Alone

    By it’s very nature, hard stuff is difficult to handle. The end of a relationship, the end of a job, and uncertain future, grief, loss, fear. These are all things that often try to deal with on our own. But we don’t have to! And honestly, we shouldn’t be dealing with this stuff on our…

  • Disappointment

    Disappointing people is the worst. I hate it. I am a people-pleaser. I am a helper. I am a problem solver. Telling people that I just can’t help them is the hardest thing EVER. But it’s necessary sometimes. There are a lot of reasons it’s good to disappoint people. Sometimes it’s necessary. And we have…

  • Perspective is Hard

    Do you ever find yourself in an argument and you just do not understand why the other person has taken the position they have? They’re just ignoring all the brilliant facts you are presenting, or they are being petty and personal, or they are just. so. angry.? Have you ever stopped and tried to figure…

  • Accepting Help is Hard

    I am proud. Overly so a lot of the time. I firmly believe it’s because I’m the youngest in my family and felt like I always had something to prove. And I am beyond stubborn. So actually admitting I can’t do something – or everything – and need help is one of the most difficult…

  • Lifestyle Creep

    Oof. Boyfriend and I have resolved that we’re keeping a budget this year. So at the end of each month we review our spending and enter it into a spreadsheet. And it is painful. We spend so much freaking money on such dumb stuff! Our biggest expenditure is Amazon. Now granted, we buy some grocery/pantry…

  • Something is Better than Nothing

    Do you ever get caught up in the search for perfection? My dad calls it the paralysis of analysis. It is so easy to go down a rabbit hole and keep researching and stewing on a certain subject when really you just need to write the paper and turn it in. It is so easy…

  • Know Your Rights

    In light of recent events, (Alex Baldwin got charged with a crime for conduct that occurred while he was on set filming a movie.) I wanted to share some information that maybe people think they know, but in the moment either forget or just don’t listen to. If you are in the United States –…

  • Good Habits

    We have the best intentions. And then life gets in the way. It’s so easy to fall back into our bad habits and give up on our goals when things get challenging or our plate gets too full. But it may be easier if we hack the habit-forming system. Tips to build the habits you…

  • Every Little Bit Helps

    It’s easy to get overwhelmed by a project or a goal or a wish. This time of year our grand plans for making 2023 the best year ever may be falling by the wayside. Bit New Years resolutions are losing momentum at this point of the year. We aren’t seeing the results of our hard…

  • Let’s Talk about Money Honey

    My mid-life crisis manifested in a fear about my financial future. Realistically, I’m probably going to be fine. But at least part of that is due to my new-found understanding of (and fascination with) finances. If you’re anything like me, you’ve never been comfortable talking about money. I grew up solidly middle class, surrounded by…