It's been a while... Dec 06, 2023

I hope you all are doing well. Hard to believe it's almost Christmas time! 

I am posting about being proud today. Not in a self-centered kind of way, but proud because my sweet teenage son just took a huge step for himself in creating a YouTube for teens. He wanted to begin a daily...

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How RUDE! Oct 25, 2023

Howdy. Hope everyone is doing well today! 

My husband is always asking me to open things for him because he says I put lids on WAAAAY too tight!  When he does....it always reminds me, unfortunately, of former school days. I can't tell you how many times I heard a schoolmate say "you...

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Just a Short Blog for Today. Oct 18, 2023

 Well hello there.

Hope this blog finds you all doing well. Let's see....what is on my heart today? I mostly just wanted to share a quote that I read recently. I am not sure who wrote it, but I found it to be one of the best yet.

"It's not what you think you are that's holding you back- It's...

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Finding Beauty in Ourselves- So NOT Easy for Some of Us. Oct 11, 2023

My maternal grandmother, Miss Ruthie, or “Gram” (as we so lovingly called her) was a beautiful, smart, witty, hard-working woman. However, she never seemed to see much of the beauty in herself. She always looked years younger than her age and could do anything, it seemed. She had...

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Better Late Than Never! Oct 05, 2023
Hello! My apologies for being a day late! We are on vacation this week and I totally missed yesterday's blog! 
Today, I would like to say just a few words about a short but pertinent topic for me....
Beach swimsuit time.
 
As you may have guessed, I feel SUPER EXTREMELY self-conscious...
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Just a Note About Comparing Ourselves to Others... Sep 27, 2023

 Seriously.... every day of my life I have been doing this for as long as I can remember. Wishing I could be someone else, or wishing I had her legs, or her thin arms. Anything but what I've got. I think many people do this to some degree. I have recently, in my...

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Why the HECK Did I Do That??!!! Sep 20, 2023

 Hello to any folks who chose to read this here blogeroo today! 

Have you ever apologized for something and knew it wasn't anything you actually needed to apologize for? I am definitely guilty of that. Ohhhhh so guilty. 

It just goes along with my insecurity. I often find myself...

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Carrying Insecurities for a Lifetime. Sep 13, 2023

 I remember it all... very well. (Cringe!)  It was 1992. I was in 7th grade, a bit chubby, and although I got by on my sense of humor and impersonations of Bart Simpson and Pee Wee Herman, middle school was icky. My parents had switched me to a different school the year before because...

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The Fear of Failing. Am I Good Enough? Sep 06, 2023

 Oh my! This seems to be an appropriate topic at the moment. I am still honestly terrified attempting this blogging adventure! (Deep breath!) I mean, I could talk to you in person and seriously mess up about every other sentence that comes out of my mouth, but here I am typing...

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My first blog.... alone in the crowd anxiety community Aug 30, 2023

Hello there to anyone reading this! My name is Bethany. 

 I am so excited; I don't quite know where to begin! I have never "written" before. (Only in my own personal journals and diaries from time to time.) Even then, I never did it consistently. I will give this my best shot.

OK, I am...

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