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    Moving On From Friendships

    I recently cut ties from some friends who I had a complicated relationship with. For the longest time, I put up with certain things that I shouldn't have because I was afraid to miss out on things and afraid of what life would look like without these people who had been my "friends" for so long...
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    To Kill a Mockingbird vs. Go Set a Watchman

    I know it's not a self-help book really, but To Kill a Mockingbird has so much good food for thought, and I feel like I learn something new every time I read it. As a 10th grade English teacher, I teach this book twice every year, once to my ELA 10 class, and once to my Honors English class, and...
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    Making New Friends as an Adult

    It is such a weird thing. I guess social expectations are just different when you're older. I"m super bad at small talk, too, so that the hardest part is to get over that initial getting to know you phase that's filled with small talk. Yesterday, I was at a birthday party where I knew very few...
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    Out with the old (me), in with the new (baby).

    I think breastfeeding makes a lot of things really difficult. I love the bonding experience I get with my son when I breastfeed, but life certainly has to revolve around breastfeeding regardless of the circumstances. Recently, I went to a friend's weekend-long bachelorette party, and I had to...
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    Out with the old (me), in with the new (baby).

    Yes, trying to figure out how to make it one life where there's no tug-of-war between me-life and mom-life is the hardest part, I think. It's much easier, but not sustainable, to separate the two.
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    Advice for kicking a sugar habit

    I am not currently on a strict keto diet right now because I was pregnant and now I'm breastfeeding. Before I got pregnant, I had been on a strict keto diet for 8 months, and I had never felt better. It squashed my sugar cravings, I had lots of energy, and I didn't feel hungry or like I was...
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    Making New Friends as an Adult

    I was seriously just thinking about writing a post about the exact same thing. We really do take for granted how easy it is to make friends when we're young and in school. I've been finding myself trying to figure out how to make new friends lately because I just had a baby, and it's very...
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    Advice for kicking a sugar habit

    My best advice is to try things out and find what works for you. Many people are suggesting to go gradually instead of cold turkey, but for me, weaning doesn't work. I know that if I give myself a little wiggle room, it'll open the flood gates and I'll go overboard. The most success I've ever...
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    Trying to find something new

    I'm struggling right now. I'm a teacher, and at the beginning of the summer, I had my first baby. I went into my pregnancy feeling like the timing was perfect because I'd have the entire summer to spend with my little man before returning to work in the fall. Some rather scary things happened...
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    Coping with Social Anxiety (Parties are Painful)

    Medication. For years, I thought my anxiety was just me being silly, and I was sort of ashamed of it, so I either completely avoided group situations or I forced myself into them. When I started teaching, the anxiety manifested in a different way, but it made it difficult to do my job well. My...
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    Listening to music while writing

    Ooooh, I cannot listen to anything when I write, not even music with no lyrics. If it's not silent, I can't concentrate, and I end up getting stuck. I will say though that I do a lot of academic writing but not much creative writing at all. I wonder if that makes a difference? Hm...
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    The Alchemist by author Paulo Coelho review

    One of my students actually suggested this book to me a few years ago, and I haven't yet picked it up, but reading all of your comments makes me feel like I should run out and get it. I love it when a book has such a big impact.
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    Effect of Social Media on Happinness

    I would agree that there is a strong correlation between the time spent on social media and my feelings of happiness. The more I find myself scrolling, the more I feel, for lack of a better word, yucky. At the beginning of the year, I gave up Instagram and Facebook for a month as a resolution of...
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    I came for the work, stayed for the content.

    Same here. Especially for those of us who are busy or have unpredictable schedules, it's nice to have a place to go for insightful dialogue when it's most convenient for me. I spend a lot of time hanging out with my baby, and coming here gives me the connection and mental stimulation I need when...
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    Out with the old (me), in with the new (baby).

    Hi! I'm a new mama. You know that feeling when you see your kid for the first time and you're completely overwhelmed with a new emotion that is sort of like love but way more than that and with this brand new feeling comes a brand new life that you could not have adequately prepared for if...

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