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The Rager

The Rager

Not long ago, I was laid off as the web maintenance and marketing department for a machinery vibration analysis company. I have never really been in to machinery…at all…but it was a job. It was a small company, hence the reason I was the head of the marketing department…and the only person in the marketing … Continue reading

Pep Talk

Pep Talk

This week, I am going to initiate a conversation with someone that will push me beyond my comfort zone, and it scares the bejeebers out of me (p.s. I like the word ‘bejeebers’). Becoming someone who lives off the land in the arctic feels like it would be easier for me than having this conversation. … Continue reading

Failure and Success

Failure and Success

Self esteem, or dealing with the lack of it, is something I’ve been working on for quite some time. I am learning that I don’t have to succumb to every unfavorable thought I have about myself, and that I can take control of the situation, but the loser-y feelings still tend to flare up if … Continue reading

Attack of the THINKer-TOO-MUCHer

Attack of the THINKer-TOO-MUCHer

I think WAY a little too much.  Thinking, in general, is good. In fact, I would argue that it is an overall encouraged activity. Thinking too much, however, is bad. Thinking too much is one of  the diagnostic criterion for several psychological disorders: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and Major Depressive Disorder among others. … Continue reading

Blogging from the Big House

Blogging from the Big House

Or, at least, maybe I should be; because I think I might officially be a thief. I’ve totally stolen ideas from other bloggers for things to write about. I’m not sure what the legal repercussions for this type of thievery are, but the enormous monster-sized  little “thinker too mucher” thing that lives in my AMYgdala*, is concerned … Continue reading