Posts tagged ‘stress’

March 14th, 2013

Mushy: Heavy Heart Seeks Uplifting

by Tiff

I wasn’t going to post today.  I felt I had nothing to share even though there are about ten billion things running through my mind.  My heart has been hanging a bit heavier than normal, and I’m dealing with a bit of stress.

parfait

yes… even despite this yummy breakfast

It’s not like I have an overloaded to-do list (though I have initiated Spring cleaning… ughhhhh).  I just have a lot on my mind, and when I really think about it, I can’t really do much of anything about it.

Hmmm, well this my friends is what the wise Dr. Seuss calls a slump (bonus points, name that book):

You’ll come down from the Lunch
with an unpleasant bump.
And the chances are, then,
that you’ll be in a Slump.

And when you’re in a Slump,
you’re not in for much fun.
Un-slumping yourself
is not easily done.

But then I did a little reading and coffee drinking this morning, which usually seems to help.  I read this, and it just made me think of all the great things the Lord has done for me.  I should find joy in all those blessings (though let’s face it, I think there are too many to count), as opposed to worry about the unchangeable.

psalm

Perhaps I’ve taken the first step to un-slumping myself.  Sorry for the mushy post, but if it brightens even just one person’s day, it was worth it.  Hopefully I’ll be out of any lurches and slumps tomorrow.  Happy Friday Eve!

October 13th, 2011

All Quiet on the Yoga Front

by Tiff

While hopelessly searching for an account in a spreadsheet yesterday, I realized that whenever I hit CTRL+F to find something, I’d be much happier if Bono popped up and sang, “But I stillllll haven’t foundddd, what I’m lookin’ for…” instead of:

no data here

At least U2 is passionate about it…

Although Excel and I had our moments yesterday, I have to admit that it was still a pretty good day. My tummy wasn’t in the mood for a run, so I did yoga instead. This allowed me to (1) workout at home, (2) drink my own coffee (as opposed to the hot mud they serve at the office), and (3) have girl time with Leia.

dressShe copied my style.

Speaking of yoga… Last week was the first full week of my October goal. I want to do more yoga this month, which isn’t hard since I rarely do it. I’m still reaching for the goal, but frankly, I’m not going to worry about it. Here’s why.

  • Stressing about yoga would kind of be counter-productive, wouldn’t it?
  • Perhaps I find yoga to be relaxing because when I actually DO have the time & energy to practice, I’m generally less stressed. Make sense? It’s sort of the chicken and the egg thing.

There were two more good things that occurred yesterday that I have not yet mentioned…

4. I found my Ratatouille soundtrack and listened to it back and forth from work.

Disney DorksYes, I still have the stuffed Emile.

5. I received some blog love and will be having a giveaway tomorrow. Check back to enter!

What simple things have made you happy recently?

September 27th, 2011

Go Away Mister Blister

by Tiff

This past weekend, I wore my boots instead of heels for tailgating. It sounded like a great idea at the time, especially because Kevin and I do so much walking on game days.

However… that didn’t go as well as I’d hoped. I now have 2 enormous craters blisters on my heels, and they hurt like crazy. The blisters drastically changed my workout plan for the week. Instead of finishing up one more week of the Tearin’ It Up workout, I will be doing at-home workouts that can be completed barefoot.

I’ve found a couple good workouts online, but please let me know if you know of any other good ones I can try. I’ll share all my findings with you at the end of the week.

I wanted to share these 5 things that have been making me smile lately.

1. Monkey Socks with Penguin Shorts

kev’s one lucky guy

Kev’s one lucky guy seeing this at night...

2. Nutritional Yeast: I didn’t like it on broccoli, but it’s a winner on spaghetti squash! I’m glad I gave it another shot.

squash

Yummy Bowl of Squash

3. Funny Search Terms: I’m not sure who found my blog by searching for “sweaty pizza unicorn,” but I hope you found something useful here.

4. Packages: EAS sent me goodies recently. I can’t wait to try all the stuff and give a thorough and honest review.

5. Neck Wrap

warm n' wonderful

I don’t talk about general wellness here, probably because I think I’m already living my life pretty darn well as it is. I still can’t deny that broad and overall wellness is important. Stress reduction is a big part of that, and with this busy week, I need a little extra stress reduction in my life. That’s where the awesome neck wrap comes into play. It’s warm, smells of soothing lavender, and goes really well with my hot mug of decaf chai tea.

What are you loving lately? Any fun, new products worth mentioning?