Blog Feeling Horrible, OCD And Anxiety Play Hardball 19 Jun 202219 Jun 2022 I’ve been nothing but a ball of… OCD. If that made sense. I’m a walking obsession, with some splashes of compulsions. That make more sense? It’s been a downward decline…
Blog How Not To Feel or Think A Thought 18 Jun 2022 Ever have a feeling you don't like and wish it would go away? Have you ever thought about something and very much not want to think about it, but then…
Blog Light At The End Of The Tunnel, Or Is It? 12 Jun 2022 I did a quick figuring and I only have to groom 5 more days until I close down. That’s something to be grateful about. Especially since I now have carpal…
Blog Bad Feelings, OCD or Legitimate? 4 Jun 2022 Good news (or bad), I'm making a deal to sell my grooming business. Two young ladies, with a background in dog training, have made an offer. Complete owner financing over…
Blog OCD For The Win – Art To Distract? 24 May 202225 May 2022 I legit want to just quit sometimes. Just find a white flag and wave it for whoever is watching my going ons. They’d understand, completely. I’ve been nothing but compulsions…
Blog Life Inspires Art, The Unexpected Happens 9 May 2022 I received a call this morning that would have floored me, except I was already sitting. The call was from one of my employees, about my salon manager who is…
Blog Do You Leave Bad Reviews? My Bad Day 30 Apr 2022 Thursday was an interesting day to say the least. I was rather emotional to begin with simply because of the issues with my husband, even though I took steps to…
Blog Am I A Monster? 28 Apr 2022 I chose to break the silence this morning, else my husband and I could have gone a day, maybe 2 without speaking. It was a simple: are you not speaking…
Blog Un-anonymous, The OA Who? 24 Apr 2022 So, I finally made the decision to stop being 100% anonymous. It was a big decision for me, as I blog about my OCD and other mental health struggles and…
Blog Quote of the Moment 19 Apr 2022 Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.Neil Gaiman What is your dragon today?…
Blog Autism, Unmasked 13 Apr 202213 Apr 2022 The post I planned on perfectionism is going to have to wait. This post is on Autism, and you’ll see why in a minute. There was a book that was…
Blog Louder, Perfectionist OCD Thoughts 7 Apr 202213 Apr 2022 open.spotify.com/track/2kbzyz1CZHSAX1dH4btQLY Ironic, I've been working on a post about perfectionism and my husband decided now is the time to do his nitpicking thing. Since he got home yesterday evening, it…
Blog Art as Mindfulness, A Coping Skill 2 Apr 2022 This last week has been tough for my OCD. I did an exposure during my OCD coaching session and also did a review for my coach on Google, and since…
Blog Change Up: Sharing My Art 29 Mar 2022 I was going to bemoan my evening and how depressed my son made me, with his hateful words. Instead, to keep things positive, I have decided to risk sharing an…
Blog Mental Illness Combos for the Win 24 Mar 2022 OCD often brings depression, at a reported rate of 25% to 50%. My mental illness buddies, OCD and Bipolar depression, have been kinda off and on pals since I was…
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