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So Where Have I Been
Honestly, the best answer I can give is that I’ve been off “trying my best”. This whole blog started as a desire to be a little less alone. An attempt to normalize my experience in a world where “trying my best” isn’t good enough if it doesn’t produce results. And the results are in… This…
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Building In The New Year: Back to Basics
Your girl made it to 2024, and somehow made it to February. So we’re counting both of those as a win. As we’re entering into February I’m really trying to focus on getting back to basics. For me, getting back to basics means getting back in touch with my basic needs. So in a day,…
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Thank Goodness For The Winter Solstice!
These days, with seasonal depression breathing down my neck like an angry dragon, I am especially grateful for when the sunshine graces the sky with its beauty. It didn’t used to be this way. I didn’t used to be so influenced by the coming and going of the sunshine…or was I? Was I just too…
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New Job, Who Dis?
After years of longing and many applications later, I’ve finally made the switch into Higher Education. But I have been feeling moments of imposter syndrome since starting. My anxiety has been stepping up to assist in my internal work interrogation. And I’ve come prepared to answer her. Can I actually do the work? I can!…
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The Best Summer I’ve Had in a While
“Little Mia” got to live her best life this summer! Over the summer months, I prioritized “Little Mia’s” desire to just play and be creative. I’ve been lacking in that area lately. And I know, I dropped off the face of the earth-writing wise-which is a form of creativity. But I honestly think I needed…
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I’ve Come to the Conclusion that it’s Just a Job
I am a recovering workaholic who has gotten in the habit of making work her main identity. I like being productive. I like being able to do things I’m good at . And I like being…needed, if I’m being real. Which makes me an awesome employee but not always the best cheerleader for myself. When…
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Anxious Days: Being Yourself in an Interview
So, here’s the tea. I’m currently going through an interview process, and I forgot how much of a mental game this process is. Like, why are you sending me questions the day before the interview when I scheduled this interview last week? You couldn’t send them sooner? Why are you asking 2+ things in 1…
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Depression Days: 5 Ways, I Support Myself While Depressed
If you haven’t figured it out yet, or this is your first post of mine, Hello my name is Mia and I have a depressive disorder. I am a year and a half into being diagnosed and the learning curve is still high af. Right now, I’m in a depressive episode, a mental slump, a…
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We Made it Through the Holidays, Now What?
New Year, New Me? Not Exactly, to be honest. Did I grow a lot in the last year? Yes! Did I gain a lot of tools in the past year to manage my mental health? Also, Yes! Am I a new person just because it’s now 2023? Nah… Same (Ever growing) Mia, New Goals, New…
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Is It Better to Be a Morning person?
For some reason, I’ve convinced myself that being a morning person means that I’m peak “Adulting”. And by some reason, I mean all of the productivity and morning routine videos I’ve watched on youtube over the past year hahaha. Now, I know the youtube algorithm does not define what it means to be an adult.…