• Taking a me day

    There are days when the world is closing in on me.  Work is getting to the point that I don’t want to do it anymore, and life is being life. On these days, I like to take a mental health day.  I need a day where I can recharge or be a blanket burrito if

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  • So, in my journey to get over my anxiety, I have decided to try new things. The easiest way to do this is to try new foods.  Every so often, I will try new places to see if I like it or if the vibes are off.  😊 The first restaurant is Doodle Pies.  I

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  • Happy birthday to ME!

    This is going to be a mini post. Today is my birthday, and I have been blessed to be on this Earth for over four decades. Thank you for reading my blog! Candi

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  • Do I believe that there is such a thing as fate/destiny? Yes and no.  When I was younger, I remembered that I would pray so hard for the thing I wanted.  I would keep that prayer close to my heart.  I wouldn’t tell a soul.  Most of the time, I was disappointed; nothing happened.  My

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  • I love Color

    It’s incredible how people can see themselves.  One thing about me is that I love color.  I color my hair, buy clothes, and even pick out colors for my condo based on this.  Pinks, purples, blues, rainbows.  I love it.  I feel more myself when I have on colorful clothing.  I can tell you it

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  • It Gets Better

    There was an ad campaign a few years ago where people were telling their younger selves that life does get better.  This is very true; however, I want to add to that.  To my younger self, I would say do all of the things.  Push forward and keep moving.  All of the things that I

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  • Social Anxiety

    One of my issues with anxiety and depression is the inability to do things.  I know that’s a broad term, but I feel I allowed myself to be held back. Social anxiety would not let me do things by myself.  I would not go if other people didn’t want to go.  I have let many

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  • To-do list

    Does anyone else have a to-do list that is a mile long?  Having both depression and anxiety has made it that things that need to get done sometimes take a back seat. The living room needs to be cleaned? I will stay in my room.  Do I need to do laundry?  I still have a

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  • Going to the Movies

    I have always been a movie person.  I love being in the theater, eating the popcorn or nachos, and seeing the movie trailers.  If I am very excited about a movie, I’m the person who is there on Thursday night so I can be among the first to see it.  If I like a movie

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  • What is it about life that out of nowhere, you get hit with a bite of nostalgia?  Recently, I went to see “Godzilla Minus 1”. It was a good movie, and I highly recommend it.  While watching the movie, I kept having flashes of going to Blockbuster.  There, without fail, I picked a classic film,

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