06.19.2024
9:22am We're going on a dopamine hunt today. Clear unread mail, clear notes, clear our to-do list. You can do this, self. 6:16pm 27% of emails closed out. You did good, self. Congratulations!
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02.20.2023
You know what will be ironic? Getting promoted after all this work. Then getting a heart attack. But no, banish these thoughts from my mind, Lord. I will be healthy. Tired, and broken. But healthy, nevertheless, for my kids and husband.
02.06.2023
Hi Self. This is your personal hell week. We will close out on our tasks this week and be super productive so that the following weeks will be more bearable, more manageable. We are doing this because we keep saying.... if you don't do anything different, nothing will be. And so we don't want to just keep complaining that work is piling up. We need to do something about it. You need to clear out your action items for the day, including reducing your backlog email and the clutter on your laptop desktop. All very demanding asks, especially you need to do this on top of your daily work. You can do this. I will motivate you every step of the way. I love you and I believe in you. ❤️
Dear 25 year old me
You are a mom now. To a very beautiful little boy. He is God's gift to you - sacred, wonderful, your Prince of Peace and your Superman, all rolled into one. You were nervous and naive as a new mom. Funny how you were not even able to realize you were having contractions already. But, here you are, a young, loving mom to your bundle of joy. Your son's arrival was not easy. The foundation of your relationship with his dad has not been made strong yet -- but it will, love, God will make it perfect in His time. You had your son prematurely, which gave him reasons to stay in the NICU. You had post-partum depression. It wasn't too grave, we mostly attributed it to having to travel to the NICU twice a day for just a glimpse of your son. But we were not eating, we were not feeling. We were just waiting for the next day to go through all of it again. You surpassed that. With the help of the series House, M.D. and a feeling of connection to Francis M, who was also battling illness at...