Collectively, we’ve all considered it. We’ve all wondered what it would be like to just peace out and go back to the days when our every move wasn’t posted in some form on the internet. Some people we know have even—gasp—done it! Social media specifically feels so…smoke and mirrors. You know those yearly holiday cards […]
Mental Health
Have You Tried a Hard Restart? A Lesson in Grace.
I knelt alongside the shards of broken glass now strewn across my kitchen floor when it happened. That tight wad of stress, knotted in my stomach, suddenly became undone. My brain, clenched in fight-or-flight, finally released its tight grip. My body said softly to me, “Enough.” It gently nudged me while I was on my […]
9 People Share Their Daily Pandemic Schedules
One of the best things I’ve discovered from running Not Your Average Gal is that we are far more alike than different. Since being somewhat socially isolated for nearly a year can often lead us to believe we’re doing things alone or differently, I wanted to ask people to share what their daily schedules look […]
5 Steps To Make A Problem Worse
Whether we want to admit it or not–whether social media wants to portray it or not–we’ve all got our fair share of problems. We all have our own way of coping or completely ignoring the problem hoping beyond all hope that it will just go back to it’s dark cavern only to come out around […]
Why It’s Necessary To Look Back
The New Year brings on a plethora of eye-rolling goal setting and resolutions. Ones that typically bring us disappointment by mid-January, so we inevitably toss our hands in the air and give up. We all do this, don’t feel bad. You. Me. Me. Remember how I lived in Florida for 6 years and swore I’d […]
Check on Your Strong Friend
I know the exact place to sit in the shower so the stream of water hitting my head feels more like a gentle rain; slowly, carefully, cathartically soothing my aching heart. It’s a spot that allows me to put my heavy head down on my tired arms and still be able to breathe, washing away […]