Sunday 10/10 is World Mental Health Day Need: Help Stop the Stigma Surrounding Mental Illness! If you’ve known me awhile you probably know I started struggling with chronic depression as a youth. As a young newly single mother of 4 my untreated depression only flourished as I sank. Years later I wish I had not let the stigma keep me from facing the fact that I had an illness that needed treatment. It would have saved me and my youngsters at the time a lot of darker days. There is no miracle cure but it CAN be overcome with time…
Successfully Complete Q4 of 2021 with Less Stress How I am going to successfully complete Q4 of 2021 with less stress. I am joining up with Five Minute Friday for a linkup. We are given a word prompt and spend five minutes writing until the timer goes off. The word this week is Complete. My first thought was I am going to complete quarter 4 of 2021 with less stress. My blog name is Seeking Serenity and Harmony. Because it has been something I have spent a lot of time working towards. I find myself spinning my wheels…
10 Coping Mechanisms For Chronic Pain Chronic pain can take over every aspect of your life and stop you from doing the things that you love. Luckily, there are coping mechanisms to lessen your pain, even if temporarily. Sometimes, you just need a break from the pain. One of the first coping mechanisms is pay attention to your breathing. Try these strategies to alleviate your pain: 1. Keep yourself distracted. Do something that you really enjoy. Focus on what you’re doing at that moment. ● Focusing intently on something you enjoy lessens your stress and tends to put the pain…
Take Time To Be Quiet: Sanity Saver After writing this and typing “Take Time To Be Quiet” into a search engine that it is actually a quote credited to Zig Ziglar I am linking up at a weekly writing prompt link-up here at Five Minute Friday. We are given a prompt and we free write for 5 minutes. This weeks prompt is Quiet. I find that if I do not take time and try to escape the noise of daily living and have five minutes of quiet each day I may put on my grumpy pants. I tend to get…
Bunny care 101: how to take care of your pet bunny this summer Welcome to Bunny Care 101. “This post contains affiliate links.” Bunnies can overheat easily since they can not sweat or pant. The first thing you need to do to take care of your bunny this summer is to make sure that they stay cool. One of the easiest ways to keep your bunny cool this summer is to give them a square of ceramic tile in their pen and hutch. There are a few other things you can do to keep them cool which include making sure…
CHILDRENS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK May 2021 Childrens mental health awareness week is important. I was pleased to read in a recent newsletter that the GEAR Parent Network is partnering with the Office of Child and Family Services on Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week May 2-8th, 2021! This year the 2021 theme is “Flip the Script on Mental Health.” The statistics are pretty sad looking from before the pandemic. Since the pandemic mental health issues are on the rise for all…
Remedy is the word of this week. I am linking up at Five Minute Friday Remedy is something I give a lot of thought to when I think about my own body and chronic health conditions. I am always trying to educate myself on how best to remedy the situation. How to undo some of the health issues caused by my unhealthy eating and lack of exercise.. How to undo the chronic inflammation and autoimmune issues. How do we break the stigma and bring awareness to the mental health issues that so many struggle with, often silently. How…
Linkup With Anne In Residence: Currently May 2021 I am linking up with Anne In Residence for the May edition of the Currently linkup. The writing prompts for May are: Consuming, Exploring, (explore is also this months focus word from Morgan of Is Was Will Be. ) Getting, Hoping, Seeing. May is a month for a lot of awareness to causes I am involved with Celiac Disease Awareness Month Foster Care Awareness Month Childrens Mental Health Week May 2-8 Mental Health Awareness Month May is National Creative Beginnings Month Arthritis Awareness Month Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month Monday 5/3 kicks…
Challenges, Cozy Mysteries, Chickens, Last year I discovered a few cozy mystery challenges and had fun reading books by several different authors. ACF BOOKENS is one that I have read a lot of. The Harvey Beckett books are my favorite. I just realized I am behind by a few books and need to catch up and see what Harvey has been up to lately. Sandy Bay Series by Amber Crewes a fun series of books with food/bakery themed titles and murders galore. The most recent one I read was Slaughter of a Wedding Cake. Ellen Riggs Dog…
A Chronic Voice Linkup April 2021 I am joining up at A Chronic voice for a monthly linkup. Sheryl provides us with monthly word prompts. Aprils writing prompts are SPRINGING GROUNDING LUXURIATING DAUNTING SUSTAINING It is getting more like Spring here with April showers that I hope will bring plenty of May flowers. We have added chicks that we hatched. We also purchased a few ducklings from our local farm store. Have you tried duck eggs? They are awesome for baking. I also noticed that one of the hens has been staying in the coop laying on a clutch of…