11. What makes you a good friend? Actually I'm proud of the answer to this question right now. I may not always be present and checking in. I have my own issues and often isolate myself. But if you need me, I am there to listen. Always. Text me at 3 am and rant away. … Continue reading Journaling Day 11 →

10. Your favorite memory. The one that I think about the most recently when I want to cheer up is playing a trivia type game with my grandma and sister. My sister is younger than me and she never excelled at reading, so this was probably not the game to have her reading trivia cards. … Continue reading Journaling Day 10 →

9. What do you need to forgive yourself for? At least a few things. Plenty of things keep me awake at night with regret and guilt. I know that doesn't serve me and it's not fixing anything, so it's not worth holding onto. The blog post. The blog that was meant to be a way … Continue reading Journaling Day 9 →

8. Set three short term goals and three long term goals for yourself. Short term goals: 1. Catch up on housework. 2. Get everything done early for this class because baby seems impatience, and mom is getting impatient too. 3. Find a postpartum safe activity/exercise for me time. Long term goals: 1. Stay in therapy … Continue reading Journaling Day 8 →

7. What does your dream life look like? These questions are much harder than I expected from first glance. I'm not going to answer for my dream life. I'll just answer for what I'd like my life to look like in the future. For starters, I'd like to be in a career I find fulfilling. … Continue reading Journaling Day 7 →

6. Give yourself a compliment. You are trying so hard. To be okay. To keep up on life. To stay on top of everything you need and want to do. It may not all get done. It may not all be done well. But you are trying. You aren't giving up, despite often wishing you … Continue reading Journaling Day 6 →

5. What makes you happiest in life? I happened to see this shortly after trying to figure out how the heck to answer this question. Funnily, I was letting a friend vent about a problem and trying to help her work through it because it makes me happy to support others. It makes me happy … Continue reading Journaling Day 5 →

4. Your favorite personality trait. I barely know how to answer this. I always joke that I'd hate to have myself as a friend, not because I'm a bad friend but because I drive myself nuts enough just being myself. I can't imagine it'd be easier dealing with my annoying qualities from the outside. That's … Continue reading Journaling Day 4 →

3. When do you feel most confident? In the bath/shower. I'm really not even joking. I feel most confident when I'm alone and comfortable just being me. Prompt list

2. Your best accomplishment. I kind of thought this would be easier to answer. I'm having a not so great day with my depression though, so it's not as surprising that I'm having a hard time with it. It may sound lame, but I think my best accomplishment(s) surround surviving pregnancy. There's so much else … Continue reading Journaling Day 2 →