Connie's Craziness

25 Simple & Easy Time Management Tips for Super Busy Moms Write everything down.  And I do mean  everything.  Get a  bullet journal  or the  planner  I mention below, and use it to write down everything that pops into your head that might need to be done. Don't evaluate whether the thing is important or essential or totally skippable. If you think about it, write it down. Writing things down signals your brain to let go of them because they're recorded. It frees you up to think about the stuff that really matters. Use a goal-setting planner.  I have had the same iBloom planner for four or five years, as long as they've been publishing it. It's a great planner designed for home and business use, and it tracks goals and progress towards them. I love it. But during Amazon Prime Day last month, I saw a great deal on a  Panda Planner Pro  and bought it on impulse. I'm so glad I did because I love the Panda Planner, too and now use bot...

Important Friendship Quotes 1. "The greatest healing therapy is friendship and love." -Hubert H. Humphrey   2. "One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood." -Lucius Annaeus Seneca   3. "Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness." -Euripides   4. "Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light." -Helen Keller   5. "There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship." -Thomas Aquinas   6. "It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them." -Ralph Waldo Emerson   7. "It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages." -Friedrich Nietzsche   8. "My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me." -Henry Ford   9. "Friends are the siblings God never gave us." -Mencius   ...

I get so annoyed when I see a list of self-care ideas for when someone is feeling depressed and it has things like: Do your hair! Take a bubble bath! Paint your nails! Clearly these people don’t struggle with  depression . There is a difference between legit self-care and pampering. Most people who struggle with depression, or any mental illness for that matter, struggle with actually taking care of themselves. Here’s a list of realistic self-care tips for anyone who might be having a tough day and needs something to do to take care of themselves. Get out of bed. Brush your teeth. Wash your face. Shower, even if you just get in and rinse off! The water might feel amazing for you. Eat  something . Even if it’s just a cracker or some bread. Just get something in your belly! Walk out onto your back porch. Stand there for 10 seconds and then if you want, go back inside. Great job, you made it outside! If you feel like it, take a short walk. Get some sunshine! Put ...

1. Daughters take in more than you may realize. Slide 1 of 10 You were our first teachers. We watch how you treat your friends and strangers, but most importantly, our fathers. We learn from you what a godly wife looks like and how men should treat women. Yes, we learn from you—not just our dads—how men should treat women. Mothers who tolerate destructive relationships often produce daughters who enter abusive relationships. 2. Listen to us. Slide 2 of 10 Put away your smartphone, your to-do list, and your keys. Sit down and look at us when we’re speaking. We want to tell you about our problems, but that doesn’t necessarily mean we need you to fix it. We often need love, not advice. Listening is love. Haven’t you explained the same thing to your husband? Ditto with us. Oh, and yes, sometimes we don’t listen well either, so how about we both try to be better listeners and agree to help each other on that one, okay? 3. We have something to share. Slide...

1.  “Looking back on it, I constantly felt guilt and had a hard a time fitting in with anyone. I was a very cautious and shy kid.” — Poppy W. 2.  “I cried a lot and wasn’t as happy as the other kids. I was unmotivated and didn’t want to shower; my room was a mess and I would stay inside and play games all day. I had trouble making friends because I was super shy, and that turned into  anxiety (these issues have some childhood trauma factors and environmental factors as well).” — Hannah F. 3.  “For me it was never feeling good enough, like no matter how hard I tried I just wasn’t like everyone else, especially my two older sisters. Then the increased emotions came. I would get so upset or so mad so quickly and without reason. I didn’t realize I had depression until this year.” — Ashley G. 4.  “Whenever I climbed a tree or somewhere up high looking down I thought how nice it would be if I was high enough to jump. Never knew that was a concern...

“Start trusting a little bit in yourself. You are important. You are worth so much. Don’t let anyone else’s comments affect you and start to believe in you. You are so strong you don’t have idea… Speak up before it’s too late and don’t be ashamed, someone out there will listen to you and will help you. You need to learn to love and to take care of yourself.” — Cel C. “You, my dear, are stronger than you think you are. You are trying to fight this fight alone, but there are other people who struggle with anxiety  and panic attacks. Reach out. You are s o  strong. You can get in that car, do not let fear be bigger than freedom. Keep fighting, keep loving others, but most of all, love yourself big through this.” — Stephanie C. “To believe in myself. I’ve suffered all my life from anxiety. Thinking about my school days brings me out in a sweat! I’ve found out that I am much tougher than I thought I was. In fact, I am the strongest person I know!” — Anne M. “It’s...