Anxiety, Mental Illness
Falling asleep is one of the biggest challenges faced by people who deal with anxiety. When your body is in fight or flight mode, it’s really hard to relax and get comfortable enough to sleep. When you mix that with racing thoughts about your worries, plans, ideas, and embarrassing things that happened 8 years ago, it can be next to …
Babies and Children, Lifestyle, Parenting
I had thought about cloth diapering long before becoming pregnant with Cassidy. I was a vendor at The Baby Show in Toronto a few times and once I was across the aisle from the AppleCheeks booth. I had overheard a lot of what they were telling people about cloth diapers and it sounded a lot easier than I thought it …
Anxiety, Pregnancy
I’ve struggled with anxiety for most of my life. I don’t remember a time that anxiety wasn’t a part of my life. Most of the time it’s handle-able, but there have been many times in my life that it has been completely debilitating. My biggest cause of anxiety has always come from “medical stuff.” Needles, IVs, procedures, blood pressure machines, …
This Easter is going to be especially difficult for most of us. Not being able to spend it with family is truly heartbreaking. Perhaps when this is all over, families can get together to have a belated Easter celebration. A handmade gift is a great way to share your love with them when you get the chance. I made this …
General, Lifestyle
You know the recommendations for social distancing, you know about the virus, but you’re not worried. Even knowing that the longer it takes for everyone to comply with social distancing, the longer we will have to do it, doesn’t really phase you. So what if the government eventually makes it mandatory to stay inside because of all of us not …