Random Ramblings – Page 64

Life After Forty, Mental Health, Perimenopause, Random Ramblings

Seventy-Nine Days

September 20, 2016September 21, 2016 Juli Hoffman

I've been away from WordPress for a while. Seventy-nine days, to be precise. Over the years, I've struggled on and off with my pet demons: Depression, Procrastination, Fear, and Perfectionism. They're nothing new to me. They are the enemies I've known so long, we should probably get matching coffee cups. *Like this one from The… Continue reading Seventy-Nine Days

Baby Steps, Random Ramblings, Senior Salon

“Ask Me How I’m Going to Lose 30 lbs!” #9YRChallenge

June 1, 2016June 1, 2016 Juli Hoffman

Last year, due to circumstances beyond my control, I had a career shift. It happens to the best of us. Corporate downsizing. Survival of the fitness and all the jazz. After fifteen years of service, I found myself out of a job. Since then, I've bounced back. I'm working again...but NOT for the same company… Continue reading “Ask Me How I’m Going to Lose 30 lbs!” #9YRChallenge

Baby Steps, Random Ramblings

I’m Getting “Super Better?”

May 28, 2016May 28, 2016 Juli Hoffman

I first learned of Jane McGonigal while listening to NPR. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfBpsV1Hwqs Now, I'm a BIG fan of TED Talks. And NPR. I read self-help books. For fun! However, I'm NOT a gamer. I get bored easily. I have the attention span of a humming bird. And...I struggle—daily—with depression. My symptoms go up and down like… Continue reading I’m Getting “Super Better?”