a much-needed brain dump

What I do when I want to quit, my inner critic, and my current obsessions (what I'm reading, wearing, and loving - in no particular order)

Some days, on rare days, I kinda just want to say, “fuck it.” To everything. And hide under the covers. Everything can kind of feel like an uphill battle and I just want to quit it all Anyone else? Please don’t tell me I’m the only one who can get this way.

By nature, I’m an optimistic person. I can almost always self-motivate and keep my energy and momentum going.

But every now and then, when I’ve been on a “push” for a little too long (whether it’s solo parenting the kids for a long stretch or trying to cram for a writing deadline), I hit a wall.

And when I hit that wall, my inner critic goes to town.

I mean, is this book ever going to happen? Is your platform ever going to grow? Are you really going to sell out that retreat?

Oof. She’s tough. Loud. And at times, relentless.

My inner critic and I are good friends—besties. I’ve gotten really used to her presence, especially when I’m trying to do hard things.

And while I sometimes wish she’d be a little kinder, the good news is every time she appears, it tells me two things: