The Hospital: Through the Dark Tunnel The Arrival The ride to the hospital didn’t take long. But emotionally, it felt like I was entering a dark tunnel of complete blackness with no idea when it would end. Jodi and Elizabeth met us in the parking garage and got a wheelchair for me. I was beyond […]
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Introduction to the Preamble Why the Delay As a preface to the preamble, I know that it has been weeks since my last blog post in my birth story series. A lot has been happening in our lives and I had to take a hiatus to get ready for winter. Besides, I have been struggling […]
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Morning: Hope with Discouragement and Despair Not All Sharing is Caring The sunrise of the new day brought with it a renewed hope that today was the day. Granted we didn’t want our baby born on our wedding anniversary, and that’s the date that this Monday was. By this point I was fighting the despair […]
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The Second Day: Pushing Myself and Trying to Rush It Starting the Day Off Trying to Rush It I had contact with the midwives from around 6 am on. An intensity of energy and excitement rushed through me. But a little voice in my head kept telling me to calm down, and I made some […]
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The First Day: Suspense and Anticipation Saturday morning came. It was March second. I checked in with my body to see if I could sense anything happening. Nothing yet. Regardless, I had made the decision to stay at the apartment and try to “nest” and rest. I wasn’t nervous, but the suspense and anticipation […]
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Introduction to My Birth Story I have wanted to write about my daughter’s birth story for a long time. At times, writing is something that I do therapeutically. I often process through my emotions, sort through my confusion, or found answers to questions about myself by taking pen to paper. Words are my therapy. But […]
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The Myers-Briggs Personality Test Introduction to the Best Personality Test You Can Take As promised, this is my bonus article to the series on introverts that I concluded last week. Most of you have probably heard of the Myers-Briggs 16 personality test, and have likely never taken it. In this article, I will give you […]
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Navigating Life Outside the Comfort Zone Introduction to the Invisible Fence of the Comfort Zone Through all the articles in this series, I think you will see one reoccuring theme. Even though you are remaining inside the bounds of your personality, navigating the extroverted society still requires doing things that may be uncomfortable at first. […]
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Navigating the need to continually adapt… Introduction to the Chameleon Life Being good at mood matching as a social skill is imperative for success. It takes practice, but with time the chameleon life comes naturally and doesn’t even take a second thought. The Setting Every gathering has its own vibe, or mood, if you will. […]
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Navigating the eventual participation in social gatherings when crowds feel like Kryptonite. Introduction to Crowds Feel Like Kryptonite Success! You have managed to dodge all the invites to parties and get-togethers where there will be a bunch of people you don’t know. You breathe with relief every time you manage to keep your social life […]
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