Zoot
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I'm Kim ,aka Zoot ,and I've been writing here since 2004 about all sorts of nonsense because my brain is always jumping around and this is the best way for me to manage the chaos. Over the last two years, I've shifted my focus in trying to avoid talk about weight loss and fitness goals and am training myself to love what I see in the mirror no matter what. I write a lot about that..
Zoot
1y ago
Remember back before I had a bullet journal website and I wrote a lot about bullet journaling here? Well…I couldn’t afford to keep TWO websites that didn’t earn money so I’m back to using this one for both purposes! If you need bullet journal printable pages for your A5 sized notebook…here they are! This is ..read more
Zoot
1y ago
I am struggling in ways I can’t quite articulate. My psychiatrist encouraged me in these downswings to try writing, but lately I end up in this weird pattern of thought. It goes something like this: And then I panic and delete all my social media off my phone. I was wishing I had “phone-call” friends ..read more
Zoot
1y ago
Yesterday was a roller coaster of a day not helped by my exhaustion since I have a senior dog who won’t sleep with anyone but me, but who also won’t sleep. I can’t go into the details of my roller coaster day but suffice it to say: If you have days where you feel like ..read more
Zoot
1y ago
There’s an oversimplification of conflict – especially of the political variety – that tends to result in non-useful mantras like, “When given the choice between being right and being kind, always choose being kind.” Or attitudes like, “No argument is worth losing family,” or “I love the PERSON, not the POLITICS.” But as someone whose ..read more
Zoot
1y ago
I read a wide variety of books. I read middle-grade, YA, graphic novels, adult fiction of ALL varieties, and non-fiction across every section of the library. So when the Read Harder 2022 Challenge listed to read a book from a friend with completely different reading styles popped up, I was stumped. But then I looked ..read more
Zoot
1y ago
Nothing makes me more anxious or depressed or frazzled or unmotivated as the unknown future. And the last 24 hours thrust me into a major “unknown future” downward spiral. I’ve already been on a bit shaky grown as my full-time position at the library is “interim” until the new fiscal year starts October 1st. For ..read more
Zoot
1y ago
I’ve been trying for years (decades?) to become Someone Who Meditates because everyone (including my various medical counsels over the years) thinks it’s good for everyone, but especially for those of us with anxiety disorders. Long story short: It never worked. BUT! I have found a great meditative practice which is: Painting. I started doing ..read more
Zoot
1y ago
This post is to the people who subscribe to my RSS feed because I think you are the only one who will see this. Awhile back I got so frustrated with the fact that so much of my blog was still filled with eroneous links deposited by a hacker that I just locked it all ..read more
Zoot
2y ago
People of my generation and older mostly grew up with an understanding that your options for physical affection were 1) the type you get from your family (Mom, Dad, grandparents etc) and 2) the type you get from your boyfriend/girlfriend. For me, that meant that my need for affection manifested in a CONSTANT need for ..read more
Zoot
2y ago
When I have an anxiety attack, it’s like a door gets left open in my brain and then all of the other thoughts just keep pouring in and I can’t get the door closed to do anything else but worry. I don’t necessarily have shortness of breath or heart palpitations or shakes or the “stereotypical ..read more