Auspicious August 2025 W.I.S.H. Thread

[Oneanne]

Motivation this week... being back in the office for the first time in what, six weeks?

My other motivation is that I had my first appt with the new chiropractor Friday and have decided to work on improvement not just maintaining. It means appts twice a week for three months, which is going to be a challenge to juggle, but I am so looking forward to being better.

 

[ShannyMcB]

Topic Tuesday. Do you find yourself pretending to get through difficult times more or less often than anticipated?

 

[PollyannaMom]

I love that picture! I will have to think on the question a little.

 

[ShannyMcB]

I am not always great about answering my own posts. In this case I will say I am that little fish a lot. Hoping to address at least one issue starting this week…starting to meet with a therapist to address some phobias

 

[piglet1979]

I am really bad at this. I tend to act like I am fine when I am really not fine. The last 4 to 5 years I have been in the thick of it with everything that has gone on with DD. It has taken a huge toll on me but I am not sure anyone really knows how much. I tend to just put my head down and get done what I need to for her and not think about myself.

 

[Oneanne]

Oh, interesting question. I think that at work I'm known for saying what needs to be said, asking the tough questions, facing things head-on... and I've heard the word "brave" more than once. But at home and in my personal life it's more head buried in the sand thinking things are going to pass/resolve themselves without me actually doing anything. I think I have some work to do there.

 

[PollyannaMom]

I think if it's an actual crisis, I'm your fish! When I don't have time to think, I can jump in.

But I'm not brave about stuff that is actually smaller but that I have time to think about. - I tend to be scared to take on projects or set myself up for new responsibilities.

 

[Summer2018]

Story of my life.

I have lived my life with the motto, “fake it till you make it.” A traumatic childhood contributed to me living in fear much of the time. I developed stomach issues because I worried so much.

Somewhere along the way, I no longer needed to fake it, because I made it. I discovered that I am resilient and I can do hard things. I still get afraid, but my faith has helped me through a lot of difficult times. I have experienced multiple miracles in my life which has strengthened my faith.

 

[ShannyMcB]

What’s your woowhoo today?

 

[Oneanne]

Woohoo... the hot temps are going to drop a bit, being back in the 70's is going to be divine.

Woohoo... there's a company outing to the baseball game this afternoon. I'm not going but it means having an afternoon off.

Woohoo... plans for Christmas are all set. Instead of going to WDW sometime in December, I've decided to tack a few days up in Victoria BC onto the front-end of the days at the cabin. This works really well because there is a ferry to BC that leaves from a town you go thru on the way to the lake where the cabin is. My SIS is also going, we're going to stay at the fancy hotel right on the harbor and will do the Afternoon Tea there, which will hopefully be a special Holiday version. We'll also go out to Butchart Gardens to see the Christmas light display. The garden at the Canada pavilion at EPCOT is based on Butchart Gardens, it is really lovely.