Kitt O’Malley

Author: Kitt O’Malley

  • This is my house.

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    The Bloggess Jenny Lawson’s post This is my house blew me away with its wisdom about self-care and setting limits. She gets a myriad of requests to write about various causes and responds “I just can’t,” and: “This is my house. You are welcome here. You are wanted. You are allowed to leave links of…

  • Too Tired to Write

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    Living with mental illness while parenting a child with chronic health issues is a balancing act. When my son was very young, I tried working as well, and ended up hospitalized. I could only juggle so many roles. Recently I’ve been exhausted. Too involved in attending to my son’s health and educational needs to have any…

  • My Response to Laura A. Lord’s “Of Roots and Wreckage”

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    My Response to Laura A. Lord‘s Of Roots and Wreckage Answering the call of Laura Lord’s poetry I write not as a poet For I have not Lord’s skill nor gift But in response to her words moving mine That, in itself, is testimony to how her words transport me Her words take me to places…

  • Blocked, But Why?

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    June 2015 I wrote this post. I no longer notice when or if I’m blocked or unfriended on social media. Perhaps I no longer inundate others with content (perhaps I still do, it’s subjective). As I’m not as active online and as my focus is not just on my self, I’ve gained some new readers…

  • Friday Inspiration

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    Petal and Mortar read my post Stress Makes You Social about Kelly McGonigal’s TED Talk entitled How to Make Stress Your Friend and let me know about her post Friday Inspiration about Kelly’s twin sister Jane McGonigal’s TED Talk on her game SuperBetter, The Game That Can Give You 10 Extra Years of Life. According…

  • Stress Makes You Social

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    Your belief about stress, about whether or not it is harmful to your health, determines its effect on your health. When you change your mind about stress, you can change your body’s response to stress. [I]n a typical stress response, your heart rate goes up, and your blood vessels constrict… [W]hen participants viewed their stress response…

  • Gut Health

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    I have SIBO (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth) and have to eat a low FODMAP (Fermentable Oligo-Di-Monosaccharides and Polyols) carbohydrate diet to starve the bacteria. Lately I’ve allowed myself those carbs and am paying for it.

  • Simple Self-Care

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    Simple Self-Care Got my hair cut today – a simple act of self-care. Took a picture of it, but didn’t like the photo. Hate how I look in photos. Same haircut as my Gravatar, but maintaining the cut helps me to feel better about myself. Plus, it feels quite luxurious to have someone wash, blow…

  • Sometimes Taking a Bath is an Achievement

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    Sometimes simply taking a bath is a major achievement. Not quite sure when I last bathed or showered – Friday, perhaps? I really can’t recall. Yesterday I actually exercised. Yes, that’s right, I exercised. Worked out with weights, used a treadmill for a couple of minutes (very little), and used an elliptical for several minutes.…

  • Love/Hate Challenge

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    Just Plain Ol’ Vic dared me to take the Love/Hate Challenge to list ten things I love, ten things I hate, and then nominate ten bloggers to do the same. I pass on nominating ten bloggers, instead using the challenge as blog post fodder. Thank you, God, for these blessings: My family: my husband & our teenaged son Our…