BlogHide Resteemsresteemedshawnamawna (65)in life • 7 years agoThis Post Empowers Young Women and Buys Food for the HomelessDear Beloved Steemians, Great news! This year you can order your Girl Scout cookies online. That makes it easier to support your favorite Girl Scouts, which are obviously mine. All proceeds…resteemedshawnamawna (65)in life • 7 years agoEating Aggressively for Weight Maintenance and Muscle GainI believe this is the first time I’ve ever tracked my eating with the express purpose of not losing weight. I experience compulsive overeating coupke with anorexia. For the last several months…resteemedshawnamawna (65)in fiction • 7 years agoWind the Music Box, Remember MeWinter is fading. I know you are sitting on the window seat gazing into the soft snow. I know you are breathing slowly, heart heavier than any child should carry. I know you are wishing on every…resteemedshawnamawna (65)in inspiration • 7 years agoWhat Book Do You Read Every Year?Some books stand the test of time. They call to you from the shelves. They last through every book purge, finding their way back to your nightstand for yet another read. Many of us have a favorite…resteemedshawnamawna (65)in life • 7 years agoHelp! I’m Disappearing!I reached my size goal the other day through a ketogenic diet coupled with CrossFit. I was like, yes! This is awesome! My knees feel great. One has no cartilage so this is a big deal. image…resteemedshawnamawna (65)in life • 7 years agoIn Which People Ask Me What I Do and Freak Out When I AnswerFor many years I was a full time mom with a blog. It was not my dream. It was an expectation I bought into. I've been very open about my truth that, had I not been expected to have children, I…resteemedshawnamawna (65)in motivation • 7 years agoThree Things I Love About TodayLet me 'splain you something--my weekend was too busy, too short, didn't have enough sleep in it, had one too many kids with fevers, trips to the doctor for an ear infection and I basically felt…resteemedjealousyjane (50)in nightterrors • 7 years agoNight Terrors and C-PTSDI’m so tired of the haunting night terrors. It is so hard to start a day off on a strong and positive note when I have been in this torturous dreamland for hours. Even when I wake up crying out…resteemedjealousyjane (50)in pharmacology • 7 years agoBig Pharma: Why I took myself off my Pain Medication.This is why I took myself off pain meds. The doctors and the insurance just try to control me and treat me like I’m an addict just because a lot of people are. Count my pills assholes. You threw me…resteemedjealousyjane (50)in ptsd • 7 years agoPTSD: I Feel Like Two Different PeopleThis is what it looks like to feel like two very different people. The one one the right is me during a #battle with #suicidal psychosis and the one on the left is the one I try so hard to present…resteemedshawnamawna (65)in life • 7 years agoWhat Happens When Introverts Have Children?Procreation is not to be taken lightly, especially if you are an introvert with an introverted partner. Unless you are very wealthy or have access to extended family to regularly take your child or…resteemedshawnamawna (65)in community • 7 years agoCommunity Growth on Steemit with Steemit Bloggersimage from pixabay.com I have been participating in the Steemit Bloggers community on Discord. The mission is the promotion of community engagement with the Steemit community. Each day you are…resteemednat5an (55)in photography • 7 years ago7 day black and white photo challenge (day 7 of 7)Taken with my Samsung S7 Edge The challenge: 7 black & white images that represent an aspect of your life. No people. No explanation. Nominate someone every day. Although anyone…shapeshifter43 (58)in news • 7 years ago2 out of 3 white women in Alabama will protect unborn but not born childrenLast night, Democrat Doug Jones defeated accused serial pedophile Roy Moore in the Alabama Senate special election. It's beginning to look a lot like Resistance, eeeeeeverywhere you go... (^^^I…shapeshifter43 (58)in life • 7 years agoReminder to women and myself to forgive and be kind to ourselves and one anotherToday I read Rebecca Solnit's essay "On women's work and the myth of the art monster" at Lit Hub, in which she defends art-making females against charges of selfishness. Today, in a private…resteemedsumayyahsaidso (64)in mentalhealth • 7 years ago..and it poursI am distracting myself from my beautiful, terrible weekend by looking at pictures of jewelry I made, new beads and supplies I want, and a scale, so I can stop having to go to the post office and…shapeshifter43 (58)in funny • 7 years agoAddicted to shopping...for my sonI wrote this post two years ago yesterday on my blog another writing mom (when my son was barely 3, and when I was mommy blogging instead of being bowled over by memoir! ). The boy and the…resteemedaxios (62)in freedom • 7 years agoWill You Open Your Gift In Strange Wrapping Paper?Will you use your imagination for a moment? Yes? Okay! Fredrick Kearney Jr @fredasem So let's all imagine that we lived in a world where strange bearded men named Santa Claus did break…resteemedshawnamawna (65)in writing • 7 years agoGIVEAWAY ALERT: Do you like free stuff?Hello, hello. I'm excited to let you know the Center for Creative Writing is hosting a giveaway with lots of ways to enter. Do you like reading? This is for you. You can find the full details…resteemedshawnamawna (65)in life • 7 years agoCatch the Falling StarConstellation magic, tightrope strung between the thighs of imagination, rhythm section in the Wonka factory your body is tasty morsels is a table for dining is hidden gem sparkles that fell…
