Author Archives: jazzhandsmom06

There have been little things I’ve been holding onto as my life has been changing with this new heart issue. I’ve had to slow down my running. A lot. I’ve had to give up my solitary time in the woods for now. I’ve had to admit to needing to sit after standing too long inContinue reading “Welp, Now it’s Real”

Today’s Preface to the Blog – I’m making myself #gigglesnort at the title I gave it…because, let’s be real…don’t embrace an introvert. We don’t like it. This is my dancing space, this is your dancing space. GET OFF ME!! 😉 ANYWAY…Hi, my name is Sheri and I’m an introvert. People LOVE telling me that I’mContinue reading “Embracing the Introvert”

Once upon a time, in a very close place, a raging hermit left her beloved gym solitude and joined a group of women who wanted to work out…together… *shudder*. (Spoiler alert. I’m the raging hermit.) At that first workout, as is this groups tradition, I was given a new name. I was asked to tellContinue reading “Domino at The River”

There is very little that’s a positive about an anxiety spiral. BUT if there is one bonus, it would be this. Every time I get to the point of anxiety where I can NOT handle ANY more…the stupid shit that I’ve been anxious about suddenly becomes more clear. In a, “Wait…why the fuck am IContinue reading “Don’t Mind Me…Just Staying In My Own Damn Lane…”

I have been giving myself a lot of time to think. And here are some things that I have figured out…either in my own head…or as I tried to write out what I was feeling to my counselor. It’s all about people. Like…I know this…it’s people that scare me. This isn’t new. But, there’s thisContinue reading “People”

A few notes on this blog before I begin. 1. Don’t Google sugared shit. You’re welcome. 2. Remember I told you about 11th grade lit teacher, Mrs. Tatum? Thanks to that class, the word epiphany is my second favorite word. (First place will always go to voluptuous.) Mrs. Tatum walked into class one day andContinue reading “Sugared Shit vs Silver Linings”

So, obviously…as I mentioned the other day…I’m in a PTSD spiral…and have come to realize there are still things from my past that I need to address. So…I haven’t been able to connect with my therapist lately…I sent my psychiatrist an email this morning. I told him how I really feel and I asked himContinue reading “Soooo…I Did A Thing…”

If you’ve known me for even a day, one of the first things you learned about me is probably how important I think words are. Words can build a friendship. Words can make us fall in love. Words can break our hearts. Words can build us up or tear us down. Words are healing. But,Continue reading “Words”

I’ve always been someone who thinks a little outside of the box. One of my favorite real life illustrations of this happened when I was in 11th grade and…Lord…I pissed Mrs. Tatum off. Mrs. Tatum was my AP Lit teacher. She assigned us a paper… “What Color Are You and Why?” Of course, most kidsContinue reading “I Am Hazel (Aren’t We All?)”

In the irony of ironies, when we struggle most with feeling alone…sometimes we really need to BE alone. That is the beginning of the clarity that I found today. It is also intertwined in every other bit of clarity and peace I have found. It all goes back to trauma. It all centers on theContinue reading “Finding Answers In The Quiet”