Tag Archives: neurotic

That Ain’t Right

Posted on November 13, 2013 by joey

I’m going to speak badly of people now. (Well, write — not write badly — but you know.) I like to do that from time to time, just to make sure the people who follow this blog remember that it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Personally, Random Musings | Tagged neurotic, rant | 18 Comments

Movin On Down

Posted on November 9, 2013 by joey

Yesterday morning, we met with Mr. Hill et al. to see the new loft space. We hung out while the movers wrapped-up, and then we headed to the new building. As previously mentioned here, Mr. Hill had lived on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Personally | Tagged anxiety, happiness, moving, Mr. Hill, neurotic, The Mister | 6 Comments

How to Drive Me Crazy

Posted on July 15, 2013 by joey

I am not directionally challenged. Okay, maybe sometimes, if there are too many doors in a bathroom, I have trouble reconciling which door was my entrance. And maybe I back out of our driveway and hit the television that was … Continue reading →

Posted in Personally | Tagged directions, maps, MIL, neurotic, The Mister, travel | 14 Comments

In the Dark

Posted on May 2, 2013 by joey

While the sun is up, doing dishes in front of the kitchen window is so pleasant. But at night, I don’t like it. The impression is creepy; me, with the light shining over my head, and darkness on the other … Continue reading →

Posted in Personally | Tagged anxiety, anxiety disorder, ativan, darkness, happiness, health, insomnia, mental-health, neurotic, night, therapy | 6 Comments

Who’s Afraid of Oatmeal?

Posted on April 21, 2013 by joey

One of the first things sufferers of anxiety need to learn is not to ask why we’re having anxiety. The truth is, people with anxiety usually ask whys of everything, and so not asking why we’re having anxiety is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Personally | Tagged anxiety, anxiety disorder, anxiety symptoms, happiness, health, mental-health, neurotic, panic | 17 Comments

The Palace of Rules

Posted on March 24, 2013 by joey

My Mother-in-Law has enormous brown eyes, with which she is infamous for giving the Bug Eyes. She is a loving, devoted, gentle, kind woman. If you have troubles, she will do her very best to help and she will always … Continue reading →

Posted in Personally | Tagged air fresheners, anxiety, bug eyes, conspiracy theorist, diet, doll room, dollhouse, dolls, food, function over form, happiness, home, kids, mommies, neat freaks, neurotic, OCD, Palace of Rules | 6 Comments

Charmed Life, One Can Hope

Posted on March 7, 2013 by joey

As we headed to the gate this evening, with our extra boxes and our sick children in tow, I turned to The Mister and said, “You know, I don’t know what we ever did to deserve the blow after blow … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Musings | Tagged anxiety, Christians, darkness, divinity, faith, God, gratitude, hope, Jesus, light, mental-health, MIL, neurotic, prayer, Providence, The Mister, The Universe | 11 Comments

Moving Madness

Posted on March 6, 2013 by joey

My apologies, my life has been a little bit hectic lately. Okay, my life is always a little bit hectic, and recently it’s been wicked frantic and frenzied. I’ve been waiting for about three months, just waiting, to be given … Continue reading →

Posted in Personally | Tagged anxiety, ets'ing, home, housing, kids, lists, mental-health, movers, moving, neurotic, packers, panic attack, planning, strep, stress, The Mister | 4 Comments

The Irony of the Sad Giraffe

Posted on February 5, 2013 by joey

I have anxiety disorder. According to my therapist, it was an inevitable diagnosis, as I unknowingly spent my entire life as the poster child for it. I have a big imagination; I think too much, I worry too much, blah, blah, blah. … Continue reading →