Health knowledge made personal
 Sniff. Possibly some of the last peaches and white nectarines and plums of the season.
Tootsie Pops
 Reds rock. As discussed .
And Flourless Chocolate Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies were the other hunch I listened to. Happy I did.
I had a hunch these may be accepted, and they were here and here . And I am very grateful. Photography. Career . Maybe one day.
Questions:
1. Best thing you ate or did over the weekend?
It sounds lame but the best thing I did was getting my computer working properly again by troubleshooting, buying, and installing the new router.
“When mama ain’t happy, ain’t no one happy.” <– – And mama was not happy about the slow-loading situation. Whew, thank goodness that’s fixed.
2. How good are you at listening to your hunches, trusting your instincts, your gut, or that little voice inside your head?
I used to dismiss my hunches and voices much more easily and more frequently but the older I get, the more I trust them.
I also believe that motherhood helps facilitate this, too. If I started listening to everyone who chimed in with (unsolicited) parenting advice and didn’t just focus and listen to my own internal mama voice, I’d be a mess. And so would Skylar!
Examples of listening to my hunches & instinct, past vs. present:
I really don’t want to attend this event because it will stress me out and cause me to have to rush from work to here to there and give me anxiety. But I used to say yes to things like that but now if my gut says, that’s just too much driving and rushing around, I say no.
I really don’t love the color the hairstylist thinks is going to look “fabulous” on me. I used to let them have more creative license even against my better judgment. Now, no way. Do it my way. Or else.
I feel a nagging pain in my knee but I think I am going to run anyway. Now, if it hurts, I stop or don’t do it. Nothing is worth getting injured longer-term over. From yoga moves to running to trying to be a ‘hero’ in group fitness classes and push through things I didn’t really feel good doing. Nope, no more.
I think this guy is a little weird but whatever, I’ll give him my number. This ended in violent crime for me. Trust your instincts about bad, weird, or guys who just seem “off”. If he seems like a creep or weird, don’t date him. <— I wish I could tell my younger self this. I will tell Skylar this. Over and over.
This food/gluten/dairy/shellfish/nuts taste so good and I really shouldn’t eat them because too much will make me feel awful but they taste so good going down. I still re-learn this lesson every year when I forget how badly I feel for days after too much of a “harmless” thing that took minutes to eat, a week to feel better. See here or here for more.
So yes, I trust my instincts and hunches much more now than ever before.
What hunches/instincts have you not listened to and the outcome was not good?
What hunches/instincts have you listened to and you’re thanking your lucky stars you did listen to that little voice?
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Just when I think that my technology needs are under control and everything is humming along just fine, I hit a snag. As in my less than 3 month old should-be-lighting-fast-because-I-paid-through-the-nose-for-it-to-be iMac computer was loading internet pages slower than an antique Commodore 64 for the past week.wasted my Sunday afternoonspent a little time on Sunday afternoon at Radio Shack buying a new router.After all, I posted about this sign a few days ago and boy, how true.