Soothing Videos to Chill You Out on Tax Day
There are probably people who, like responsible adults, have orderly records and organized desks, and who simply view the April 15th tax deadline as just another day. They [...]
self care
Sweatpants & Self Care | Coffee & Meditation – Where is the Connection?
Meditation and coffee can both make your day a little better. In fact, you can use them together to start your day off right. [...]
From You to You: 10 Gifts to Treat Yourself with Because You Deserve It
You go through life accomplishing tasks, helping people and keeping everything together. But when do you take time for yourself? It’s difficult to recognize your own [...]
Preparing for the New Year: Pick Five
It’s easy to let this time of year become a time when we look back with regrets about what we didn’t accomplish this past year and in response, look toward the new year [...]
Why I’m Not Making Resolutions for 2019
Tis the season to take stock of our lives, consider our shortcomings, and promise to do and be better next year. This annual exercise in self-flagellation used to be called [...]
5 Apps to Help You Through the Holiday Season
During the holiday season songs like, Deck The Halls, have told us ’Tis the season to be jolly…’ but, what if you are feeling the complete opposite, and find yourself [...]
Sweatpants & Soul | Fighting for the Present in the Middle of the Past and Future
“…I believed that I was living in the center, but I rarely let my feet rest on solid ground, rooting me in the present… my mind hummed with possible futures. Always. If [...]
The Dream and Nightmare of Celiac Disease
The night of my diagnosis, I wrote the word “celiac” in bold black letters on the palm of my hand. When I awoke the next morning, I needed to know, immediately and [...]
Notes from Nanea | Comfort and Growth Aren’t Mutually Exclusive
My dear Sweatpants & Coffee tribe, After a quick perusal of social media, here’s what I know about one’s personal comfort zone. If you stay in it, you will be: [...]
Notes from Nanea | How Are You Taking Care of Yourself?
My dear Sweatpants & Coffee tribe, When I was a small child, I was no less full of anxiety than I am now, but I didn’t know how to put words around it. I just moved [...]
