Hi, I’m Carie. I write daily posts about navigating these times.
Lizard brain
In this post, I do not share what the charge I tried to dispute ended up actually being for. But if you’re lucky, ask me over a beer sometime, and maybe I’ll tell ya. 🤣
“Try hard”
I got my hair cut today and walked out of the salon into golden hour so here’s my “try hard” selfie of my aging over 45 self.
A question you can ask yourself, in these most unprecedented times
I’ve been up since 5. Thanks, anxiety. I’m exhausted now so pulled this one from the notes app. My body needs to stretch and it needs to sleep so g’night sleep tight bed bugs bite. 💤
Spring cleaning
“The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.”
— Alan Watts
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Strange seasons
I’ve gotten in the habit of writing my blogs at night, after writing all day long. Maybe if I went back to writing in the morning, I’d have more brilliant things to offer than whatever this post is.
Double prints
Back in the day, we took rolls of film to Walgreens having only a vague idea of what the roll of film held. And we’d double down, literally, and pay a little extra to get double prints.
It was a gamble. These ones were definitely worth it!
My favorite role as a human
Being a cheerleader in the 90s was fun.
Being a cheerleader in 2026 is EVERYTHING.
What if … it is what it is and there’s nothing more to the story
The narrator in my head likes to make mountains of molehills. Practicing mindfulness reminds me to invite in the energy of ease by dropping all my ridiculous storylines.
Three good things
Try to spend a little time each day reflecting with intention on “good things” that happened in your day because of actions you took and see what happens.
It’s all I can do right now
Today was a mixed bag on greatness and terribleness and that’s just how it goes sometimes.
There’s much to be learned by simply showing up
I love seeing what’s outside my front door every morning.
A lesson we all learn eventually
This goes right along with that saying about how when someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.
It’s cute (haha) how often I forget. ;)
Image credit: Fragments of My Mind
The universal human experience of anxiety
I shared this story on LinkedIn and was surprised by how many people shared their stories with me, too — both on and offline. I don’t feel shame around it. But I did think that I was pretty alone in this experience for many years. Hell, even when I posted it, I assumed I was one of the few.
That’s a cool thing about the human experience — how universal our experiences truly are.