stress | A View from the Floor

Stop. Brew. Fill. Sink. Breathe.

Posted by CarrieAnn on Nov 9, 2010 in Babble | 5 comments

That is exactly how my immediate future is looking. It’s been a hectic day and I am tired and I can’t stop working even though I stopped working three hours ago so I need to consciously STOP. Go into the kitchen. Brew up a strong, rich cup of Sumatran coffee. Fill the tub. Toss in a splash of that good cocoa and goji bath foam. Light candles. Grab my book, sink into the hot, sudsy water, tip my head back and just… breathe. I’m going to turn into a prune if I...

Time

Posted by CarrieAnn on Nov 3, 2010 in Life | 2 comments

So my stress level lately is off the fucking charts. It’s hard to explain why, hard to pinpoint any one thing as it all seems to build up. Most days, I can’t even tell if the thing I’m feeling stressed about is actually what I am stressed about. You know what I mean? Like you burn the chicken and get all emotional and stressed out and it’s not really the chicken burning but work that got you to that point and the chicken was just the straw. Or the kid has been irking...

Review Nazis!

Posted by CarrieAnn on May 12, 2010 in Babble | 13 comments

A soliloquy of cleaning info and anal warnings is just so much hot air when what I want to know is how good a SEX TOY works.

15 Minutes of Nothingness

Posted by CarrieAnn on Jan 8, 2010 in Babble | 8 comments

Put down the iPhone, turn off twitter, close your feed reader... Shut it all down, shut it all off and go be good to yourself for an hour. You do not have to do that one more thing, take care of this one last item. Just... pause. You'll thank yourself for it, I promise.