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Feeding Both Wolves

Posted on August 27, 2018 by janieleeds

I don’t know if you’ve heard the story about the wise grandfather who tells his grandson about the two wolves fighting inside each of us. While I’m shortening the parable so that I don’t bore you by being long-winded, the … Continue reading →

Posted in addiction, divorce, finding happiness at 50, love | Tagged bad girl, crossfit, ex-wife of a narcissist, feed the good wolf, good girl syndrome, good vs bad, healing after divorce, quitting smoking, relationships, two wolves fighting, wolf parable | 4 Comments

Divorced With A Spring In My Step

Posted on April 2, 2018 by janieleeds

Being divorced gets infinitely better when we feel like we are healing. There are signs along the way that we are processing the new chapter and accepting what our lives really are right now. I fought it like a wildcat … Continue reading →

Posted in addiction, daily prompt, divorce, finding happiness at 50, inspiration, love, the daily post, women 50 | Tagged being alone and liking it, being me, changes, crossfit, dark chocolate, finding my mojo, fun, healing after divorce, love yourself, new clothes, pamper, Paris Can Wait, perfume, quitting smoking, relationships | 15 Comments

Falling Down and Getting Back Up

Posted on March 13, 2018 by janieleeds

Seven days cold turkey – check. One slip up on the night of Day Seven – yup. Decided that one slip up doesn’t mean I have to start back at Day One – check. Monday full of strife from the … Continue reading →

Posted in addiction, daily prompt, divorce, finding happiness at 50, inspiration, the daily post, women 50 | Tagged bad behavior, breaking bad habits, changes, cigarettes, cold turkey, ex-wife of a narcissist, healthy choices, quitting smoking, relationships, stress of divorce, thoughts, truth, withdrawal | 8 Comments

One Slip Up

Posted on March 11, 2018 by janieleeds

Ok, I’ve got to be honest here. Today, on Day 7, I slipped and had one. It didn’t even taste good and I have guilt over it. At any point while I was smoking, I could have stopped, but I … Continue reading →

Posted in 50 years old, addiction, finding happiness at 50 | Tagged bad behavior, day 7, family, health, healthy choices, learn from your mistakes, quitting smoking, relationships, starting over, thoughts, truth | 14 Comments

Dressing Up and Going Out

Posted on March 10, 2018 by janieleeds

It’s been ages since I dressed up to go out. I mean in a single mom’s measurement of time because I’m now a single parent and we don’t get to go out too often because the kids are home. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in addiction, divorce, finding happiness at 50, inspiration, love, women 50 | Tagged a new me, changes, family, friendship, going out, life, quitting smoking, relationships, single mom going to a party, smoke free, taking care of me | 11 Comments

I admit, yes, I’m counting the minutes now

Posted on March 8, 2018 by janieleeds

I’ve got that old familiar feeling again. So far, it’s stayed away since the start of my quitting Sunday night, but I can feel the energy rising. That feeling of come on, let’s go outside for a minute and relax … Continue reading →

Posted in 50 years old, addiction, finding happiness at 50, inspiration, women 50 | Tagged bad behavior, cigarettes, counting the days, cravings, lalaland, nicotine, quitting smoking, resisting temptation, satan, withdrawal | 10 Comments

Uncompromising Doesn’t Mean B*tch

Posted on March 8, 2018 by janieleeds

I compromised my whole life. I put myself last on the list for ages, in many situations. I did what I felt was right by putting others first. I lost sight of myself because of my decisions. While I won’t … Continue reading →

Posted in addiction, daily prompt, finding happiness at 50, inspiration, love, the daily post, women 50 | Tagged #internationalwomensday, bitch, changes, crest white strips, crossfit, health, manicure, new me, quitting smoking, spirituality, taking care of me | 15 Comments

I Quit Again

Posted on March 6, 2018 by janieleeds

So I had a really good weekend which I haven’t been able to say for awhile. I went to a friend’s house who lives on the beach and spent the night on Saturday night. We had dinner, drank wine, watched … Continue reading →

Posted in addiction, divorce, finding happiness at 50, inspiration, women 50 | Tagged a new me, bad habit, changes, cold turkey, friendship, health, new routine, nicotine, quitting smoking, the patch | 13 Comments

Conversations With Myself

Posted on January 10, 2018 by janieleeds

Do you ever stop and listen to the thoughts you have all day long? Are you ever aware of the conversations you have with yourself or better said, yourselves? Because yesterday was a tremendously hard day for me and my … Continue reading →

Posted in 50 years old, addiction, finding happiness at 50, inspiration, love, women 50 | Tagged cold turkey, compassion, excuses, failure, gratitude for kindness, healthy choices, kids say the darndest things, looking for advice, nicotine, quitting smoking, starting over, talking to myself, thoughts, vape | 21 Comments