This is how I treat my anxiety

This is how I treat my anxiety

The thing with anxiety is every fear and worry you have makes sense and is actually real to you. Your surroundings in a social situation become a danger zone yet being alone causes you to dig yourself deeper into a hole of irrational thoughts. It’s different for everyone but it seems that no matter what you do to escape your own thoughts they will be patiently waiting for you when you let your guard down — and then suddenly you can’t breathe, the world is spinning, and you feel like your choking … a panic attack, for no apparent reason. 

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New Zealand | Christchurch to Auckland

New Zealand | Christchurch to Auckland

It was only a couple weeks ago that my husband and I booked a last minute trip to New Zealand. I wish I could say it was a decision that stemmed from our desire to live spontaneously but for the most part it was because it was time for me to renew my Australia travel visa. Can’t really complain about actually being forced to go on an overseas trip, and since we’ve been wanting to visit New Zealand for some time now, we decided to take advantage of this situation.

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Sugar Cookies | Gluten-free

Sugar Cookies | Gluten-free

Most of us reach that point in our lives where all we want is some Pilsbury sugar cookies. But not only do I live in a country where they don’t exist, finding a decent gluten-free sugar cookie period is near impossible. In all the years I’ve been gluten-intolerant, I don’t remember eating a sugar cookie that wasn’t cakey or could quite possibly be confused with a rock.

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