The madre is going to a cousin's wedding tonight, so i accompanied her to le nail salon for a mani/pedi combo (STAT). While reading the invariable combination of romance/fitness/beauty and all around "woe is me i'm a woman" magz, i actually saw a really great article in SELF about anxiety and depression in women.

included here is another article via their website on stress: http://www.self.com/health/2009/03/how-to-get-a-grip-on-stress

Anyway, women apparently have decided that their debilitating stress and anxiety is just normal and part of "having it all". This is not the case, second shifters. After a brief quiz taken on how we cope with stress, i discovered that i take blame for things that go wrong instead of accepting them and moving on. Hmmmm... sounds familiar?
This is not an overnight quick fix that one measly article will cure. However, this is an idea that is extremely valuable and necessary if i want to live life, instead of hiding from it. Isn't that one of the stages of grief?
Denial, Anger, Sadness, Acceptance... Hunger?