problems – Jaye Marie and Anita Dawes

How do you cope with overwhelm?

Sep 7, 2026

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in #challenge, #Fiction, #journal, blogging, books, frustration, hope, inspiration, life as an author, nightmares, puzzles, sharing interests, trouble

I found myself in a bit of a quandary yesterday. Everywhere I looked, there were things piling up. Things that will need to be sorted, fixed, or amended as soon as humanly possible. I tried my very best to keep my cool, but the more I tried, the harder it became. At one point, I…

New Week, New problem…

Jul 21, 2026

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

in #challenge, #journal, blogging, disapointing, sharing interests, Worry

As the head cook and bottle washer in our house, I get some weird requests sometimes. Anything from how I chop the carrots up, to ‘why don’t we have sweetcorn any more?’ This last request really confused me. ‘Can we have smaller meals please?’ None of us are the size we want to be, so…

Changes…

May 19, 2026

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

in #achievements, #challenge, #journal, #Suspense, blogging, disapointing, frustration, hope, life as an author, nightmares, sharing interests

Early last year, or maybe it was the year before, I had the idea to update our website. You may remember that it didn’t go well, and our website was a bit of a mess for a while. A lot has happened since then, but just recently, that old annoyance has made another appearance. You…

The Waiting Game…

Apr 21, 2026

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

in #challenge, #journal, blogging, disapointing, frustration, health, hope, life in the raw, nightmares, sharing interests, thoughts

I have never liked waiting, so faced with yet another wait, I am more confused than ever. Half of me would love to have a good think, to sort out the muddle in my head. And to be honest, I have tried to think it out. But whatever is going on inside my head, it…

When Problems Pale…

May 28, 2019

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

in life as an author

I am digging into the archives to post a few times this week. Not feeling 18 carat, and wrestling with everything. Hopefully, my problems will pale into insignificance when seen from another viewpoint. I awoke this morning with the usual week day feeling. Then I happened to watch some of the breakfast news on TV,…

Problems pale into insignificance…

Mar 11, 2019

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Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes

in #writing, blogging, life as an author, sharing interests, thoughts

Problems do seem pale into insignificance when seen from another viewpoint, don’t they? I awoke this morning with the usual Monday feeling. Then I happened to watch some of the breakfast news on TV, not something I do very often as it usually depresses me. Today turned out to be worse than usual.…

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How do you cope with overwhelm?

New Week, New problem…

Changes…

The Waiting Game…

When Problems Pale…

Problems pale into insignificance…