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Panic Attacks, Hurricanes, & An Amazing College Kid

The last two weeks have been a lot in the Holderness house. First, Hurricane Helene devastated the western part of North Carolina, where some of Penn’s family still lives. So many people lost their lives and whole towns were wiped…

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Marriage

How To Stay In Like

Next year, Penn and I will have been married for 20 years. (I don’t know how this is possible considering, in my head, I am still 27 years of age.) It’s an incredible feat, but one that has come with…

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Goals For Senior Year

I am holding some wildly conflicting emotions about having a kid going into her senior year of high school. (There is no way I am old enough for this, right?) On one hand, I’m so excited for her future. On…

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Wellness

Back on Meds & Weird Hobbies 

We love our podcast. Sometimes, when we hit the record button it feels like I’m in a confessional. I’ll start spilling details of my life without even thinking. On this week’s podcast, what started as a conversation about being taken…

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Will Artificial Intelligence Take Over?

For most of you who have followed us for a while, you know that I’m an anxious person. I stress out having to bring snacks to the tennis team. Paperwork terrifies me. There are so many (seemingly small things) that…

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I Need More In 2024

This year I am trying to worry less, and it’s a hard resolution to measure. I can see why people do Dry January or put numbers against their New Year’s goals. Whether it be numbers on the scale or how…

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Wellness

Living A Slower Life

Last month, I announced my Slow 60 Challenge in an attempt to minimize anxiety and unnecessary stress in my life. Maybe you’ve heard of the “Hard 75” – my Slow 60 is completely the opposite. My goals for the Slow…

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Wellness

The Slow 60 Challenge

I knew there was a problem when I was excited for a surgery and uncomfortable recovery.  Here’s the TMI portion of the post (scroll to the next paragraph if medical procedures make you queasy.) I’m getting an endometrial ablation to…

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I’m An Introvert, Not An Alien

Penn and I were lucky enough to emcee an event for a wonderful charity last week. A kind woman approached Penn and asked for a picture and shook his hand. She left quickly and said, “I don’t want to bother…

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Wellness

Practicing Being Present

If you’re new around here, hi! I’m Kim and I walk through life with a bit of anxiety. I sit in awe of people like my husband who can just… chill. He doesn’t dwell on mistakes of the past and…

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