This week was a pretty good week for me. After stumbling through weeks and weeks (perhaps months and months) of just ambling around, having no real direction, and letting “problems” continue to fester and multiply, I finally took some control. I made plans. I made appointments. I made decisions. I updated my planner and thus far I’ve stuck to it.
I stopped avoiding.
And I feel great.
Now it’s time for some Saturday Sanity, and I hope by this time next week, I still feel just as great.

At Mental Health Notes, I shared survey findings about saving money on prescription medications, passed along …read more

Color isn’t the only thing that can give insight to our moods and personalities.
According to a Yahoo! News article quote from Sheila Lowe, a graphologist and author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Handwriting Analysis,
“Handwriting is a reflection of the inner personality. It shows a person’s ego strength, how good they feel about themselves, their intellectual, communication and working styles.”
Even though graphology doesn’t seem to be as popular in the United States as it is in other parts of the world, the article discusses the strong call for graphologists (those folks who study and analyze our handwriting) during presidential elections.
The …read more

Even though I’ve only sort of written about it once here at Mental Health Notes, color psychology is no new thing.
However, if you own a vehicle, you may still find Yahoo! Finance article What Your Car Color Reveals About Your Psyche an interesting read.
According to the article, if you drive a:

Black, dark blue, or silver vehicle your moods are consistent.
White, sunny yellow, or bright blue your moods swings are modest.
Orange, red, bright yellow, or emerald green your moods swings are pronounced.

I’ve owned a few cars throughout my 26 years (and I use the word “owned” loosely, as two of them …read more

“It’s my last year. I’ve stood around too long and I wanted to do something.” – David Shepherd.
Turn the other cheek. Try to understand why he’s a bully. Consider that his hurtful words and actions are probably fueled by – or masking – a deeper personal problem.
These are all common pieces of advice we either received or were given during our childhood and adolescent years when it came to bullies, and good pieces of advice they are. However, they’re generic and usually only serve as coping methods for bully victims until the bullies are no longer part of their …read more

Well, I don’t actually know if it’ll cause prisoners to puke, but it definitely stirred some questionable activity within my midsection.
According to a news report I watched yesterday, the Van Zandt County Criminal Justice Center in Tyler, Texas has decided to paint the prison cell walls a “soft, salmon pink” and the hallways and offices a “neutral beige.”
That’s right – pink. Not just pink, but “salmon pink.”
Yuck. Don’t get me wrong; pink is my favorite color. Yet, if I were surrounded by it all day, everyday, and by such a huge canvas as prison cell walls – well, YUCK.