The world according to Fames

Greeting Planet Famers! First, the elephant in the room. I know I said I was going to do this weekly...but life happens! I went out of town last week, back to Nebraska, and while I was there I just didn't have the time at first. Then I hurt my back to the point I was basically stuck in bed on Wednesday, and in the house all day Thursday! Not how I wanted to spend my trip...I went to see mom and dad because they were finally both feeling great and not in the hospital! Figures...I end up hurting myself. I guess that's kind of been the trend to far in 2018. Here's to the last 4 months being hospital and injury free!! The good news is, I am back to feeling 100% physically. I was going to write my blog on Friday, and then on Saturday, and then on Sunday, however I've been in an interesting headspace and I just didn't know what I wanted to say. On top of the health issues with mom and dad, and then me hurting my back, there has been a lot of emotional struggle this ye...

Good Morning Planet Fames! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! You know I usually add something like "I hope you had a chance to recharge your batteries" or "I hope you all had a chance to relax and are ready to take on the weekend". That's the topic for this blog actually. What does it mean to recharge your batteries? What does it mean, for you to relax so you can take on the weekend? That's right people, this weeks blog is talking about the concept of self care, and what self care looks like for you and for me! I can admit it. My name is James, and I am a workaholic! I guess you could say I always have been. I am one of those sick and twisted individuals, that truly enjoys working. No matter what job I have had at the time, I take a great sense of pride and self worth from working and doing a job to the best of my abilities. Now that I am self-employed and running my own company, I can honestly say it has gotten much more intense! HAHA On a lite ...

Hello everyone, and welcome back to Planet Fames! I hope you all have had a better weekend than I have. Not that my weekend was horrible, because I was fortunate enough to be reminded of the wonderful and supportive friends and family I have been blessed to have in my life. Without them, I think this weekend could have been much worse...so a special thank you to those that helped me get through it! You know who you are! This brings me to the topic of this weeks blog. I want to talk about, and hopefully start a dialogue or at least give a better understanding of body image, eating disorder, and my struggles with body dysmorphic thinking. I am going to ask that everyone reading this, please be kind. As those of you that know me understand, I am a very guarded person. I don't share what I am really feeling often, so this is hard for me to do. Sharing something this personal and leaving myself vulnerable like this makes me extremely uncomfortable. I say this, and offer a preempti...

Welcome back friends! I can't believe it's already been a week...I guess it's true what they say, time flies when you are having fun! I hope you all had a good week, and are taking the time this weekend to recharge your batteries and ensuring that you are getting some self care. While I had several ideas on topics thrown out, I decided to go with something that has been on my mind for a few weeks now. It seems to me, that a lot of people out there struggle with toxic relationships with others. I'm not just talking about significant others, but friends and acquaintances...basically relationships of any kind. We all know at least one. As I start to dig into this topic, I am sure you will each start to think about a specific person you know. Someone who is always on the outs with a "friend" or the one that is always in a bad relationship. The one that is constantly complaining about their friend or boyfriend/girlfriend, and what they are doing wrong. If I may...