This past year is one I'll never forget. It's not just because we lived in a global pandemic, although that is certainly a big part of it. 2020 has been a year of big lessons, growth, and so much learning. Ten years from now I will look back on this year, as one that changed… Continue reading A year to remember
The people who have hurt you. The ones being unkind, are only projecting something from inside of THEM. There are some people that no matter how much you try, will never change. People who are not happy with themselves or their own lives are usually not very nice to other people. It’s a good indicator… Continue reading Wish them well…
It’s been a year since I started my business. It’s so crazy that it’s only been a year. It feels like decades, but in the best way. I feel happy and calm. It’s like my soul finally is freed to be and do what it was put here to do. Somedays I think about just… Continue reading It’s been a wild ride ✌🏼
On this day 22 years ago I was a 17 year old girl who’s only worry was what my plans would be for the weekend. I was unaware of how short life can be. The details of the Labor Day weekend over two decades ago are pretty vivid despite the time that has passed. This… Continue reading Life before
I have anxiety and bouts of high functioning depression and OCD. Basically when my anxiety gets out of control the depression and OCD follow. I go through periods where I have a handle on the anxiety and feel relatively "normal" and I have other times it takes me a little longer to regain some stability.… Continue reading The Invisible Struggle
How can 5 years feel like a lifetime and a day all at once? It will be 5 years since the day I said goodbye to my best friend. It's hard to put into words the loss I feel still to this day. The truth is there is not a day that goes by I… Continue reading Take me Back
I grew up in a small middle class town. Everyone was white. My school district was comprised of two different villages with maybe 80-100 kids per grade. Of those students there were only ocassionally a non-white student. There were not any African American families in town. I grew up really only seeing people of color… Continue reading Be the change
The ups and downs of quarantine have been interesting. I find myself reflective of all aspects of it. I'm in a time in my life where things that once would've sent me spiraling seem to wash away. It's like there are loud waves crashing all around me but I’m only able to focus on the… Continue reading I’ll ride the wave
Did you wake up today? If the answer is yes , then you are already having a better day than the 105 people that will die globally in the minute it took you to read that sentence. ( that's the normal death statistic not corona virus specific) I understand there is fear, and uncertainty. It… Continue reading Did you wake up today?
Yesterday morning we were all running behind. I still needed to get myself dressed for work, and both kids still had not gotten dressed or brushed their teeth. It was 8:00 a.m. we leave around 8:20 a.m. My 5 year old daughter walked in asking to please be snuggled. She has been struggling with me… Continue reading Pause
