Dear Warrior who has seen the online fallout from the Megan and Harry interview, I know right now the world is giving the impression that you are responsible for the way your brain responds to mental illness but I want you to know that even if it is your choices that led you to this…
Continue reading ➞ A Real Love Letter: Warrior Edition
Reconciling with my changed body is a work in progress and I have worked hard to be kind and accepting to my mid-thirty figure. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ But what is it about a camera lens that takes hard fought for inner peace and turns it into unwavering doubt. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ My daughter snapped this shot while I was…
Continue reading ➞ Keep Looking, Warriors
I never knew what was missing. Or that it mattered that I missed it. Or that it was a thing to miss. Maybe I should start with what I am talking about but I am afraid that once I say the words most of you will just keep on scrolling, no judgement, because this concept,…
Continue reading ➞ Ph-antastic Phantoms
I am trying to get better about letting you all know who I am and what you will find here so I am just going to take this opportunity to chat about, well, me. I started writing in my early teens as a coping mechanism for my depression and it is a theme that has…
Continue reading ➞ A Little Blurb About Yours Truly
Yea I’m gonna rant now because I’ve hit my limit of listening to the great mask debates and as a healthcare provider I’m going to weigh in. This is why it matters: hospitals are running out of beds. God forbid you or someone you love become ill during the time when hospitals don’t have room…
Continue reading ➞ Wearing A Mask Won’t Kill You, But Not Wearing One Could
I’d be remiss if I only shared posts when my words and work made it to print because for every piece I share that’s “made it” there’s been at least five that have been rejected. Within the last week I have had two pieces passed on and another that I’m drafting but the idea in…
On Saturdays and Sundays my social media feeds are full of all the events families are busy doing and seemingly having the time of their lives. We,however, are the family that purposefully keeps our weekends quiet and free and that doesn’t mean free so we can make plans to run ourselves ragged that means free…
Continue reading ➞ Embracing Rest Over Rush
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. To see my full disclosure policy, click here. I don’t know if it’s the recent streak of sunshine but I am feeling all the pink eyeshadows this past week! And I’m especially fond of liquid shadows! Easy to apply with a doe-foot applicator (I sound like I know what…
Continue reading ➞ Easy Peasy Everyday Make-up Tutorial!
Some weeks my meal plan is innovative. Maybe even what some would consider healthy. I try new recipes and I enjoy doing it. This is not one of those weeks. Let's be honest. Since the children have gone back to school, in whatever capacity that may be, it has been hard. My drive to create…
Continue reading ➞ Rebel Eats: Meal Plan Week Of September 26, 2020
DISCLAIMER: The following post contains affilitate links, like one I think, but to see my full disclosure policy, click here. I am a dermaplaning convert. I had been hearing about it for years but was terrified of shaving my face because I did not want it to grow back thicker. I don't know for sure,…
Continue reading ➞ Dermaplaning Tips, Tricks, and Tutorials
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