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…
Continue reading ➞ “No” Is Part Of The Journey So Keep Going
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
Let me start by saying that I am blessed to be safe in my home space during this pandemic. However, I find myself scrolling through social media as a default coping mechanism looking for distraction. That may or may not be a good idea because we all know how social media can have a negative impact…
Continue reading ➞ The Mind Game Has Changed
Prior to our current circumstances, my husband and I were rocking and rolling Dave Ramsey’s financial freedom budgeting system. Small backstory: We spent a lot of time in our twenties getting ourselves into debt. You know from student loans because we were supposed to go to college, to swiping credit cards because the economy tanked…
Continue reading ➞ Keeping the Budget-ish in a Pandemic
Please welcome Patrilie to the blog. She was kind enough to share her experiences and expertise on an incredibly important (and what I find to be vulnerable) topic. This post is the second of a two-part series on eating disorders and mental health. To read Part One, titled Food is Hard, click here. You can…
I have spent countless hours in therapy re-defining myself. Learning that I am not a one dimensional being; that I am not defined by my trauma or individual experiences. That I play many a-roles and have had many an experiences; and that this collection of roles and experiences is what actually define me. PSA: You…
Continue reading ➞ I’m A Mom And…
*This post contains affiliate links. You can read my disclosure policy here. Also, you click pictures for links! Fancy, eh?!* Well here we are; ten days before Santa arrives and the final category of our Christmas gift giving guide for this year. The category my kids are probably most excited for and the one that…
Continue reading ➞ Christmas Shopping Edition: Want
When it comes to fashion my kids are inventive. When it comes to clothes, they are picky. When it comes to sizing, they are Goldilocks. Everything is either too big or too small. It doesn't fit right or my favorite: "It doesn't feel right." They have never been able to elaborate as to what right…
Continue reading ➞ Christmas Shopping Edition: Wear
