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How to Romanticize Your Life

Romanticizing your life is one of your best ways to happiness. It’s so easy to look around and find things to complain about, especially while taking care of your home. If your home is anything like mine there’s a never ending pile of laundry, dishes in the sink, and another meal to be made. Groceries… Continue reading How to Romanticize Your Life

Developing a growth mindset · Frugal · God is good · Happiness · Health · Life · Mental health · Reclaiming health · Season of life · Self Care · Shopping on a budget

Making some changes as a family

I’ve been down some rabbit holes lately. The last few years I’ve been quite unwell… and that’s putting it gently. My littlest love has faced some challenges. My entire family while doing well… there have been done challenges and this knowing things could and should be better. My children got so sick this past year… Continue reading Making some changes as a family

Developing a growth mindset · God is good · Happiness · Keep going · Parenthood · Season of life

It’s been a week

Yikes…. That’s the only word I can use to describe this week… well the only non cuss word anyway. I have decided that God answers prayers.. but sometimes in ways that in the moment feel like the opposite of what you were asking for. This week… actually past 10 days haven’t been the most fun. … Continue reading It’s been a week

Challenges · Developing a growth mindset · God is good · Happiness · Heart break · Holidays with a broken heart · Keep going · Life · Rebuilding

Still Learning

Sometimes I look back at myself and wonder how I’m that same person in the mirror.  Some days I see glimpses. Some days I feel like myself. Some days I don’t feel like i could be any further. My body looks and feels different.  My soul looks and feels different.  I am physically in the… Continue reading Still Learning

Challenges · Chronic pain · Depression · Developing a growth mindset · Forgiveness · God is good · Happiness · Health · Keep going · Life · Mental health · Rambling thoughts · Season of life · therapy

To Myself

I’m starting to think that I owe myself an apology. As I’ve stated before I’m back in therapy. A little while back while trying to unpack some stuff and get a better idea of my motivation in life I was given a simple but profound assignment.  My assignment was to list out times in my… Continue reading To Myself

Accomplishments · Arthritis sucks · Challenges · Chronic pain · Depression · Developing a growth mindset · Forgiveness · God is good · Happiness · Health · Keep going · Life · Mental health · Parenthood · Rambling thoughts · Season of life · Support · therapy · Trauma

36

When I was 34… I declared that 36 was going to be my year. I thought then that by 36 I’d have myself figured out. Last weekend marked the half way point of my 36th trip around the sun. And if I’m being honest with myself….I can’t tell you if it will go down in… Continue reading 36

Challenges · God is good · Happiness · Health · Keep going · Life · Mental health · struggle · therapy · Trauma

To fight or give in

* talking about mental health including panic attacks. If this subject is hard for you my heart goes out to you. Please stop reading now * To fight or give in….that really seems to be the question. I’ve been fighting off a panic attack the better part of my day. For some reason tonight I’m… Continue reading To fight or give in