New Years Eve is tomorrow night. This year I’m choosing different for myself. For many years… many many years … as this date approached I would start my list of resolutions. I can’t tell you how many times I would announce New Year New Me! I’m not doing that this year. I may not do… Continue reading New Year New Attitude…Not New Me
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
I love the idea of romanticizing life. I especially love the idea when life is feeling especially hard. When you are in a season where you just feel like you can never win no matter how you try. Or when you’re living in a reality that you want to change but for whatever reason are… Continue reading How to Romanticize Your Life…Even When its Hard
This year I developed Gastroparesis. I won’t comment on why as right now I really don’t know. I have suspicions but until I speak with my doctor and possibly go thru more testing I really don’t know. I have had to learn to deal with this through a lot of trial and error. It has… Continue reading Living with Gastroparesis
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
As a seasoned Mother of 5 who has been parenting for close to two decades i have and advise. Let go Let go of the life you pictured when you saw those two lines and embrace the life that it This is a concept that applies no matter what child you have, it works universally. … Continue reading Let go
I am currently sitting in the waiting room of my littlest loves therapy office..eating one of the worst meals I’ve ever prepped myself. It was 10am and I had barely managed to drink my coffee. I am thankful recent illness turned me into an iced coffee only kinda girl because it’s easier to keep my… Continue reading My current reality
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
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
* 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
The Tales of a Modern Housewife 