Life Without My Mother

This past weekend was year #16 without my mother. I’ve definitely gotten much better emotionally with the realization, but there are definitely still some holes left in my life. I was able to participate in a podcast by my longtime friend Dana (IG- @danamyte781)…

Product: Home Ownership

Initial Thoughts: It was apart of the American dream and I knew I also wanted something to call my own. I purchased my first home at 24 years old because I always believed in the concept of owning versus renting. In my narrow mind, I felt that there was…

Make a Mistake and Move On

This week’s feature comes from weeks of stress that I didn’t ask for, but I got with a side of disappointments. Since beginning this furniture makeover portion business, I have had no luck at all. Every since piece has sucked a lot of energy and time out of me…

Once again, life has taken on a different course than normal. This week is solely based on what’s happening in America and something I’ve become passionate about learning and uncovering. This week is about American History. No, not that watered-down and whitewashed half truth shoved down…

One of the hardest things I’ve ever had to come to grips with is my lack of grace for me. Work has been put in for several years to be more mindful of others and their needs with an emphasis on giving grace. The awareness of how much we as people need grace because of our humanity has changed…

Product: Mini Van Life!! My current ride is: 2014 Honda Odyssey Touring Elite Package

My initial thoughts: I didn’t want one. I had friends that had one and I didn’t mind riding, but it wasn’t for me. My heart was set on purchasing an SUV with 3rd row seating. Truthfully, I thought…

The Joy in Rediscovering Passion

Since transitioning into being a stay at home mom, I feel like there’s been a huge sense of loss. Not working professionally and doing things I really enjoyed caused a piece of me to go into hiding. Knowing that returning to the workforce wasn’t on…

Once again, I’m going down the rabbit hole so today is about: Children ( insert dun dun dun sound)

My initial thoughts: I was excited and nervous about begin a mom. I felt like it would be an opportunity to do some things differently than my own parents in an attempt to foster an open…

While I recognize that life throws different challenges at people in a variety of levels, we still all have to remember that everyone is facing something. One of the biggest things I’ve come to realize is that your words do a healthy amount of  shaping how you endure whatever it is you…

What: Mindful Mindset

Thoughts: As a former therapist and person involved with a wide range of people from children to adults, I’ve always thought this was something that was important. Quarantine has only strengthened this thought and my resolve to share with others the importance of “…

I know I’m not the only person that goes through different levels of frustration because of people and their lack of common sense. I said years ago that I wanted to write about it, but that never happened. Now that I’m out of my feelings and I’m in the mode of seriously thinking about things, I…

This week I figured I would try a little different topic so here it goes: Marriage

Initial Thoughts: It was going to be amazing. Of course I wasn’t desensitized to the idea that there would be bumps in the road, but I have always believed it was til death do us part. I knew I wanted…