kids… Letting My Preschooler Dye Her Hair 25 Jun 202025 Jun 2020 For those of you who know me or have followed my journey for awhile have seen the ongoing, never ending, transformation of my hair. I have had black hair, red,…
adulting… Love Thyself #2 8 Sep 20178 Sep 2017 Today as Poppy was napping and Pickle was at preschool, I was going through some blogs. I stumbled upon one through a Facebook blogging group. Nia Simone wrote about accepting your physical…
adulting… How Do You Measure Success? 7 Sep 20177 Sep 2017 Everyday we have many choices to make. The other day I was reading an article called Non-negotiable willpower. It was talking, mostly, about excuses we use for not exercising. The concept…
Uncategorized… Say It To My Face 1 Sep 20175 Sep 2017 Pardon me while I vent for a minute. Do you ever find yourself in a situation where someone is making you mad, but instead of talking to them directly about…
Mental/Emotional… You Have To Keep Going 30 Aug 201730 Aug 2017 How is it we can lose motivation for the things we want? In particular, I am referring to self image. I have struggled with my self image for, what seems…
adulting… Life Dreams 29 Aug 201729 Aug 2017 When you're young, you don't think of life as limited. At least, I didn't. I was full of dreams when I was young. Very early on, I had dreamt about…
family… Family Tradition 28 Aug 201727 Aug 2017 Before I met my husband, my version of dirt track racing was the demolition derby and crazy 8 races at one of the nearby fair grounds. I had gone to…
life… The Miracle About Writing 21 Aug 201720 Aug 2017 When I have had a rough day and don't feel like talking to anyone, I write. When I feel all alone with my thoughts, I write. When something makes my…
adulting… I am not afraid. 20 Aug 201720 Aug 2017 Why do people lie? Maybe they think it is protecting someone from the truth. Maybe they are protecting themselves from something or someone. There are plenty of reasons that people…
adulting… Parenting with a Mental Illness 12 Aug 2017 People often assume that those of us with mental illnesses are not capable of being parents. I'm not sure where they get that idea from exactly, but I think it…