Category: gratitude

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    Listen. To. Your. Body.

    Repeat after me: LISTEN.TO.YOUR.BODY. Our bodies don’t come with user’s manuals like vehicles do. Just like my vehicle, I ignore the check engine light until things go into crisis mode. I’ve gotten better with age, knowing that there’s maintenance associated with both my vehicle and my body – but it seems that I’m treating my…

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    And Now, a Post About Societal Pressure

    I caught a prompt on WordPress that finally sparked something in my brain. Something about “having it all”. This is something that should be talked about. Societal pressures through social media and the standards we have begun setting for ourselves and those around us have become a tad bit ridiculous. Pinterest perfect weddings, Instagram worthy…

  • …And Keeping My Sanity Outside of Work

    Being the CEO of a household isn’t easy. Throw in a husband, three teenage boys, two senior dogs, a career, track/golf/football, some booster clubs, a side hustle or two and you can start to feel your Botox wear off and your hair start to gray. There are days where so feel like I’m on the…

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    Toxic Positivity

    We hear a lot about toxic this and toxic that, toxic-toxic-toxic. *Cue the Britney Spears medley* Toxic positivity is becoming an increasing plague. I am all for pumping people up during the bad times and being excited for people when they are succeeding but we have got to cut the shit when it comes to…

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    Obligatory Valentine’s Day Post

    Valentine’s Day. Tomorrow is a day where half of the couples in the US spend their time showering each other with services, cards, gifts that cost as much as the mortgage, dinners that cost as much as a car payment … and the other half of the couples spend the day fighting because society and…

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    Nightmare on Main Street

    It’s taken me ten months to take a deep breath and re-visit this story. Planning my dream wedding has never been a bucket list item for me. Those that know me, know that the last time I tied the knot I did it in Vegas and held back the urge to have a $300, sweaty,…

  • Only Child Life

    Being an only child is strange sometimes. It always has been. Do people with siblings have imaginary friends as children? Do people with siblings like the attention of being picked on by an older sibling? Are people with siblings as close to their parents like I am with mine? It took me all my life…

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    Thanking My Lucky Stars

    I started off 2023 with the theme “Celebrate Small Wins”. The past few years have been chaotic and a rollercoaster of goods, bads, and uglies so I wanted a theme that kept positivity flowing. I had goals of snail mailing cards for every occasion to be celebrated, buying tiny thoughtful trinkets to be given out…