Category: Parenting
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Feeling Broken
The last few years life has really tested me in ways I never thought it would. The last few months have been even more trying than the rest. My heart hurts and my mind is tired. I feel completely broken. I have been struggling for a while with my mental health. Last month was really…
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I’m Feeling 52
So, what does it feel like turning 52? Well, I guarantee it probably doesn’t feel like you think it does. I know for me it doesn’t feel or look like I ever thought it would. So many things are just not what our younger selves think. I turned 52 this past Sunday, April 12, 2026.…
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Take Some Time For The Little Things
I carry my stress around with me all the time. I am a busy mom, stepmom, wife, aunt, entrepreneur and more! I battle my depression and anxiety daily. I have a hard time just enjoying things sometimes. I have trouble just sitting back relaxing and living. The first week school was out and I had…
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Working on Myself and Trying to Find My New Identity
The holidays had me so busy I have not written in far too long. I have been pondering what to write about with so many ideas and drafts already written. As I was sitting here working on graphics and things for my craft business I started thinking of a conversation that I had with my…
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It Is What It Is
Last Wednesday was my 43rd birthday. It was nothing special really. It is just another day when you get older. I do want to have a day focused on me in that I want to go out to eat with my family and I want to just do something for myself or that I enjoy doing.…
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I Am Feeling Like A Failure!
Today as I sit typing this on the eve of my 43rd birthday I am still so sad and heartbroken. I have cried on and off all day. Today has been one of the worst I have had in a long time. There have been quite a few bad ones but today took the…
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Why Do Teens Think Family No Longer Matters?
I find myself these days getting overly upset about the relationship with my teenage son or lack thereof should I say. I mean I knew it would change as he got older so that is not the issue. I did not even once think it would mean that he would not really want to…