Let’s talk Loneliness

November 20, 2022November 20, 2022

Let’s talk loneliness. But please don’t feel awkward about it. It’s something I deal with, and actually have grown quite used to, I guess. The funny thing about it is it’s not like I’m stranded

Catching up with the latest ups, downs, struggles and wins.

April 19, 2022October 19, 2022

I thought of this post last night as I was lying in bed trying to sleep. Usually, I fall asleep in under 2 minutes, but my husband was serenading me with his chainsaw snoring opera,

Finding a different beat.

September 21, 2021September 22, 2021

It’s honestly quite amusing to read how many times I’ve said, “when I get back into my groove” or “trying to get my groove back” on here over the past few years. Ok, more in

Letting My Mind Fly

June 3, 2021June 3, 2021

Just going to get some random th0ughts out there and let my mind fly for a bit. Ok, I love this picture too, realized I hadn’t shared it on here, and well, it was a

Something to look forward to

April 13, 2021April 13, 2021

I consider myself a pretty optimistic and choose-joy, kind of person. Ironically there’s a flip side to that which involves a lot of thinking and thoughts that are the polar opposite. I am not a

Just Because…

November 29, 2020November 29, 2020

Here are a few quick mood boosters for when you’re stuck at home, the weather stinks, you can’t really go escape anywhere, Seasonal Affective Disorder in 2020 is just oh so pleasantly seeping in, and

Well, I started off this quarantine with a bang: Motivated, pretty darn productive, super healthy, positive, and convinced I could teach Levi how to speak Spanish. Fast-forward to day 285, or whatever it is…and let’s

Color Therapy. Sort Of.

April 12, 2020

The way colors interact has always been super interesting. Ok colors in general are. But let me explain. In painting – when you want to make some blues really pop, you add a splash of

Some Thoughts

April 4, 2020April 5, 2020

It’s 12:06 am on a Friday night. I haven’t been able to sleep at all lately, and figured maybe if I just write a few things down it will clear out my mind to just

Different Kind Of Spring Mood

March 24, 2020

Well, what an interesting start to Spring. The days are longer and things are blooming, and I’m just trying to not turn into Bill Murray in What About Bob through it all. There’s a lot

The Struggles and The Good Stuff

March 10, 2020March 11, 2020

Ok, time for a little journal/writing exercise. This kind of stuff helps me get back into my groove, and sometimes the act of writing helps makes sense of things and ends up being quasi therapeutic.

Friendly Reminder

February 3, 2020February 3, 2020

Sorry for the lack of posting. I had some unexpected travel (that wasn’t really something I felt like writing about) pair that with feeling under the weather, the heartbreaking stuff going on in the world

A few healthy things to try this year

January 17, 2020January 19, 2020

I can’t exactly pinpoint the time when my mindset towards health and fitness went from a negative to a positive one. It went from don’t do that, don’t eat that, don’t be that, I don’t

20 thoughts for 2020

January 12, 2020January 12, 2020

Somehow last year ended, a decade said sayonara, this year started, and I didn’t wake up in 2020 as a new person with a new perspective on life, filled with lists of things I want

Grey Day Pick Me Ups

December 5, 2019December 5, 2019

I think I do some sort of post like this each year during the next few months. Well, this year it might be a little more of a personal pep talk. Things are cold and