We're officially in 2021...not like "Happy New Year" but more like we're settled in with 2021...the holidays are over...football champions have been declared...we've changed presidents....we're getting better at remembering the correct year when we write a check....you know, we're like officially WITH 2021. While we're really only 6-ish weeks in, we've already had plenty of [...]
This is a [true] story about research, failures, wins, & loses that happened over the course of 3 months. When this journey began, I REALLY underestimated the level of frustration & amount of time that would soon be involved. This is a story about how finding the perfect...wait for it....garbage can. GARBAGE CAN. Let that [...]
Y'all. It is 2021! TWENTY TWENTY ONE. I know we are all glad to put 2020 in the rearview mirror and move forward! We've got a little tradition around the club that takes place around the first of every year....it is time for said tradition...announcing our word/phrase to focus the new year around. My 2020 [...]
We are finally entering the last week of 2020! Can I get an amen?!? Y'all, this year has been a doozy. Nobody could have predicted the craziness that 2020 would bring. I am cautiously optimistic that 2021 will be better. While I can't guarantee we won't have another year of pandemic & political chaos, I [...]
Full disclaimer: I try to keep my personal opinions to myself and off the internet but I am just flat out OVER.IT!!!!!I am not sorry for my personal opinions. I will not debate my position. If you're totally in love with this COVID way of life and looking for an argument, you should click that [...]
2020 is drawing to a close...thank goodness....so the next few blog posts will be focused on wrapping up 2020 and kicking 2021 into high gear! I am always on the hunt for the perfect planner. I've tried both digital and paper styles and just couldn't find the one that covered everything all in one. I [...]
Did you know that November is National Adoption Month? Now you do! With adoption being such a large part of my life, I knew I had to write a post paying tribute to the cause this month is all about. I think its no coincidence that National Adoption Month falls during November, the month of [...]
I've always been a "girly-girl". Prior to motherhood, you could have defined me as a "high maintenance girly girl". I had the heels matching the purses, the makeup, the chic outfits, the nails & hair done. I also had time. Since i've been in the mother-hood, time has gone out the window, taking the heels [...]
Before Q's diagnosis., I though I knew what ADHD was. I thought it was pretty simple and straightforward. I knew that ADHD was Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and I thought that was pretty self explanatory. A hyper kid that takes Ritalin to calm down was my overall general assumption. Growing up I heard people casually [...]
Depression. Anxiety. PPD. Bipolar Disorder. Seasonal Depression. OCD. PTSD. With September wrapping up and October starting, I thought now would be a great time to talk about mental health. More importantly, our mental health. September is Suicide Prevention Month and October is Depression Awareness Month. Apparently, I am supposed to keep it a secret that [...]
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