Happy 2020 to all my friends and family! Ringing in the New Year often times means doing some deep 'spring cleaning' of ourselves. We may go through our closets and cabinets, clean out the fridge, or we may dive into journaling, maybe even join a new fitness studio. The underlying tone of, "out with the old, in with the new" is abundant. Frankly, it can be quite overwhelming. Let me tell you a secret, a New Years resolution does not have to be earth shatteringly amazing. It can simply be a time where you recognize you've thought about starting/stopping a behavior, and instead of saying tomorrow, you say today. Personally, I only have one so called resolution. It actually began in the spring of 2019, so it's not even an official NYR. But, I recognize it's importance, so I need to make sure I stick with it. By sharing my experience and intentions, I hope to help hold myself accountable. And, maybe one of you will be inspired. Resolvi...
Mr. & Mrs. Wright! It has been quite some time since I put some time and energy into my blog. Skimming through years of blogs took me down memory lane. What a trip!! So much has happened over the last 10 years. Some of you have been on this trip with me. To y'all, I am so grateful for the continued love and support. I have such admiration for the man who has been my rock the last 9 years, Derek. And as of 8-8-2021, I get to call him my husband. The boys are now grown, out of school with full time jobs and girlfriends. My job as 'mom' has shifted tremendously. My oldest is 23, living in Idaho and learning what he wants out of life. I love that he will call me every once in a while to talk about stuff. He's evolving into his own person...with his own opinions and beliefs. While we don't always see eye to eye, I am always proud of him. My youngest is looking at 19 years old in less than a month. Since graduation, he has lived with me 100% of the time. It...
02/02/2020 Welcome to February my loves! The month that plasters the word LOVE all over the place. So, of course it's what's been on my mind. Love. It's a 4 letter word. So simple, but not really. In my life, I've loved many times. I've fallen in love, out of love, loved the shit out of something, I've been loved, then unloved... for such a little word, it sure is powerful. Now that I've been around the sun enough times to have some experiences under my belt, I feel confident in saying out loud that love isn't what we're told it is. Let's use a partner as an example. As a young girl, all I wanted was to fall in love. My parents found each other when they were in middle school, and are still together!!! Try as I did, that kind of love was not meant for me. My high school sweetheart was not my destiny. As we became (very) young adults, we realized we were simply too different. I found a cute young man who reminded me of my dad. That shou...