What’s the difference between Charity that eats ice cream and the Charity that doesn’t? That question was asked by my counselor today when I was telling her about my recent difficulty with the amount of sweets I’ve been eating. We were discussing perfectionism and how it affects tasks or obstacles we face. For me, I […]
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I’M DITCHING THE SCALE!!!
I’ve gotten a bit obsessed over that number. My current goal is 175 and I’m at 184 right now. My focus is on the wrong thing right now. That damn number. I can almost guarantee the day I step on that scale and see that number, I’ll get a rush for about 30 seconds that […]
How Life’s Curveballs Taught Me to Take Control of My Future
For as long as I can remember, I dreamed of working at a school. And when I finally landed my job, I thought I’d stay there forever. I loved the atmosphere, my coworkers, and most of all, the kids. I even had the same schedule as my own kids, which made balancing work and family […]
Will you ever enjoy a holiday again?
This isn’t easy to say, but I know there was a point in my marriage when I said I NEVER want to spend another holiday like that again. I was miserable. Holidays weren’t enjoyable. Everything was stressful. I was constantly on edge. I tell you this not to brag- but I just had the most […]
Driveways are for crying, right?
*Trigger warning- pregnancy loss* I remember sitting in my driveway, tears rolling down my cheeks. Mike and I had just gotten home from our ultrasound. I was 20 weeks pregnant. But the last 10 weeks had been far from easy. I had experienced serious complications and we were afraid we might lose the baby. As […]
This sure ruffled some feathers…
I was running into a mental roadblock with one of my goals- my big goal to build my business and reach more people, women just like me. I’ve been nervous to talk about some of the hard stuff on my page, the stuff that really ruffles feathers. If you’ve experienced trauma in a relationship, it’s […]