Trash Compactor of the Heart Disclosure: This is just my story and how I have processed what I have learned. It is not meant to serve as a diagnosis tool in anyway or a commentary on anyone else’s journey. If you are experience depression, anxiety or suicidal...
April marked six months for us in Spain. (Actually it was seven months, but let’s not count that first month living in a hotel.) After a few weeks in our house I wrote about what the experience of moving to a country felt like and how change is often difficult. When...
The Worth of Your Story I think we can all agree that the US has an overload of pseudo holidays – National Donut Day, National Guacamole Day, Star Wars Day, etc… It’s a little embarrassing the random things we sometimes choose to celebrate. There is however...
Disclosure: This is just my story and how I have processed what I have learned. It is not meant to serve as a diagnosis tool in anyway or a commentary on anyone else’s journey. If you are experience depression, anxiety or suicidal thoughts, please contact a...
I hate change. Any other fellow change haters? Maybe I just resist change. I mean, instantaneous change wouldn’t be so bad – learn a language in a day or six-pack abs overnight. It’s the whole uncomfortable change process that I don’t like....
Anyone that knows me well knows my obsession with the Olympics. Don’t bother calling or texting when The Games are on. We are busy. Twenty plus days staying up until midnight to cheer on Team USA. The back stories, the random events, the theme music. I love...
My name is on the cover of a book, and while I haven’t held it in my hand yet, it is still surreal. Being a writer is an interesting job. While a byline may be the ultimate goal for some, at the heart of every writer is the burning desire to tell a story. Writers...
In military spouse world, friend dating is a real thing and is done at lightning speed most of the time. There is no time to slowly get to know someone when you move every two years or so. Although, it never fails, a few months before you’re schedule to move,...
One evening shortly after he walked in the door, I began rapid-firing information at my husband, full-blown wife mode. He replied, “Whoa. I cannot handle all of that information at once. Penguins are quickly falling off the iceberg.” As a writer, I love...
Back in the day when I had one kid, didn’t homeschool, my husband was gone most of the time and was basically footloose and fancy free…I went to the gym 5-6 days a week. I would get so annoyed at all the people crowding the gym in January. I knew I had...
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