No Longer a Slave to Fear

TRIGGER WARNING: This blog post contains information about sexual assault which may be triggering to survivors. There’s no doubt that I am an open book when it comes to my battle with maternal mental illness. Though it has been on my terms and when I’ve been ready to share, when I finally was or am … [Read more…]

Superman

Welp, I survived (barely) my first week back to work! The morning of my first day back, I dropped both Boogie and Nugget off at my in-laws and I am proud to say that I didn’t cry! (though I did a little the night before haha) I have to say, I felt nervous on my … [Read more…]

Boogie

I remember the day so vividly, like it was yesterday. It was Memorial Day 2014 and I just had this gut feeling, I just knew. While hubby did some work in the backyard, I took Monkey and stopped at our local Walgreens for a test and then 7-11 for some slurpees because it was hot … [Read more…]

The Night Before Returning to Work

Well tonight is the night. The night that I’ve been dreading and most looking forward to. The night before I go back to work. In less than 12 hours I’ll be heading back to my full time job and I’m a hot mess of emotions right now. I really didn’t think I would be struggling … [Read more…]

The Lies and Truths of My 2016

With 2016 coming to a close, I think it’s normal for people to take a look back and evaluate how their year went, what they liked and didn’t like and what they would like see to for themselves in the coming year. So like everyone else, I find myself doing just that. Looking back at … [Read more…]