Matching tattoos with my daughter - because I can <3 I had a conversation a few weeks ago with a coworker – he was telling me a story about his preschool child and a situation they found themselves in, involving a door the child wasn’t able to open. This story was about perceptions, how some members of the family panicked and the other members needed to stop and work it out so the child could open the door -even though they wanted to panic too. It brought up a memory from whe

1/24/26 A couple weeks ago, I posted about the pitfalls of not supporting yourself when making changes in your life. I hadn’t slept much in days, did not spend hours revising that post like I normally would, and just “word vomited” like one of my friends likes to say. 😊 I truly appreciate the kind words and support I received after that post; you all are wonderful ❤ I find that every day is a new day full of learning and growth, and for those days leading up to that post I f

1/10/26 The week before Thanksgiving I decided to give up smoking. I had purchased a pack at a local gas station, and it cost almost $15! Using a card and buying by the carton, it’s easy to justify, or at least turn a blind eye to, the cost – and the cost per pack when buying in bulk is not that high. So this time I was paying in cash and hadn’t brought enough in with me for the pack, never imagining the cost would be that high. In perspective, that is almost a full hour of w

Here it is 4:00 in the morning and I’m allowing myself to ‘not’ sleep instead of struggling to get in those last few minutes before work....