Just the girl next door trying to get through life, both the sweet & the sour moments, one day at a time.
I fell for it. I engaged. Over the years, I’ve learned more about narcissism and how to best handle interacting with them. In my previous post, I talked about the bullying behavior and not owning their thoughts as my own. However, recently, I made the mistake of engaging with the narcissist. I fell into the…
I’ve been pretty quiet around here lately. But today, was one of those victorious moments and I had to share in case anyone else is/has struggled with mental abuse. A few years ago, I believed every single negative thing someone close to me said. I believed I was worthless, incompetent, stupid, never good enough, never healthy enough,…
“I have a million people to do something with. But I don’t have anybody to do nothing with. That’s what I miss most.” Recently, I found a show on Netflix I’ve been binge watching and am nearing the end of season 3. It’s called Switched at Birth. Toby, a young man who got married…
Have you heard about the new Netflix series called 13 Reasons Why? It’s about a girl who was bullied at school and ultimately ended her life by slitting her wrists. Through the 13 episodes based on the book by Jay Asher, bullying, sexual assault, drugs, alcohol, suicide are all addressed. Forbes recently shared, 13…
The past few years have provided me with lots of opportunities to learn, grow and move on to a better life. After my divorce became official about 18 months ago, I finally had the energy and mental space to focus on other things. Just one year ago, after returning from a life changing workshop in…
Yesterday, we were recognized at the Illini game as the founding members of the Orange Krush Foundation Board. The Foundation was the brain child of Dr. Michael Raycraft. It’s crazy to think that I was a part of the foundation in its infancy,… operated out of a small cubicle, overseen by one staff member, Michael,…
Is anyone else stubborn? Or is it just me? ha! After my third child was born, things chemically changed in me. It didn’t help that I had a husband that more often than not left for work before the kids woke up and came home after they went to bed, or if he was home…
No need to even blog about my night on my blog because this blog nailed it. Tonight I let my emotions get the best of me and I didn’t handle my boys misbehaving as well as I should have. The actions of someone else outside of our home affected the length of my fuse with…
As I put away the ornaments while the boys are at their dad’s and I can’t help but smile. Each boy has their own tree that they decorate each year with their own special ornaments. Every year since the boys celebrated their first Christmas, my mom has purchased the boys special ornaments that signify something…
When it rains it pours…. 4 Emergency Room visits in 7 days for my middle boy last month for allergy related issues Inspection to check for mold in our home Expense to clean HVAC system in our house $50 ticket for expired license plate sticker given at the Schaumburg mall on my birthday. grrrr $400…