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Where I've been, how I'm feeling, and what's happening with this blog. Hello blog friends, I've missed you. I thought I owed you a bit of an update as I have been very very absent on here over the last few months. I started a new job back in late June and while its going … Continue reading I’m Not Keeping Up: Life & Blog Update
So we are (more than) 6 months into 2022 already, how is that even possible? Lots has been going on in my life and I haven't had a lot of time to spend here in this little corner of the internet. So, I thought I would sit down and put together a life update to … Continue reading Life Update & 6 Month New Years Resolution Check-In
This is a journal of my thoughts and feelings during the pandemic of COVID-19. Part 19 - Written on May 3rd, 2022. It's been a while since I've written about the covid-19 pandemic. We've just crested another wave. Probably the highest rate of spread yet. Luckily, the hospitalizations weren't catastrophic. But still, so many people were sick. … Continue reading Covid Chronicles – Part 19 & 20
Talking about body image, self-esteem, and infertility. Content warning: some discussion of weight related insecurity. Last week was National Infertility Awareness week (April 23rd-29th, 2022). The perfect time to talk about the many impacts and struggles faced by those struggling with infertility. For some background, I've never been someone with perfect self-esteem or confidence. As … Continue reading Am I Just Defective? Body Image & Infertility
This is a journal of my thoughts and feelings during the pandemic of COVID-19. Written on February 4th & 14th, 2022. Who knew there would be a part 18 of this series. With Covid numbers and spread still very high I guess that means this series lives on. It's been days of the Trucker Protests, the "freedom … Continue reading Covid Chronicles – Part 18
Opening up about our journey with infertility. I will never be 25 and pregnant. I will never be 25 and a Mom. It sounds silly, but one of my life goals was to start a family at 25. I just had this idea that 25 would be the perfect time to have my first child. … Continue reading Opening Up About Infertility
Can self-help books actually improve your mental health? What are the pros and cons of reading them? My thoughts and personal experience with self-help books. Self help books have been around for a long time. Pretty much since humans started publishing written content for public consumption there have been various forms of self-help reading. You … Continue reading Self-Help Books & Mental Health
My hopes and goals for the New Year. I have a love hate relationship with new year's resolutions, as I explored in my post last year, I think they can be a mixed blessing. They can serve as a positive motivator to reevaluate where we are and where we would like to be and give … Continue reading What’s Next? My Goals for 2022
And just like that another year is gone. Taking a moment to look back on 2021. As I sit here to write about 2021 and my thoughts about the New Year coming, I'll admit I'm foggy. This year was such a whirlwind it's is truly hard to put into words. If you would like to … Continue reading A Year in Review -2021
This is a journal of my thoughts and feelings during the pandemic of COVID-19. Written on December 15th, 2021. Hello friends, I haven't written a Covid Chronicle in what seems like a long time. And to be honest I somewhat naively thought I might never write one again. Not that Covid had disappeared by any means, but … Continue reading Covid Chronicles – Part 17
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