Author: Desiree.Angelica

Thirty. 😲 Thirty years old. Here I am, the day after my birthday, enjoying every minute of where I've been and discovering even more about myself with every passing day. I hear so many people dreading another birthday or not wanting to grow older. That has never been the case for me. I love birthdays.… Continue reading Happy 30th To Me!

Pride. What a broad subject. & if you've read my other posts you know I'm going to do my best to break it down according to my own opinions, experiences and thoughts. Take it for what it's worth or scroll on past. Either way, I'll still be proud of myself for posting this and every… Continue reading Pride; From Others & For Yourself

I forgive you. Not for you but for me. I am no longer handcuffed; I am finally free I forgive you. Those shackles were weighing me down. I am finally above water; I refused to drown. I forgive you.  Those bars on that cell no longer hold me in. Covered in scars; I fought to… Continue reading I Forgive You

You know there are so many crazy realizations you come to and notice when you lose a significant amount of weight. & some times it's hard to always keep the positives in the forefront of your mind; I never stop trying! This weekend we went camping for our first trip of the season. It was… Continue reading NSV’s & Crazy Realizations After VSG

I am NOT planning to ever have children. I'll hold; while you grasp that idea, shake your head in disgust or whatever else you need to do to then continue reading if you wish. . . . . . Okay, then. I know that having children is a part of life that so many dream… Continue reading No, I’m Not Having Children. . . *gasp*

Who do you have faith in? Do you have faith in yourself? Is there a higher power that you put your faith in? My Faith in Others Let me start with my personal faith in others. I, recently, was chatting with a friend and she said that she tries to believe that there are more… Continue reading Faith All Around

Friends. Family. Support. I have definitely covered this before but I feel like it's a topic that can never be discussed enough. There can never be too much love in your life. You can never surround yourself with too many positive, uplifting influences. Friends that become your family are so important to survival in this… Continue reading Friends. Family. Support. 

Balance; It sounds so simple yet is one of the most complex ideas to grasp. We can believe we have found our balance and then wake up one day to feel totally off kilter when just the night before we laid our head down on our pillows and felt that all was right in the… Continue reading Balance This Life

Several times over the last year and a half I have been asked if I wish I would have had surgery prior to my wedding, prior to marrying the man who drives me absolutely insane and pushes each and every button I have but makes me laugh uncontrollably in the very next moment. In short;… Continue reading He Loves Me, Regardless

Another turn on this path I'm on; mile marker says eleven years. Some hikes have been full of laughter and others I feel like I'm drowning in a river of tears. There are days the wind doesn't blow and time stands still. Hours I dig deep into the ground to find my will. The will… Continue reading Eleven Years, Poppa