Author: Desiree.Angelica

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

There are moments I feel so lost and out of place. Minutes I spend shaking, with tears stains on my face. Hours I can’t quit break free of my own head space. Some times I forget how beautiful the ride is on this roller coaster. So many ups and downs. Twists and turns. I forget… Continue reading Let Your Past Make You Better

Hello, again. 👋 It's me, again! My last several posts have been on a more serious note so today I'm gonna highlight a few non scale victories. Some seem silly but that are all things I've noticed that have changed since losing weight. One of the strangest and coolest ones has been being able to… Continue reading Hello Non- Scale Victories

Each part of me tells you a little more of who I truly am inside. Every flaw and every detail I have come to embrace with pride. My scars are a story of the places I have been. My tattoos are a badge of honor from the wars I've fought within. My hair is an… Continue reading Confidence; My Secret

Mental health. Yes, I said it. Yes, I'm willing to talk about it. & yes, I know it has and can still be a taboo topic. I also know that so many struggle with their own demons but aren't prepared or do not feel like anyone can relate or will listen. For those that feel… Continue reading Mental Health: Here We Go

I see you, I hear you, I feel you; I am you. I see you; ten years old: feeling lost, eyes filled with worry. I see the tears falling on your journal pages as you're writing about how you don't fit in as well as you "think' you should. I see how you look in… Continue reading I see you, I hear you, I feel you; I am you

One of the absolute best physical compliments I have always received is how nice people always seem to think I am dressed! Regardless of my size I have always gotten compliments on my clothes, shoes and style. Normally when people compliment me my instant reaction is always "thank you, it was only (price) at (Walmart,… Continue reading Always Buy The Shoes (or dress, or shirt, or purse. . . )

One thing that will never suck less through this journey and through life is the negativity that some times comes with it. The snide comments that people make still sting, regardless of how confident you are. The words still cut deep and bleed just the same. What can change is how you choose to deal… Continue reading Don’t Be a Negative Nellie