simplistic believer. soul searcher. fear conqueror. deep lover. unrealistic dreamer. & forever finding my own voice in this chaotically, beautiful world.
On this day three years ago I walked into the hospital ready to make a change. Ready to put in the work to live a healthier life. Ready to face whatever challenges came my way. Ready to focus on myself. In these last 3+ years (I started my VSG journey almost a year before my… Continue reading Happy Three Year Surgiversary to Meeee. 🎉
With so much negativity and chaos in the world today & Thanksgiving fast approaching I figured it’s the perfect time to reflect on what exactly I am thankful for from this past year. & maybe this can or will encourage others to dig deep past the heartache of this year and remember how blessed we… Continue reading It’s November; Let’s Talk About Being Thankful
Or maybe I was strong all along & they just made me prove it. 🖤🖤🖤 It is as dark as the midnight sky; not even the shimmer of a star do you see glowing in your eye. The night has swallowed the moon and it's dim glow; you try to feel your way. don't step… Continue reading My dark days made me strong. . .
“May the bridges I burn light the way.” - Dylan McKay
Today is a freakin’ day. . You know one of those days you’re good not having again; ever, ever again in this lifetime.
In the last twelve-ish years since my Poppa passed away I have felt any and all emotions you can imagine surrounding Father’s Day. The first several chapters of the book I started to write of a life without my Poppa I would lock myself in my room and fall into my own pit of sadness… Continue reading Oh Bittersweet Father’s Day
I am now thirty one years old. Craziness, isn’t it?! I honestly never imagined being where I am in this moment. Or who I am. In the last several years I have grown into someone who loves her own skin. Someone who is proud of every scar and battle wound she has acquired. Years ago… Continue reading Share Your Heart. ♥️
Yes, that's right - no one is immune to the threat of weight gain, especially when we are thrown out of our "normal" routine; When we are absolutely and harshly forced off the track we were following. My journey on the healthier road is one that will always be a never ending one. It will… Continue reading The Quarantine Fifteen. 🤦‍♀️
(Side Note; Yes, I make this face A LOT. No, it won’t stop. Yes, I have always been told some day my face will be stuck like that. No, I didn’t get out of my pj’s today. 🤷‍♀️) It’s okay not to be okay. . .✔️It's okay not to have to all together 24/7. ✔️It's… Continue reading It’s A-Okay!!!
You left this world too young, too soon, too fast. . but the love you left behind will forever last. Tears will fall from time to time & we will feel the heaviness in our hearts. We will long for your arms, voice and love while we are a part. Our lives will forever… Continue reading What We Leave Behind When We Go. . .
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