Yesterday my doctor told me that Caregiver Fatigue is real. She explained that in addition to my own very real, and very present, health issues, I am allowed to feel worn out. Yesterday, my brother sent me a meme saying that it’s ok to fall apart, because even tacos fall apart and we still love…

Beach, please!! If you know me, you know there is almost nothing I like more than a good pun. This morning, I missed my fitness class with my friends, but instead of calling it a day, eating a box of double stuffed Oreos, and crawling into bed with my book, I have come back to…

Happy Tuesday, you guys!! Tuesday and I have had a very long hate-hate relationship, so I have decided to that from now on, even if Tuesday wants to hate me, I am not paying it mind. I am going to be all about a happy Tuesday and a great day, because you teach people how…

This is a rainbow kind of day. I love that when the weather goes weird, the chance of seeing a rainbow becomes high. It’s hard not to be hopeful when I spend the day looking for rainbows. “My eyes constantly seek the rainbow of my dream and I sometimes fail to be grateful for raindrops…

Happy Saturday! In my zeal to celebrate my creator status after reaching 10K followers, apparently I have “over engaged” and have been blocked from following or liking anything an indeterminate period of time. So, I am going to take this as a sign that it is time for a weekend off and focus on my…

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Do all things with love. What does that mean to you? Love for yourself? Love for your family? Love for your friends? Love for humanity? Love for your job? Love for Mother Earth? Love for your God? Love for animals? For me it means all of those: •love myself = mental, spiritual, and physical health…

I was reminded today of one of the great oratory passages of the 20th Century today. I was reminded that we are fighting our own battles, and that we are all going to get criticism. We can either let the critics cause us to flee, and feel ashamed, or we can take the critiques, and…

My girl is finished her second year of musical theatre. I have watched her throw her whole heart into James and the Giant Peach, learning the lines and lyrics to every single part including her own. I have watched her battle her reticence to speak up, her anxiety, her personal challenges, and develop her confidence…

Happy birthday, Dave! We are midway through 2019, which has definitely been the hardest of our 20 years together, and the hardest of your 35 years on this earth. I am so proud of you, and grateful for you. You are so brave, and in this awful situation you have found ways to bring joy,…