2022 was one of the most challenging years of my life. It’s definitely in my Top 3 Hardest Years Ever. There were times over the course of this year that I wanted to say screw it and just give up. Many times. There were times I seriously questioned if I could keep going. By October […]
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Living in the Could Be
One of the things holding me back from pulling the trigger and going through with a divorce was taking the kids away from the home they had grown up in. Whether their father moved out or I moved out or we both moved out and the house was sold, they were going to be spending […]
Embracing Discomfort
I am of the mindset that my purpose is to be constantly growing and changing. In order to be the best version of myself and the person I aspire to be, I need to embrace change. We all do. But change is not easy. Easy is doing what you always do. Easy is doing what […]
It’s Not Supposed To Be Easy
We all have things we want to change about our current situation. We might want to change our spending habits or something in our marriage or our weight or how we parent our kids or our level of fitness. But change is not easy. And our brains are wired for finding the easiest way to […]
NOT THIS
Sometimes you get into a routine, and it becomes so ingrained and so automatic that you don’t question it. You don’t reassess or reevaluate. You just run on autopilot. Over and over and over again. Like a hamster. Then something comes up and changes your routine and you have an aha moment. You see things […]
Nothing Changes When Nothing Changes
I found out a week ago that my husband was let go from his job. I was angry. Really angry. I was angry because there was no warning. I was angry because we were completely unprepared. I was angry because he did nothing wrong and he was a really good employee. I was angry because […]