One 41 y/o wife and working mom of five shares her thoughts and her world–what works, what doesn't, and all the fun chaos in between
Let’s Try This Again A few weeks ago, I hit a really hard place. The world had become more than my mental was letting me manage. One week, I saw men and women who looked like me killed while simply purchasing food for their families. The next week, I saw what should have been a …
I’ve written on this blog before about the challenges that I have faced in my life with mental anxiety and depression (post-partum included). I have given a couple of discussions on it, but didn’t really focus on those moments because who really wants to read about the bad times, right? Well, this weekend, it became …
A few days ago I had a terrible mommy moment. I was tired, exhausted, and frustrated. I was attempting to get out the house on time for a certain event and the children were not cooperating. One had “forgotten” how to put on her shoes. Another refused to leave without her lovie. The littlest screamed …
My aunt is dead. There’s no jokes. No corny metaphors. No #bloglife or click bait. This is real life. This is happening. Yesterday, I received a text from my mother (our preferred way to communicate) asking me to call her ASAP. Shortly thereafter, I received a text from one of my aunts asking if I’d …
Many years ago, I wrote a poem while in high school. I was going through depression then, but no one knew it. I smiled every day. I was polite and poised. I made sure to represent my family’s name well. I made sure to maintain high grades and speak positive. I encouraged others and made …