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I know I have written on my blog before about Seasonal Affective Disorder (also referred to as Seasonal Depression) and the effects it can have on your mental health. In all my years of working on my mental health, this is something that still shows up, every year. Mostly this happens because I live in... Continue Reading →
Friends, we get it. Dudes, we hear you. The one person that is usually hard for is the mom, sister, aunt, daughter, girlfriend, or wife. It’s the last minute “I just don’t know what she would like”. The truth is, she has been telling you little things all throughout the year but somehow, we have... Continue Reading →
How has it been since JULY that I have written a post? One might say that quarantine, work, and depression has gotten ahold of me. One might be true. So, first things first, like I always do when I am absent, I am happy to catch you up to speed. July- Hot, really hot. We... Continue Reading →
I know that many of you have been amazon shopping during these unprecedented times…..wait, when did we ever not shop on Amazon?! Anyway, that is neither here nor there. This months favorites are so random and are not just things that I am loving but instead includes some favorites from my peeps living this quarantine... Continue Reading →
picture by thekitchn Here in Michigan, Spring has sprung! Our local farmers’ market and the greenhouses have opened! Next to Fall, Spring is a favorite season mainly because of all the new blooms and we can still get a mild chill in the night. This recipe was a hit with our family and it is... Continue Reading →
Even though we are in unprecedented times, I am still working on my goals each month and focusing on keeping on keeping on. Because that is what my mental health needs and deserves. I am hoping that May will allow for more growth and more love. My main goal for the month is to continue... Continue Reading →
Y’all, we are in some weird times. I do not know if weird or scary is the right word but for the sake of my sanity, we are going with weird. Here in Michigan, we are ending our sixth week of quarantine/essential employee/home schoolteacher. It is strange and weird. I have really been working on... Continue Reading →
Life is scary right now. I didn’t want my first blog post, after my hiatus, to be about something sad. Because lately, that’s all I have is sad news. Sometimes, that is what life is, isn’t it? Sad. But we weren’t promised easy and there are certainly things out of our control that make it... Continue Reading →
Every winter I find myself having to play this back and forth game with my clothes and accessories. Welcome to Michigan, where the climate gets weird, ALL YEAR LONG. I wouldn’t live anywhere else at this point, only because I have become a master of sorts at manipulating my wardrobe to meet Mother Nature’s love... Continue Reading →
I could have sat down to write this post and had it been all cheery and positive vibes but what I am really going to give you is the nitty gritty, the meat and potatoes about how someone’s real life goes. 2019 was a mix bag of emotions. It really was the year that forced... Continue Reading →
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