I’ve seen a lot of smack talking on social media lately over people posting their at home workouts or their meal prep/planning. I find it hilarious how any time someone decides to do something they enjoy, they’ve got the Facebook police out there to tell them its lame. I mean …
Let me start off by saying, holy fuck what a crazy world we live in. The past few weeks I’ve been waking up in almost disbelief at the current state of affairs but this isn’t a blog about that. At least not totally. I think we could all use a …
Working as a Child Abuse Prevention and Education Specialist for a local Child Advocacy Center, I am often granted permission to attend local and statewide training’s and events. I am very lucky to have a budget that allows me to pursue these opportunities and become more educated on the issues …
Parenting is hard because it forces you to constantly look at your faults and shortcomings as a person. Not as an employee at work or student at school but deep down as a person. It makes you recognize your weaknesses all the time. No one can be perfect but the …
As the greatest holiday known to earth quickly approaches, I have begun to wonder whether we all need to watch The Grinch one more time. I have seen countless posts complaining about the busyness of the season and the stress of completing our Christmas shopping. For too many adults Christmas …
All day yesterday I was planning on writing a very important blog post. A post that I have been debating about writing for quite some time; a blog post that scares me to the core but that I have felt building for a while now. The timing seemed perfect but …
One of the most common questions you usually will get asked when first meeting someone is “What do you do for a living?” and I’ve always hated this question for a couple reasons. While the questioning might seem harmless, it perpetuates a dangerous habit: The tendency to associate who we …
Something about a rainy day that gets you thinking….Life is crazy. Some days I feel like I’m on top of the world, able to conquer anything I decide to. Other days I feel small, inadequate, and purposeless. On those days… the days where its not so easy to be me, …
For so many years I have been living in a fast-paced, high stakes world, consistently moving from one endeavor to the next. The hustle and bustle keeps my mind and body busy, subsiding my anxiety (or at least I thought). I would notice my plate was getting full and add …
This week I was blessed with the once in a lifetime opportunity to attend the Democratic Presidential Primary Debate in Detroit. 2 nights, 20 candidates vying for the opportunity to create real change in America. I honestly love sitting and listening to 20 individuals fight over who is going to …
