Mental Health

I have a monster that I cannot control. Rage. You likely wouldn’t guess that I have a very mean, very aggressive side. My bubbly personality and constant quest for positivity serve to hide the monster within.  I do not fit your typical...

A friend asked on Facebook, “what’s one thing you’ve learned about yourself during the stay at home/pandemic period?” I’ve learned a lot. There are some projects, regardless of how much time I have, that I will simply never complete. Other...

Stuck. It's all I feel lately. Stuck at home. Stuck in the middle of opposing views trying to be the medium of tolerance to allow growth. Usually I feel as though I am treading water just to keep up. As of lately, the...

I never considered myself to be a creative child.  I had little-to-no drawing ability, I didn't color inside the lines (what fun is that anyway?) and I was woefully inept at cute block lettering. It took a solid thirty...

I am so sick of talking about Covid-19 aka Coronavirus. I can appreciate that this is a serious situation. Tough decisions need to be made by everyone about your family, your health, your finances. This is a situation we...

I never thought I would be a wife, much less a mom. I didn’t really want that life for myself plus, for some reason, I thought it would be biologically impossible for me to get pregnant. I had dreams...

"I'm resigning...effectively immediately." Yesterday was so incredibly chaotic that I legitimately texted a group of friends, "I'm resigning from this parenting life, effective immediately. I'm done with this day, y'all." I know that may sound harsh to some but the...

Like most alive humans, I never liked feeling insecure, jealous, tired, or angry. I wanted to be a healthy, loving mom doing a good job of taking care of my people and my home. But, let’s be honest, there...

I’m just going to say it – it’s OK to feel overwhelmed and be unproductive. You don’t have to have it together all the time. Do you remember that little homeschool schedule that was floating around the internet a week...

To the mamas lost in the woods of quarantine… this one’s for you. And to the ones daydreaming of escaping into the actual woods to live with the wolves (or the Saint Street coyotes at least) instead of the wild...