General
You hear all the cliches. “Don’t judge somebody until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes,” “You never know what’s going on in someone’s head,” “Everybody’s got a story that will break your heart.” You better have known that last one is from a song! I think we all try to live by these ideas. We know we should be …
Anxiety, Fun Stuff, Pregnancy
Youtube is a wonderful resource for so many reasons. Entertainment, expression, information, and learning are just a few of the benefits you can get from spending time on Youtube. I am planning to start my journey with Youtube very soon, so I thought I would share my 5 favourite Youtubers. You’ve got to check some of them out! The Try …
Lifestyle, Mental Illness
You’ve seen them. All over Facebook and Instagram. Your friends and people you follow post these beautiful images with a quote on them that is meant to inspire you to be and do better. As a person who lives with chronic depression and generalized anxiety disorder, seeing these types of posts can be like a slap in the face. Sure, …
Lifestyle, Mental Illness
Have you been curious about trying those meal delivery services? There are so many to choose from. Chef’s Plate, Good Food, Miss Fresh, etc. My husband and I signed up with Hello Fresh, and I am going to share our experience. The plan we had was for 4 meals per week. The Packaging I was very happy with the way …
Babies and Children, Fun Stuff, Lifestyle
This was Cassidy’s first Christmas, and as you can imagine, everyone wanted to spoil her! I decided to share what she received for presents this year since baby stuff is super fun and adorable. Christmas this year was very special for my husband and me because it was our first holiday season as parents. Even though she didn’t know what …
General, Lifestyle
Do you ever look back at your teenage years and just cringe? Oh boy do I ever! Sometimes I wish I could go back in time and talk some sense into myself. However, I know that if I didn’t make all the choices I did in my past, I wouldn’t be where I am today. I would love to warn …
I have some very big exciting news to share with my readers! My family is growing by one this summer, and it’s not because we are adopting another furry friend. We have a human baby on the way who is due July 29th! I found out I was pregnant on November 22nd 2018 and I’m currently 23 weeks along. This …
General
I had a wonderful teacher in elementary school, and luckily I had him for 2 grades. He was my teacher for grade 5 and 7. This was a critical time for me, it was between grades 5-8 when my depression started and grew rapidly due mostly to bullying and general low self-worth. ———————————————- Mr. S, you may never know how much …
Mental Illness
Hello Blog, I am back. It’s been a while, I know, and I am really trying to stop leaving you alone for so long. This past month or so has been a little hectic for me. Hectic, stressful, and busy. Having a mental illness makes staying consistent very difficult, which makes running a business or blog very difficult, but not …
General
It was twelve years ago today that Mom told me the news I never wanted to hear. I came home after spending some time after school with my then boyfriend, and sat on the couch and looked at her. You had been in the hospital for a couple weeks and every day when I came home I would ask for …