Lifestyle
This was a project/challenge I was assigned in college, 10 years ago. A decade later, I thought I would do it again and challenge other bloggers to do this too. It really gets hard to think of things as you go! Rules/Suggestions No facts that can help someone stalk you or another person. (cities you live in, phone numbers, schools, …
Anxiety, Depression, Mental Illness
Living with anxiety, depression, or both can be really difficult. Everyday life is negatively affected, especially relationships with those that don’t fully understand the illness. Here are 9 things that people living with anxiety and depression want others to know. 1. I Can’t Control It It’s not something that I can just snap out of. It is a legitimate disorder …
Yesterday I launched my first YouTube video after a really long time of wanting to start my channel. I can’t wait to see where this leads me, and I hope to inspire as many people as possible!
Fun Stuff, Pets/Animals
I love black cats. I absolutely love them! I’ve always had a special place in my heart for them, and it all started with my mom’s black cat that she had when I was born. There has almost always been a black cat in my life. Unfortunately, black cats have the lowest adoption rate in shelters. There are a few …
On July 31st, 2019, my beautiful daughter Cassidy was born. It was the most beautiful, scary, and intense experience of my life. Now, about 6 months later, I’m ready to share my story! *This post discusses pregnancy, labour, and birth in detail. My due date was July 29th. I was born early and was hoping that my baby would do …
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 …