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Throwback Thursday #8
When I was thirteen, I had a vision board, and I was confident everything would come true. I was going to marry Nick Carter, have two kids (A boy, Wyatt, and a girl, Katarina), a husky named Howard (I was … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Poetry
Tagged #birthday, #grief, #infertility, #marinecorps, #personal, #Poetry, #throwbackthursday, #usmc
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Journey to the Center of Health
Long-time readers of the blog know that I have been on a health and fitness journey for a little over a year now. I have fallen off the wagon a few times, but I have learned to be easy and … Continue reading
Posted in Lessons, Personal, This Is Me
Tagged #fitness, #health, #introspection, #journey, #lifelessons, #personal, #philosophy, #self
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How To Be a Decent Person 101
My heart has been very heavy this year as I witnessed person after person reveal a side of themselves that not only baffled me but made me lose respect for them. It’s hard sometimes to hold onto faith in humanity. … Continue reading
Posted in Lessons, Personal
Tagged #abuse, #justbekind, #metoo, #mystory, #personal, #rape, #thinkbeforeyouspeak, #trauma
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Who Am I?
I don’t typically do tags or awards, but it has been a while since I have written a blog post, and while I do have all kinds of thoughts rattling around in my brain, I figure a questionnaire is a … Continue reading
Changes in Mindset – On Writing
I read somewhere that once we start believing we have nothing left to improve upon, we are doomed to fail. As a writer, I have learned a few important skills that I apply to my writing as I learn and … Continue reading
Posted in Lessons, This Is Me
Tagged #aboutwriting, #lifelessons, #personal, #sex, #writing
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Hello Beauty, Hello Strange
I grew up in a family of women who got stuff done. Last-minute changes in plans and we now have an extra five mouths to feed? The women made it happen. Someone was injured during a nerf gun battle while … Continue reading
Posted in This Is Me
Tagged #growth, #introspection, #personal, #selfdiscovery, #selflove, #strength
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