Published inTake a Breath·Jul 6, 2021The help of a strangerYesterday, I fell. My mom and I were doing our regular grocery shopping trip a day late due to the holiday. I was searching for the cans of pineapple and my foot met the water or clear whatever it was. …Anxiety5 min readAnxiety5 min read
Published inTake a Breath·May 2, 2021Pause llI keep hitting pause on this story I should share. What story you may ask, my story. I was determined to start writing again come April 1 and then it didn’t happen. It didn’t happen for multiple reasons. Mostly personal. …Life2 min readLife2 min read
Apr 7, 2021Anxiety Life: Mom of only childNo one prepared me for this life. The one where anxiety is the beast that I have to try and not let conquer me daily. The one where I will probably only have one child and now all the concerns of making sure I do everything right for her is…Anxiety2 min readAnxiety2 min read
Published inTake a Breath·Aug 2, 2020Death of a friend.It happened. When the Pandemic put us in quarantine I held my breath. I thought it will only be a matter of time when someone I know will die from Covid-19. I prayed daily against it ever happening but knew in my heart that no matter how much I prayed…Life2 min readLife2 min read
Published inTake a Breath·Jul 26, 2020The trauma from spring lingersThe other night on social media one of my friends from work posted about a student who is going through hard times. The student’s mom has COVID-19 and is on a ventilator and is declining in health. The student contacted the teacher about it letting the teacher know that she…Mental Health8 min readMental Health8 min read
Published inTake a Breath·May 29, 2020A night like thisOn a night like this I am flooded with memories of my toddler running around the house giggling and playing. Thinking of the times she would soon be entering the school’s playgrounds and learning her ABCs. Now is the night before 5th grade is over. Tomorrow is her last day…Life Lessons4 min readLife Lessons4 min read
Published inTake a Breath·May 10, 2020Dance Mama.Follow in your mother’s footsteps. My mama was a dance mama. All the years I danced she was there doing all the things. Now she’s dance grandma doing all the things for my girl too. I grew up around a bunch of dance mamas that were basically like my 2nd…Life3 min readLife3 min read
Published inTake a Breath·May 8, 2020Break.No. I didn’t write yesterday. It was better than the day before however this day was filled with general sadness. Overall I just felt sad. I think the conversation with my journalism kids really got to me. The semester is 3 weeks away from being over and I kind of…Life Lessons2 min readLife Lessons2 min read
Published inTake a Breath·May 6, 2020Rough.Today sucked. I sure needed this drink after today. Man on man, where the heck did this day go? It was rough. Didn’t start as a bad day but boy it sure turned. It took all day for me to really figure out what the issue was but I finally…Life Lessons3 min readLife Lessons3 min read
Published inTake a Breath·May 5, 2020Mondays.The last few Mondays have definitely felt like Mondays. Take me back to the the weekend. Poor Mondays. Though this weekend had some minor rough issues, I would like to go back. More rest. But onward Monday we went. For the first time in weeks my work email was filling…Life Lessons2 min readLife Lessons2 min read
