Don't Give Up

Have you ever felt so frustrated with life that you just want to scream as loud as you can to the top of your lungs and then punch something as hard as you can - Yes, you have - because you are human. If you are currently there, then let's make a club. You know one of those funny named clubs we used to make in middle school that only a few people knew about. My 8th grade friends group made one and named it Family. We labeled everyone in the group as mom, dad, brother, sister, aunt, uncle and so on. It was ridiculous... but really we just wanted to make our crush the "dad" and us the "mom". If the boy didn't mind being the dad to the mom then we knew his crush was mutual. How silly! I'm giggling to myself now while thinking about how immature teens are and how communication hasn't changed much over the years. Instead of simply saying, "I like you", we try to do little things or drop little hints to figure out where we stand in our relationsh...

Don't you hate it when someone posts something on social media that only gives you half of the story? They share a poem or a meme that you know is meant for someone to see and hopefully get the point they are trying to make without having to say it to them directly... only to leave the rest of us completely clueless as to what the heck is going on in their life. I apologize in advance... this blog is like those posts. Greetings my precious readers. Forgive my hiatus. I know I haven’t blogged in a while… and truth be known - I have a lot to blog about. Unfortunately, I’m torn between the rock and the hard place once again. I want to share what I want to share… but because I know my sharing will potentially hurt others - I cannot. It’s been a battle between this blog and myself ever since I opened my laptop in 2016. I’ve been told that my lack of sharing has made me come across shallow at times, stuck up and snobby. I guess that is the price I have to pay for protecting others. Findi...

If you've heard a Taylor Swift song, are a single woman and are honest with yourself... then you can most definitely relate to Taylor's tell it like it is lyrics. I am one of those honest women... I remember when I first separated... I didn't tell anyone outside of my immediate family and my bestie. I was feeling embarrassed, ashamed, hurt and not ready to talk about the split. Lots of processes to go through after a tragedy... and one lie we tell ourselves - we have to keep up appearances. We don't - but we feel like we do... Anyway, I digress -  One Thursday night my unknowing work crew invited me out for some drinks after we closed. I accepted. We went to a local hang out to play some pool. On this particular night, it was Karaoke night. One of my co-workers, a fun loving, beautiful 20 something also happens to be a phenomenal singer... She and her Selena Gomez voice invited me to come sing Taylor Swift's "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together", on st...

Ladies do you ever find yourself having a bad day and no matter what you try it just won't turn around? And I'm not talking about a bad hair day... I'm talking about from the time you wake up til the time you go to bed, if it could go wrong, it went wrong, bad day.  Bad days are part of life. We have good days and bad days and meh days and extraordinary days and everything in between days. We seem to handle the good days well and most of the bad days pretty well but then there are those days that just knock the wind out of you.  I won't bore you with my overly dramatic details of bad days... you can fill in the blank with your own worst day. Let's skip to the part where I commiserate with you... and send you some virtual ((hugs)) And even though the trigger of our horrendous day may not be the same, we do have this one thing in common, we just want to feel better!  Rocket Science... I know... but seriously for men - it is.  I used to make it so easy for my ex. I use...

Day by day... minute by minute... one breath at a time. This has been my New Year's resolution to myself. With the way my life is going, I couldn't imagine committing myself to anything as crazy as losing 20lbs, buying a house, paying off all my debt or even checking off a fun thing on my bucket list. Don't get me wrong - I'm inspired by all of my friends getting up at 5am and hitting the gym, those committed to getting that promotion this year, planning that dream vacation - but for me - waking up, taking a shower and remembering to brush my teeth means I'm living my best life... LOL. Okay... okay... it isn't that bad... but some days it sure does feel like it. To put it simply - I'm tired. I'll save you my laundry list of overwhelming life changing events and let you insert your own. I'm sure you have them... but my confession is this - I'm mentally exhausted.  While laying in bed this morning, telling God why I don't want to get up, go to ...

When you have to practice what you preach... sometimes you eat your words. About one month ago tragedy struck our home. Tragedies come in all shapes and sizes and affect everyone at some point in their life... or many times throughout our lives. Some of us feel like we can't get through one tornado before another one strikes. Life certainly isn't always easy... but God never promised us easy. He promised us something greater. An eternity with Him. I will not share the specifics of this particular battle our family is facing but you can insert your own experiences and we can empathize with one another as to the heartache the trials of life can bring. For some it's illness, some could be suffering the loss of a loved one, for many it's financial, divorce or an addiction to any number of things and the list goes on.   I've never claimed to be a prosperity preacher. I believe in the trials as much as I believe in the blessings. However, I always felt the blessings o...

Blogging is not for the faint of heart. I must admit, when my blog started to incorporate my divorce/dating journey, the feedback from others increased tremendously. This has definitely helped me grow some thick skin. The feedback (sometimes good... sometimes not so good) that has come from sharing my personal stories, opinions and experiences has definitely helped me see that not everyone sees things the way that I do in the dating world...lol... It appears I have struck a lot of nerves, in a lot of people, and those people don't mind letting me know. I try to take it in stride and keep pushing forward and believe me, coming from someone that avoids conflict at all costs, this isn't always easy... So to those of you that read and comment with encouragement... I sincerely thank you! You are the reason, you and God...lol... that I keep writing.  So with a full cup of coffee, a prayer and some deep breaths... I venture on to follow up (as promised) with a blog titled "Turn O...