Extraordinary
Reminiscing
There was a period of time where I was really finding my groove with eating habits that supported my goals. In that time, I had discovered a particular ice cream bar – this salted caramel halo top keto pop that was divine. Well, as divine as a reduced fat and sugar alternative dessert can be.…
Read MoreNew Beginnings
On February 27, 2013 at 9:13am, I was driving to my lawyer’s office to sign divorce papers. That also happens to be when the notification came through that my first bid as a self-employed freelance administrative professional had been accepted. I took that as a sign. I was on the right path, even if in…
Read MoreHow Many Wishes Do I Get?
To say it’s been a minute would be quite the understatement. In fact, it’s been 3,676,238 minutes since I last published a blog post. When I last published a blog post, I wasn’t even yet aware I was newly pregnant with my second child. When I last wrote here, my soulmate dog Scout, my grandma,…
Read MorePraying Mantis
Sometimes I take for granted what an extraordinary life I lead. I’m a stay-at-home-single-mom. I own my own home – nobody’s name on that title but my own. No income to pay for it except that which comes in through service I provide in my online business. I drive a nice car. That I bought…
Read MoreYou’re Only As Ordinary As You Feel
Two years ago today, I highlighted this on my kindle: As this cycle continues you feel stupid, defeated, and begin to believe that maybe you really are the central problem. Often the spouse begins to be deeply torn between wanting to know what else he/she could do to help the marriage and feeling cynical /…
Read MoreMy Life Is Awesome
It really is. I have my share of struggles, just like anyone else. In fact, some of my friends seem to think I have MORE struggles than anyone else – which is not in any way true. I live with my 4 year old and my dog in a 33 foot travel trailer. On my…
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