Hey All,

It's been a minute. How are you? I'm sure you're not missing my dork-ish blogs of rants and funnies LOL :)

On a serious note:

I just want to take a moment to shout out to Ben & Cathy from Shepherd Books!

They've been connecting readers and authors since early 2021! And their numbers grow more and more each day because of their continued commitment to get books into the hands of readers!

They are such an inspiration for all that they do! 

And I am truly honored to be a part of the Shepherd family through their website.

I couldn't tell you how happy I was to hear from you guys!

Thank you so much for this opportunity!

Anyone who likes to read I would advise for you guys to check out their website at: www.shepherd.com
 
Shepherd - Browse the best books to read.

Stay safe out there and as always, I appreciate ya!

"I always wonder why
 birds stay
 in the same place
 when they can fly
 anywhere on the earth
 then I ask myself
 the same question."

- Harun Yahya


Dedicated...is such a funny word - look it up before using it

"I told my daughter, the ocean doesn't worry about making perfect waves. It lets the tides come and go, knowing that storms will come up and there will certainly be rain, but the sun will be back." - Unknown

"If a poem hasn't ripped apart your soul; you haven't experienced poetry." - Edgar Allan Poe

"To ruin one's self over poetry is an honour." - Oscar Wilde

"She remembered who she was, gathered her thoughts, regained her focus, tightened up her hustle, and recovered. The same people who saw her fall, will witness her comeback." - Unknown

"That is the thing about picking yourself up out of your own personal hell. No one sees how hard it is except you. All they see is that you, "finally got your shit together." - Jeannae Cecelia

"I hope this lands on the woman's feed that needs it. The woman who feels uncertain. Who's really hard on herself. The one who's healing from things she never thought she'd come back from. I hope she knows it gets better. Her light will come back on. I hope she remembers how capable and wildly worthy she is. And although it's a hard journey...she's worth the trip." - Lauren L. 

Couldn't have said it better thanks Lauren <3

Just know that she is exactly right - it's okay to go through periods of uncertainty. It's even okay to question things along the way. It's common for us to be hard on ourselves. Because we do put a lot on ourselves. We dump so much onto our plate until its heaping full! And we still add more. We are far more emotional whether that be silently or seen. Things mean more to us - they cut us deeper - it takes longer for us to heal. And that's okay. Because you know what? In the end Lauren is right - your light will come back on. It will and when it does it's going to be shining even brighter than it was before it went out. You won't even remember that time when it was dim or nonexistent. You are capable and you are worth it. And in the end it's all gonna work out my friend <3

Cheers!

Stay safe out there && as always,  I appreciate ya!

Sometimes it's nice to fall silent

To disappear for a while

There's so much noise in the everyday moments of our lives that sometimes it's a good thing to take a step back

And just be on our own and hit the reset button

I hope 2023 is good to you and will bring you exactly what you want - whatever that may be

Cheers to the New Year

To new headaches and sorrows

To new triumphs and paths

How about a quote - it's been a while:

"My grandmother told me to fall in love with someone's eyes she said, "hair will turn grey, their weight will change constantly, teeth will fall out, heart will shatter, and we'll shrink as we age, but eyes, the eyes of a person grows old with them."

Stay safe out there && as always, I appreciate ya!

Hey Everyone!

Yesterday morning when I woke, I felt like something burst inside of me
I had so much pain coming from places I didn’t know I could feel pain
Just relentless shooting pain
My chest burned
My heart rate slowed
Everything from my head down to my toes turned ghostly white
I shook uncontrollably as if I as having a seizure
And there I was slumped against the wall while being perched on the toilet
All the energy draining from my body
A feeling came over me like I was going to pass out
It took everything out of me to get from the toilet to the floor
One particular part of Natalie's song played through my mind
I couldn't call out for help - I could barely breathe - I could barely function
I think that cyst on my ovary finally burst after months and months of its presence
Seemingly growing a little more in size each time I went to the doctors

This time I did something different from the last time one burst - I kept the heating pad on - took Tylenol and did not do a lot of bending

Today I'm sore but better 

WOW what an experience

In other news

If I didn't know better, I would've thought I saw one of Santa's reindeer today on the way home.

There was a huge buck that came running down off the hillside so fast it looked like his feet weren't even touching the ground!

And the older man driving in front of me didn't even see him it all happened so fast.

And I must say that his fur coat blended in with the fall surroundings. 

But he came sprinting across the road and pretty much flew over the man's hood - narrowly escaping getting hit!

IT. WAS. CRAZY.

Please be careful driving out there folks as the deer population is on the move around this time of year!

Stay safe out there && as always, I appreciate ya!