A Coffee Inhaling, Owl Loving, Mom, Jewelry Designer
Congratulations on all your hard work! You have been working for the last 12 years towards this goal. The grades, the extracurriculars, ACT, SAT, college applications, scholarships, enrollment for university, all of it. Phew, that’s a lot of work. Yet, here we are, in the middle of a pandemic, no work, no school and missing
Remember, in the middle of all the crazy and chaos to take care of yourself while caring for others. Take a mental health break from the news and social media one day a week. Get plenty of rest, drink plenty of fluids and just look out for you. Take care everyone and I hope we
Each year I am blessed with a trip to the bowl games of my school, Oklahoma State University, OSU Cowboys. This year we went to Memphis, TN. Neither Scott nor I had ever been so it was exciting. The trip through Arkansas from Oklahoma was interesting to say the least. Let’s just say we missed
There are things we as parents never wish our children to experience. For me it was any of the chronic illness’ I have. It was never wanting my daughter to experience a diagnostic lap surgery to discover the cause of pelvic pain and horrible periods. Sadly that day came yesterday. My 17 year old daughter
…”Mom, can we talk?” That’s how it started. A simple request from a daughter to a mother for a talk. I looked at those pale green eyes and saw the storm. “Of course we can talk, what’s up?” You see, I’ve kept an open dialogue with my children. I want them to come to me
You pay your insurance premium each month. You go to the doctor and he writes a rx for a needed medication. Insurance denies it saying he must pick from a predetermined list of medications they want to cover. None of the medications on that list have worked. This medication is better suited for you. But
March is Endometriosis Month. Please take time to share posts about this disease. Chances are someone on your list is fighting this horrible disease. It robs women of so much. It is beyond bad cramps. It can cause infertility, extreme pelvic, lower back, hip and leg pain. Many of us develop secondary diseases such as
Therapy homework can be taxing on the mind and the spirit. My current homework is getting to me but then again that is the point of therapy. Do you ever hold back your feelings? Have you lost someone in your life and held it in to spare others the pain. To be strong and be
It has been a while since I have allowed myself to post on social media beyond photos on Instagram and Twitter. I took a month away from Facebook at the advice of Dr. Lucci. I admit it has been a wonderful thing. I am going through many changes in my life and reflecting on
I originally wrote this last year on FB. Endometriosis changes you, emotionally, mentally, and physically. But, you have the ability to take control of your life, it may take you a little longer to complete daily tasks. You may have “endo belly” and look a bit pregnant, but you can still wear that cute outfit