Fond Memories = Mental Health Boosters Do you ever just get an image in your mind of someone that is long gone and it brings you back? It...

You will get through it, but it’s not always easy. I feel like I am in a good place to write this post. If you really want to know how...

Me and my oldest I knew the day would come. I dreaded it but I knew it would come. No longer am I Mommy or Mama, today I am now Mom....

With the release of my Mental Health Wear (holy shit, this sounds so official and scares me a little) this week, I thought it would be...

S.A.D. and Me (Part I) Photo by Chris Lawton on Unsplash The Struggle Before the Struggle Well, it’s that time of year. The time where...

Well, it’s been a while since I took the time to write down an Amanda-ism, so I guess I will share a little story about today (now a few...

Looking at our pond the day we closed on our home To the Sellers of (our current address): First off, we would like to take this...

Guys, I’m gonna say something and it’s gonna make some of you roll your eyes, but that’s fine I can’t see it, just please continue to...

Always Choose Kindness Thank you, kind Momma, that I friended on Facebook years ago when we were working on the Buckeye Valley Levy...

I have kind of been in a dry spell with my blog but that’s about to change. I feel like it needs to really build up and bubble over...

Age is just a number, but…. I went to a WEEZER concert last night. Wow, takes you back. I often say that age is just a number and it is,...

Just Breathe (A Sigh of Relief) and a Disclaimer Photo by Max van den Oetelaar on Unsplash That first sigh of relief Some days and I mean...

Do you ever just think back on things that have happened in your life and wish you would have reacted differently? I do. Often. I have to...

Have you ever felt so insignificant? Like you really just don’t matter? I have to be honest, this is a feeling I fight with every day....

(This article was written in September and much more has taken place, but this is just a glimpse into my Grayson and what we have been...

Mental Health is Never an Easy Fix Well, holy shit. Let me tell you about trying to get into a doctor to adjust my depression and anxiety...

Anxiety Sucks Can I tell you something? I mean the real stuff. Not that I don’t already. I have issues. Truly. One day I am doing pretty...

Do you remember the first time that you realized an adult you looked up to was just as vulnerable as you? I remember it was sometime...

Day 1: Surgery You know the day that you have to wake up as dry as the Sahara desert with hunger pangs knawing at your tummy. You go back...

To say that I am frustrated with myself is an understatement. It may be hard for some to understand, especially if they do not deal with...