Self care means giving yourself permission to pause...

Here today…Gone tomorrow.

“There were shots coming from by your brothers house, now the ambulance is there.” “Re-Re I don’t know all the details, but Josh has been shot and being air lifted to Vanderbilt,” “Josh was gun downed in his yard, we are headed to the hospital now, keep you posted.”  The anxiety racing through my spirit,…
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Enough is Enough

One would think that being struck by your significant other one time would make a person run for the hills but apparently it took me 8 years to decide that enough was enough. I had just wrapped up Nursing School and my friend and I wanted to throw this graduation party. We were both so…
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Stop hitting me, Please!!

I remember one Saturday in the wee hours of the morning, being awaken by a fist pounding my feet and my legs. I jumped up out of my sleep thinking I was having an insane nightmare. As I finally came to, I realized that I was living in a shitty reality, as my ex-husband (we…
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Question of the day?

What are things in your life that you could get rid of to make your life happier?

Blog #2: That Freaky Shit

Have you ever seen the movie, “Poison Ivy?” There was this scene in the movie that ALWAYS turned me on. It was pouring down raining and this younger girl was constantly trying to seduce her older male neighbor that she was crushing on. I guess that one day the tension had risen so high, he…
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Blog #1: And one morning she woke up different

“And one morning she woke up different.” This quote has always resonated with me. I remember leaving my mom 2 weeks after my high school graduation to join the Navy. I will never forget hearing her say, “Baby you don’t have to go…stay with mommy” as tears streamed down her face. In my mind all…
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Welcome!

Welcome to my Blog! This blog is for ALL women. If you are navigating through this thing we call life, you sometimes want to SCREAM right where you are because you are carrying everything on your back and finally you have ran out of fuel, then welcome to this page. This is a safe space,…
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