Cat Lady Confessions

Once again I didn’t get around to writing here more, even though I did write a draft or two and was too fearful to share my thoughts. Maybe I’ll change that this year? Who knows. Last year I said that I was looking at 2023 with some fear – I didn’t have all that much to fear, because in the end, it all worked out; and what a year it was! 2024 is a blank canvas and I can’t wait to paint some new…

2022 – A Year In Review

Another year, another year in review. It’s really the only time that I use my blog. I know that every year I say I’ll start writing more, but I never do. Maybe it’s because I’m not sure that anyone really cares, or that this has become such a tradition for me to do the last few days of the year for the last handful of years that I can’t seem to stop. Anyway, 2022 really was a BIG year for The…

2020 – A Year In Review

It’s become somewhat of a tradition of mine to write a “Year In Review” on New Year’s Eve every year. I debated on not writing one this year because 2020 has literally be insane, but I’m a sucker for traditions. So let’s start with what my goals were for 2020, I only had three this year. Learn to bake a few new things – That I did! I baked a vanilla cake from scratch, cinnamon rolls, and I…

2019 – A Year In Review

Every year I set out and make a long list of goals that I’d like to accomplish for the year. These were my 2019 goals…

Read 10 NEW books – can’t be manga (will try not to cheat)

Play through 2 video games any % complete the main story/objective

Learn to bake 3 new things and create the recipe too

Write poetry again – be more open with the words inside my head

Start being less selfish and cynical –…

Hope to Be Found – Even After Another Loss

I loved you now. I loved you then. I loved you till the very end. It was just four months ago I was writing about our first loss, but here I am again telling you the same story, but with different dates. I thought long and hard about keeping it all to myself. I thought about closing up these feelings, but in short, I was just denying myself the comfort from family and friends that I so…

At the beginning of our “starting a family” journey I always figured that it had a pretty clear cut “start and go.” I never thought that there would be a pause in the middle of it. I never in a million years thought I would have a miscarriage. I kept thinking “it won’t happen to me.” The fear was still there though, I just never fully admitted that I was so scared. Let’s fast forward to now……

And In Silence You Were Gone

May 3, 2019 was like any other routine trip to the OBGYN. My yearly appointment: pee in a cup, bloodwork, and chatting with the doctor during my exam. Normal stuff. This appointment was a bit different. We talked about how we had been trying to have a baby. It’s a conversation we had before in 2017 and we were wondering why nothing was happening. Our parents knew our hopes, but after being…

Surround Yourself With Love

Welcome back to another installment of MAY. If you want to catch up on what I’ve already discussed for Mental Health Awareness month just follow the link here. Tonight I would like to discuss the importance of surrounding yourself with people who lift you up. Be it family, a close friend, your spouse, or even your pet. Having someone that you trust to get you through the dark times is really…

Hello you beautiful people of the internet, and welcome to the month of May. Many may not know, but the month of May is Mental Health Month. In recent postings I’ve been super vocal on my own struggles. I’ve also said that I would try and blog more, but life tends to get in the way.

Anyway, I want to take this month to raise awareness about the importance of mental health care, seeking help,…

When Disappointment Constantly Follows

I’ve been on a pretty bad run with disappointment lately, and my mental health has been suffering for it. There are so many days where I feel like I’m the unluckiest person in the world. Often times I don’t know why I keep going, and other times I feel like it’s just too hard to try. In short, I’m tired. I’m tired of disappointment, and I’m tired of working hard only to be let down again and…

What No One Tells You About Moving Away From Your Best Friend

June 6 will mark four years with my amazing husband! Four wonderful years and the start of even more. My husband is my best friend, but he’s not the best friend that I moved away from. Most people who get married probably don’t move super far away from their families, and we didn’t move super far way (only and hour and a half) but an hour and a half makes a world of difference when you’re trying…

I’ve been giving a lot of thought recently on where I want to take my blog. I still want to use it for my art and photography business, but I’ve missed writing on a deeper level, and I’ve missed writing more often. I still plan on posting about art updates, sneak peaks of photoshoots, and the like; but it’s high time I get back to being a serious writer! Over the years I’ve let so many get me…

A Glimpse of a Depressed Christian

I have been writing weekly articles for our church bulletin for nearly a year now. I love my church family, and my Christian family. Anyone who knows me, knows that I struggle with assorted mental health issues (not a good word, but let’s roll with it.) I thought I would share this week’s article on the blog, but in a more fleshed out version of it. I’m limited to about 450 words, but this is…

A Few Exciting Things

Hello friends, and hello to the first blog of 2019! I would love to document all of January’s adventures, and events; but honestly there’s not very much to tell without it sounding like I’m complaining. I’ll spare you the details. January did feel like it was never going to end though.

Anyway, I thought I would post a bit of a life update because in the midst of a rough start to the year some…

2018 – A Year In Review

I wasn’t sure if I would have the courage to sit down and write about how challenging of a year that 2018 was. The idea was rather daunting and I haven’t blogged in a while either. I also thought about what exactly am I going to say about 2018? I love making lists so without doing everything in paragraph form I want to list some of the memories that burn brightest in my mind!

Went to Disney…

The year is very nearly over, and honestly it’s been a really long year. I look at 2018 with a lot of mixed emotions and wonder if this will be the year when I say, “Man, I’m ready for 2019 to be here.” I’m usually not that person though… Anyway, this blog isn’t to recount the highs and lows of the last year, but it’s because I haven’t written in a while and I want to get back to one of the…

Mud Island River Park is becoming one of my very favorite places to do shoots at! This is my third shoot at this location, and I’m still so in love with it! Memphis holds a very special place in my heart, but I’m sure you knew that all ready.

Earlier in the year I gave away a free Mini Session, and I’m so happy that the Charnock’s won! This shoot was originally scheduled for mid-July, but oh my…