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When The Thought Of You Catches Up With Me

The other morning I experienced one of  “my firsts.” I decided to get up early and walk the lake as part of an intentional self-care act since my beloved father died.  Morning lake walks are a favorite of mine. As soon as I stepped out of my car memories  came flooding back.  Daddy use to meet me at the lake and push Carson while I ran ahead a few laps then when I had Bryce he pushed the double…

Back…but not in black

My, my, my time sure flies when you’re having fun or in my case, sorting it all out. “It” meaning life, that’s why it’s been four months since my last post. Pretty impressive to sort “life” out in four months huh? In all honesty I thought it was time for media detox. I have found that I can be too revealing, too honest with words so I decided to paint instead. No words, just images with colors…

A Matter of Trust

The past couple of weeks have been emotionally challenging for me after discovering that someone who I loved and trusted betrayed me by cheating and continuing to sleep with other women while we were in a committed relationship.  This is not my first time experiencing this type of betrayal which is why I stayed single for many years. I focused on raising my children, my career and building my…

A Different Sunday Kind of Love

It’s funny how  life can change in one blink of an eye. A car wreck, a diagnosis, loosing a job or more importantly loosing  a loved one or family member. This past week has been mostly a time of self observation. I realized that forgiveness is everything and while you can’t control the actions of others you can control you. You decide what you put out in the universe and i’m okay with the person…

Easy Come, Easy Go

I have been happy lately. Truly happy. Not that I wasn’t happy before, i’m generally a happy person but I had someone in my life that brought me joy, friendship and love. Over the past eight months we had overcome little bumps and learned more about each other. We were together whenever possible and had recently decided to introduce the kids to each other. I never doubted Greg or where he was or…

Oh 2016 how you burned me so. A year that brought me to my knees and forced me to take a good long look at who I am and why. A year of reflection, contemplation and at some intervals, solid nervous breakdowns. I strongly suggest a true study  of self awareness and reflection if you have never done so. Neither are easy or comfortable but the journey will benefit you generously in the long run. Is…

Your messages blowing up my inbox

sending my heart into a rapid pace

at just the thought of your touch

and how my name sounds from your lips

and we’ve barley shared a kiss

the mere thought of you could send any woman into an erotic bliss

hold me and kiss me

there’s nothing better than a shot of punch drunk love

A few months ago a friend of mine suggested I read a book on attachment and attachment styles. During the same time I was right in the middle of Gestalt therapy and very involved with my personal journey of self-awareness and figured the book would aid with my personal venture.

The book addresses three different attachment styles; anxious, anxious-avoidant and secure. I fall directly  in the…

Sweet Land of Liberty

Election day has come and  gone while negativity and hatred prevail among Americans. America, the sweet land of liberty, home of the free and the brave. Yes we are still free. We are free to practice whatever religion we choose. We are free to marry who we choose, love who we want, change our sex, pierce every orifice and tattoo every surface on our body and gorge ourselves on unhealthy food.…

I’m  a huge believer in having various streams of income and one of my main streams of income flows from my consulting business with Rodan and Fields.  The moment the opportunity presented itself to me I immediately recognized the potential and the fact that I could increase my monthly income by helping others. Yes, selling skincare helps others.

Rodan and Fields is SO much more than skincare.…

Affairs of the Heart

As a hopeless romantic this online dating thing can bring a girl down. It’s definitely not what I imagined I would be doing at 37. I planned on being well past a decade in a happy marriage, raising kiddos with the love of my life. Dang Virgo’s we plan too much. Oh well, it’s all good. The one thing I can’t seem to shake is the lack of romanticism with online dating. How many messages can one gal…

Oh the joys of online dating. There are a lot and I mean a lot of  profiles that have a “must” list. Must have a great body, must be super toned and fit , must be a clean eater.  Their perfect match must have a perfect figure?  Really? I completely believe in being healthy and taking care of your body but I also believe in enjoying life. I’m not going to freak out if you can pinch an inch on the…

In my previous blogs, Fools Rush In and Aimer Prudemment, I described my personal experiences with online dating. I recently decided to give online dating a second whirl because quite frankly my dating pool is stagnant. So here I go diving back into a world full of unrealistic expectations. For example, here is an excerpt from what some men are expecting to find;

“I love beautiful, confident, and…