REGRET That very word can cause stress, depression, fear, anxiety, worry, sadness, and a whole host of other feelings and emotions. Regret is one of those things with which most of us struggle consistently throughout our lives. We are inundated with various expectations from a very young age, and if we don’t meet those expectations, we can experience regret. Or […]

Valentine’s Day is one of those holidays that seemed almost nonexistent when I was growing up unless you were in elementary school and you had to give cards to the entire class! I do recall those days. Do you know what I did one year? I researched the meaning of every person’s name in the class and created a Valentine’s […]

As I am still actively working to catch-up on this blog challenge, I love the fact that I get to post about this!! Such a great topic and I have plenty to say. Let me begin by saying that I could be described as a solemn person for most of my life. The persona I projected to the world was […]

As I continue to delve into The Five Love Languages, I am happy to jump to the love language that has been consistently strong my entire life (and it’s now my strongest), Words Of Affirmation. While this one has sometimes taken a backseat to others, there is nothing that fills my emotional cup more quickly than hearing or reading words that […]

As I continue this week to talk about The Five Love Languages, I want to mention each one and how it has impacted me personally in my relationships.   I figured I would begin with the one where I got 0%! Physical Touch! I have a very long history with this one, and I will be honest, that “0%” absolutely stumped […]

Welcome to a new month! I am participating in a blog challenge this month, and it centers around various aspects of love and relationships. If you are not familiar with the book The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman, I invite you to check out the website here. There are five love languages, and most of us operate in one or […]

We are now entering the month of February in the year 2021, and I’m so excited to continue with all my challenges on the blog and elsewhere. Remember I said I would be doing a year-long gratitude challenge? Yes! I will be recording three things for which I am grateful every night! I will probably be posting these on social […]

And just like that, January 2021 comes to a close! Remember how I looked back at the beginning of the month?   I cannot say I’ve lost weight, but I can tell in these photos the differences! I’m excited to see how the months progress!! One month down. Eleven more to go!!

As I wrap up my January 2021 blogging challenge, I thought it would be nice to look back at the four goals I posted at the beginning of the month and see what happened with them. Again, I don’t make New Year’s Resolutions, but let’s see what happened. These were my goals: I maintained my weight at 135 pounds or […]

This has totally shocked me over the past few months, and I wanted to explain how this came about. For most of my life, I was consumed with protein. I was constantly worried that my blood sugar would drop (though I had no medical conditions), and I made it a point to eat lots of protein. I wasn’t into vegetables […]