I’m Fine, Thanks

I hear this over and over and over. "Reach out for help!" "If you need help, ask for it!" I'm guilty of saying this myself. But it bothers me a little. It is very hard for me to admit that I need help...with anything really. I'm very independent and have an "I can do it… Continue reading Reach Out

Attack The worst thing about driving home on I-40 is exiting at exit 293. Those of you who take this exit know how stressful it can be. Those coming off 440 and those going onto 440 have to use the same lane to exit. It's awful. The lane gets congested with confused drivers, not knowing… Continue reading Attack and Conquer

Since my alarm goes off at 5am, I am usually in bed between 8pm and 9pm. After I go to bed, my husband stays up a while reading, watching TV, or playing video games. Before he comes to bed, the last thing he does is take the dogs out. I am a very light sleeper,… Continue reading Lock the Door

5am, my alarm goes off. Get up. Grab clothes. Sneak out of the room so my husband doesn't wake up. Head to the bathroom to get ready. Shower. Get dressed. Brush my teeth. Take medicine. Go kiss my husband and say "Bye. I'll see you later. I love you." Go to the kitchen to make… Continue reading Brush Your Teeth

I have a pretty large family. There are so many of us. When we all get together, there are people in the house and outside because there is simply not enough room for everyone inside. We love getting together for holidays, especially Christmas. As you can imagine, trying to buy gifts for everyone puts a pretty… Continue reading Security Blanket

One of my favorite things is to be fishing out in the ocean. Saturday, my dad, my husband, and I went fishing. We got up at 3am, drove to the coast, and got on the boat about 5:45am. It was a small boat, just the three of us and the captain. It was a great… Continue reading Control Freak

At some point in life, we all worry about something. We worry about family, friends, and finances. We worry that we won't make it to the gas station before we run out of gas because we were in such a hurry to leave work and get home that we didn't even think to check the… Continue reading Running Out of Gas