• Journey - Linkups

    Wasting Time and Energy

    This post is part of the April 2024 A-Z Blogging Challenge.   Letter W = Waste When you hear the words waste, what comes to mind first wasting time or waste as in the landfill. I am striving to minimize my waste both time, energy and resources.  More times than not I was feeling guilty about things that I should not have been. It was a waste of my energy and drew me further down the rabbit hole of depression   Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase through these links I may make a small commission at no extra…

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    Turn Up The Radio

    This post is part of the April 2024 A-Z Blogging Challenge.                                                  LETTER T Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase through these links I may make a small commission at no extra cost to you. TURN   Turn on the radio     Turn up the radio       Turn off the outside world   Turn around what do you see something…….don’t be just like me… Turn my journey into someone else’s guide book they…

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    Reflections & Random Ramblings

    This post is part of the April 2024 A-Z Blogging Challenge.      LETTER R Reflections & Random Ramblings Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase through these links I may make a small commission at no extra cost to you. Reflections of days gone by sometimes its painful I can not lie memories of dark days when I was not fully present for my children reflections on who I was and who I want to be what changes do I want to see in me reflections on those darker days and how I can use them to give light…

  • Journey - Mental Health

    A to Z D= Depression

      This post is part of the April 2024 A-Z Blogging Challenge. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase through these links I may make a small commission at no extra cost to you. Did you know you could be in a crowded room and feel very lonesome? Lonesome in a Crowded Room Feeling alone is very painful. Even more so when you are struggling with the darkness of depression. Even then you really aren’t alone. There are many others in the crowd hiding in a mask. Pretending to be fine. Putting on a smile, Faking it to…

  • Homesteading - Journey

    MARCHING ON

    Baby Steps to a simpler life with more serenity and harmony Dealing with adulthood, thinking about the life we want to live. Frustrated it seems so out of reach for things to be simpler. Thinking about my desire for simpler living and how to make that happen. I mean we need money to pay for living expenses, How do we keep things simple while spinning on the hamster wheel trying to make that money needed to pay those bills that come with adulting? Viewing it with only a glass half full. I need to turn that thinking around and keep…

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    Discovering Optimal Wellness: A Journey of Self-Improvement

    Guest Post: By Sarah Bull from economymom.com Image: Pexels Discovering Optimal Wellness: A Journey of Self-Improvement In a world that seems to be constantly on the go, it’s easy to lose sight of what truly matters – our well-being. Achieving optimal wellness is a multifaceted endeavor that involves not just physical health, but also mental and emotional well-being. In this article, we’ll explore six key areas of self-improvement that can lead you towards a state of optimal wellness. Recharge Your Body and Mind with Better Sleep Sleep, as fundamental to our wellness as eating, drinking, and breathing, plays a pivotal…

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    Journey to Healing

    I am trying hard to have a positive mindset and not let the negative thoughts control my life like they did in my past.  I am working on improving my mental health and I feel the amount of negative thinking in my brain plays a part.  Disclaimer: This is NOT to say that depression or mental health issues are just from our being negative or needing to pull ourselves up by our bootstraps.  Mental Health issues are real and should be addressed. Some folks may not need prescribed medicine. However there are those that no matter what they try there…

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    No Words (updated)

    No Words  No Words, I have no words, I’m too tired to talk. But I guess I need to use words to explain myself. I’m really not sure what to say. I’m wiped out, exhausted. Mentally and physically. We had a crisis hit. My husband was in a bad freak accident and is in intensive care at a trauma unit. I’m struggling trying to figure out solutions for our foster child who depends on me being here for her 24/7 Can I ask if you believe in the power of prayer or anything that you pray that needs are met…