• Travel

    The Very Best of Maine 2019 Series

    My first guest post My guest post is about Maine. It is at Sorting Life’s Issues With Jess. She is featuring bloggers writing about all of the different states. You should venture over and check it out. You can check out my guest post here  The Very Best of Maine. I may  be following up with another post on Maine in the very near future. Stay tuned, subscribe to my newsletter. I promise I don’t send Spam I promise I am not a fan of spam unless it is the kind in a can.

  • Journey - Mental Health

    2021 Scary Rising Statistics Mental Health in Children and Teens

    Mental Health in our children and teens. Scary rising statistics Revised Sept 2020 Mental Health Matters: September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month!! We need to break the stigma that keeps so many from getting help. There have been some very disturbing statistics in the news lately. I am referring to the statistics of how many youths are suffering from anxiety and how that rate has increased. The myriad of mental health issues our children and youth are suffering is increasing instead of decreasing. What can we do to make a difference? The articles I reference are the numbers of children going…

  • Depression - Gluten Free Living - Journey - Linkups - Mental Health - Reading

    May calendar Create Every Day : join me Move More challenge 2019

    Create Every Day. May Calendar and activities Roundup “The world’s favorite season is the spring. All things seem possible in May.” ~ Edwin Way Teal If you go by the old saying “April showers bring may flowers” there should be flowers blooming all over the yard. April was a pretty wet month. I began to think were going to have to build an ark like Noah. Maybe that is why for some reason the ships radio call “May Day May Day” keeps popping into my head whenever I start typing about May first. I do wish I had taught my…

  • Journey

    The Sunshine Blogger Award: 11 Questions and 11 Nominees

    Sunshine Blogger Award I was nominated by Melissa Snyder at Lucky 4 Writing for The Sunshine Blogger award.. Being new to the blogging world I am beyond incredibly thankful to Melissa for the nomination. I hope you go check out her site. Let me tell you about this award. Rules for the Sunshine Blogger Award Thank the person who nominated you and provide a link back to their blogging     site. List the Sunshine Blogger Award rules and display the logo on your site Answer the Sunshine Blogger Award questions. Nominate 11 other bloggers and ask them 11 new questions.…

  • Travel

    The Best Of The U.S. You Must See This Series at Sorting Lifes Issues With Jess

      The Best Of The U.S. You Must See This Series at Sorting Life’s Issues With Jess     Awhile ago I saw a post saying a fellow blogger was looking for bloggers from various states. I was able to write about the state of Maine which is coming soon on Jess’s blog.  If you are a travel bug or just want to escape from reality and pretend you are traveling you have to check this series out.  

  • Depression - Journey - Mental Health

    Hold On 1 More Day Mental Health Support

        Hold On for One More Day There were moments when the darkness felt heavier than hope.When breathing through the day felt like an act of courage.In those times, one song whispered what Laurie needed to hear: Hold on for one more day. So she held on when letting go felt easier.Then held on through the ache, the fear, and the exhaustion.She held on tightly—because somewhere deep inside, a small voice reminded her: Your life matters. If today feels unbearable, this is your reminder, too.Hang on tightly.Hold on.Don’t let go. You don’t have to see the whole path—Just stay for…

  • Journey

    Goals 2019 Accountability Update 1

    Whoopsies I never actually published my 2019 Goals list. that is included here along with a 4 month accountability update. My motivation I  was inspired to put it out there and make my goals public by Becca Moore of The Moore Family Homestead. She said  in an email to me  ” Writing down our goals was the best thing we could have ever done. We took the first 65 days of this year and really laid out what it was we’d like to see happen over the next year. We don’t think all of them will happen, but writing them down…