Rambling about acclimating

Good morning or good night to my fellow night shifters! Late February to mid March I was busy immersing myself in nature. I was off night shift for the first time in over a year and I felt so awake and “normal” that it made me realize just how zombie-like I was before this break. […]

Checking in…

This picture was taken last October. Even though I’m smiling, I was at a level of anxiety and depression most days that was previously not known to my soul. I was often simultaneously exhausted but tachycardic and anxious. Being a new RN brought back some of my bad habits including self isolation and deep shame […]

Tastes like dessert!

Hello! This post is just a silly smoothie recipe but it feels like a party to me. The Worst Writers Block of 2015 has officially been broken! The few things I actually did write during The Worst Writers Block of 2015 were so terribly bad that it sent me into some sort of writing depression. I […]

Strawberries & Cream Smoothie

You know you’re a smoothie addict when you wake up, you shiver with cold (so cold you can see your breath in the house), and still proceed to make a smoothie anyways. These days, I’m drinking my greens while wrapped in a blanket. The cold weather and the fact that I am amping up my exercise […]

Maca-Mocha {GREEN SMOOTHIE}

Introducing my newest creation & love at first drink: The MACA MOCHA green smoothie! After a particularly grueling workout the other day I ravenously scanned my fridge. The left over coffee that I had chilling in an Epson Jar, begged to be used in a green smoothie. My creation exceeded my expectations and gave me […]

Apology not accepted

The other day while waiting to order my coffee I heard a woman apologize three times for ordering decaf, which was out, meaning that the staff had to make a fresh pot. The way she carried herself and repeatedly apologized made me angry, uncomfortable, and annoyed. Her body language screamed, I am so not worth […]

change everything

Old belief systems are hard to change. It is like going your whole life being called a certain name and then one day telling the world to address you by a completely new set of letters. It changes you and challenges others. Like our beliefs, changing our self image and allowing our truest version to […]

Happy New Year!

Hello 2015! It is so nice to meet you. Please fill me up with happiness & allow me to love better than I’ve ever loved before. Remind me to take care of myself & to challenge myself. May I remember to honor the past & then let it go, always. I resolve to be truthful- to […]

Wise

If you know anything about me, you know that I talk about love. A lot. And I write about love, dream about love, and believe that love is pretty much the reason we are here. But, there is another reason why I think we’re here too. Forgiveness: An act of letting go. The ultimate form of […]

December

Here we are, in the last month of what I would call one of the most challenging years of my life. The potential to look back and resent, be regretful, delusional, sad, or to be angry is great. The holiday’s have a funny way of stirring the pot. This time of year mysteriously brings things to […]