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This Is Us
Last night hanging out with my girlfriends, we were talking about the show “This Is Us”. For those of you who live under a rock, it’s amazing! A show about normal everyday families. None of this sugar coated, devoid of serious problems type of family but people who deal with real issues that we have nowadays. I think every episode of the first season made me cry, no joke! Now we have so many things to deal with, cancer, addiction, suicide, shootings, infertility, bullying, poverty. Very far from the days of The Brady Bunch! If you haven’t seen it and you are planning to… major spoiler alert! Stop reading now!!…
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UGH IDIOT!
Do you ever feel like such an idiot?! We all have those moments, don’t we? The ones where we replay something over and over in our heads, dissecting every detail, letting embarrassment and regret settle deep in our bones. I’m guilty of it. I let my thoughts run circles around me, beating myself up over things I should’ve known better, moments I wish I could take back, lessons I should’ve learned sooner. And today? Today is one of those days where I just feel like a big, giant idiot. It’s the little things and the big things. The embarrassing memories that still haunt me, like the time in eighth grade…
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*Reflection*
This past week, I’ve had time to reflect on my life up until now, and the one word that keeps coming to mind is strength. I recently turned thirty-four. And let me tell you, that was a big birthday for me. We all have a “scary” age—that one number that feels like a looming deadline, a reminder of everything we thought we’d have figured out by now. For some, it’s about feeling old. For others, it’s the realization that life isn’t exactly where they pictured it would be. For me, that age is thirty-five. So turning the year before my scary age? Yeah, it hit different. I’ve never been the…
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Love, you!
I recently traveled to Nova Scotia. I’ve been all around the world, yet somehow, it took me thirty-four years to finally explore my own country. And let me tell you—Canada is breathtaking. So earthy, so green, so alive. It felt like a deep breath of fresh air, like a much-needed pause from the noise in my head. Minus traumatizing my poor dog with the fifteen-hour drive, he did survive, but he slept for two straight days when we got back. Travel has always been my reset button. Staring at the ocean, driving through long scenic routes, walking through unfamiliar streets, I use those moments to think. To reflect. To remind…
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Daring Greatly…
Oh, the joys of a broken laptop! When you’re a writer, being without your laptop feels like torture, seriously. Sure, I more than any other option love the feeling of pen on paper, but writing a full blog post on an iPad? Not quite the same. Hence, the long stretch of silence since my last post. If you’ve been here before, you probably already know about my deep love for Oprah. My soul sister, as I like to call her. I had every intention of starting this year fresh, keeping my stress levels low, embracing a calmer, more intentional life. But life had other plans. Starting a new career has…
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Come on, now!!
Having a platform like this, a space where I can pour my thoughts into words and share them with the world, feels like both a privilege and a responsibility. It allows me to voice things that matter not only to me but to those I love and even to complete strangers who might stumble upon my writing, looking for someone who understands, for someone who’s been there. Through this blog, I share personal experiences, hoping they resonate with someone, educate others on things they might not have known, and most importantly, remind people that they are not alone. Sometimes, it’s just a way to vent, to scream into the void…
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Relationship Goals!
Yesterday was my amazing parents thirty fifth wedding anniversary.. Wow thirty five years! It’s so rare nowadays for a marriage to survive even 10 years. The divorce rate is now at 50%, that means only half of marriages last… how sad is that?! I have never been that little girl who dreamt of her wedding day when I was a kid. Never hung a pillow case on my head pretending it was a veil. Never planned out a 100 plus person wedding, thought of what colour scheme or dress I wanted but I did always want to be with one person for the rest of my life! Marriage was something…
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Good Samaritans!!
Happy weekend y’all! So these past two weeks made my heart very full of warm and fuzzies! I always talk about how we should all try to be the best person we can be and how this world is so beautiful, but sometimes full of darkness. At times I get discouraged with thoughts of “Where is the love?” It makes me sad to see how some people can be so evil and mean, but I know there are many people out there who are not. Well within the last week I’ve had two great examples of how no matter how bad some people can be, there are truly some amazingly…
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Bye, Bye fear!
In the spirit of this spooky day, I thought i’d talk about fears. Not the type of fears you’re thinking like Micheal Myers stalking babysitters with his white mask, the creepy clown who drags kids into sewers or my personal biggest fear of a big fish with sharp teeth terrorizing a boat full of vacationers. Yes I know it’s not some demonized clown but sharks are really scary!! I’m talking about real fears. Fears of what can realistically happen. Well, let’s hope Micheal Myers isn’t actually real! “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself” -Franklin Roosevelt We all have different fears. Some fear being unsuccessful in life,…
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Let us be better humans
I just finished watching a movie called “mother!”. For anyone who is going to watch it sooner or later, MAJOR spoiler alert with this blog. If you’re like my best friend and can’t even watch a trailer for a movie because it’ll ruin it, exit… blog… now!! So the movie depicts a story of a married couple played by Javier Bardem and my girl Jennifer Lawrence. Now researching this thriller after watching it, since there was a big HUH in my mind after it was done, the story is said to be inspired by the book of Genesis. For those who don’t know too much about the bible, the book…