So, this it. We have made it to the end; for now. I can’t believe it has taken me all of eight months to share this with you. I don’t know if you will ever fully understand how much I
A counselor? I mean I love to talk, I literally never shut up, hence these long blog posts, but no, I had never considered being a counselor. The more I researched it, the more I fantasized about being one. I
Survivors of narcissists will often feel selfish when they start to set boundaries and put their needs first. This is because they have been conditioned by the narcissist to believe that their emotions are invalid, and that they are incapable of
We got approved! In September of 2009 we were officially given the green light to start looking for homes. We weren’t approved for much, but that didn’t matter to us; we were about to be homeowners. Truthfully, we didn’t have
The Universe’s timing is perfect! You know how they say you will never know a love is missing until you have a baby? I didn’t realize that having Aleena would be the void I felt in my life for so
We interrupt today’s regularly scheduled programming (ha, I have always wanted to say that) to bring you some thoughts that are brewing around in my head while I sip my coffee (no pun intended). Have you ever felt misunderstood in
So, we are back. Sorry I kept you waiting. Life has been very busy lately, in a good way of course, that I didn’t want to force myself to continue this story or resent myself for it. But, after a
Doofy was my soulmate. SOULMATE. Before I met him, I didn’t think such a word could possibly exist. This is the stuff that happens in the movies, not in real life. Here I was, in a movie. I couldn’t help but feel
The day Doofy and I decided to get married, everything changed. We were both 22. So young right? I know what your thinking, how could we possibly know what love even meant? How could we understand what the rest of
Happy April!! I wanted to focus this month’s blog post on the healing journey, and to say that The healing journey is hard! It sucks. I am not going to lie. When we choose to love ourselves, when we realize









