That's So Handy

Welcome to the last month of the year. I don't know if you ran, walked, or crawled to make it to the finish line, but you made it to December 2020! This year came with A LOT , so much so, that there were many mentions of canceling the year. I don't necessarily agree with canceling a year - as if the second it becomes January 1, everything will start over with complete bliss; as if every year doesn't come with it's own set of challenges - but I feel like there's just been a consensus of tiredness because most of the events this year were beyond us individually; it was worldwide! Yet on top of what happened collectively, some people still had to deal with their own individual losses. To say the least, 2020 was a year! This week, I watched the latest episode of Grey's Anatomy. No spoilers, but kudos to the show for bringing to light many of the issues that have been magnified during this pandemic. I felt so seen and validated. Who truly knows how much this virus af...

Another week has passed and to sum it up, it was hectic to say the least (emotionally mostly). Along with all the regular tasks that to be seem never-ending, I also had the mental battle of feeling like a failure because I can't keep up with everything that I had planned. Lately I've been feeding off of the thought that if it doesn't all  work, then I can't accept just some  of it working. It just seems like if I can find time to do some , I should be able to find time to do all . A few of my goals are to read the Bible and pray daily, workout 5 days a week, keep up with my weekly cleaning schedule, write daily, and do daily activities with my toddler. There is so much more on the list but consistency with just these items alone have seemed impossible. I've been a stay-at-home mom since December 2019 and you would think that this list was just the bare minimum of what I should naturally be doing. But the truth is that things have been challenging and instead of reas...

The Bible says that "to everything there is a season". It mentions a season of sowing and reaping, a time to laugh and a time to cry, a time to live and a time to die, etc.  Seasons are such an interesting thing. There are the four seasons: fall, winter, spring, and summer. There are seasons that represent different stages in life. There are things that we thought would last forever, but alas when they don't, we say they were seasonal. With every season, there is a change. It's not immediate (most of the time). You don't just go to sleep freezing on last day of winter and wake up to a warm spring day. The change is gradual. Seasonal changes have different effects on us, but no matter how much we do or don't want to welcome the changes, they are inevitable and we have to decide how we will react to them. With the recent turn of the season from summer to fall, the weather isn't the only thing that has changed in my life. I truly am embracing a season of ...

I was blessed to be able to celebrate turning 35 this past Wednesday! Here I was starting a new chapter, and the next day was the start of a new month. For some reason, I felt a sadness start to creep in and I can't even give a viable reason for why it happened. Thursday was a busy day that took a toll on me emotionally. It started out with anxiety and progressed quickly to irritability. That morning, I took my infant to the doctor for his two-month checkup. At the appointment, I was given a form to fill out which asked questions about my mental health since having the baby. I answered honestly about my feelings and the doctor consequently asked me if I'd thought about talking to a counselor or therapist. I definitely have. Not even because of having a baby, but just because of life. I had seen therapists/psychiatrists before including in college and even while working as a teacher. In recent years, I hadn't made it a priority although it could have been beneficial. My husb...

We are in a pandemic...It's clearly, the perfect time for a nice getaway! I'm kidding. STAY HOME!! Listen, some of you might be like me where you are completely enjoying this time to not have to go so much. There's a blessing in the fact that my husband hasn't had to leave to go to work, or stay late to finish work or attend meetings. We haven't had to send our child to daycare. Our weekends are completely free. My family has just been home loving each other and spending time with just us! I love it. Time together has been rejuvenating. Of course this means that "me-time" has been very limited. There's always something to be done; not just as a wife and mom, but as a person in general. Cooking, clean-up, catching up with family or friends, work. Something always needs your attention. Which warrants the perfect time for a getaway... The shower! This place is my getaway. Crystal, are you saying that you actually hideout in your bathroom some...