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April Wallpaper

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It appears that I am lacking  inspirational quotes these days, so just the calendar again this month! Maybe the start of Spring will bring back my creativity too. As always, if you have any suggestions you can forward them my way.  April 2019

Rejuvinated with some vitamin sea!

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One week away in our home away from home, Dominican Republic, and we come back to the beginnings of spring and the last days of the month! It’s amazing how quickly March has come and gone, but I am happy to finally see the pavement, the grass and the sun! I keep telling myself that the next time we travel we will try somewhere new, but our usual resort has so little to complain about that I question why we would bother. And, this year, they even had waffles at the breakfast buffet! I mean, come on! Seriously though, we did have some trouble this year, but it was my fault for not rectifying it sooner. Since we had the LO was have been upgrading to the Junior Suites looking out over the ocean. Not for the views, but because those buildings are quite new, modern and well kept. But, of course, there is a price for this so I expect it to be perfect. Which it was not. We arrived late, but early enough to grab a quick bite at the buffet before it would close for the night. Afterwards,...

I can’t cry anymore…

No, I am not about to post the lyrics to a Sheryl Crow song, I mean it… I can’t cry anymore; and it’s really weird for me. After reaching my breaking point last fall, and after a terribly horrible ugly cry at the Santa Claus parade of all places, I went back on meds. I have no regrets about this and even upped the dose soon after as I quickly saw the benefits I once experienced before. But that is the last time I cried. No, that is the last time I COULD cry. I had already spoken to my therapist about possibly being over medicated because I felt as though I wasn’t reacting to things I certainly should have been reacting to. But it wasn’t until yesterday that I realized I physically cannot shed a tear when I am upset. I know that I can cry tears of joy, like when my LO went rock climbing all by herself last weekend at only 3.5yrs old and made me beyond proud of her courage. But I have been dealing with a bit of a situation at work these past few months that all came to a head yesterday a...

Leaving, on a jet plane...

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March could not have come fast enough! You know that break I have been saying I need for quite some time now? Well it is finally happening! We have a little weekend getaway to our countries capital starting tomorrow, but later this month we leave for vacation and I couldn't be more excited! I may not look like I am, because I am too tired for that sort of energy right now, but it's there... deep down. As soon as my feet hit the Caribbean ground I will start dancing! And so, you get some travel themed wallpaper this month. No quote as none inspired me these last few weeks, but maybe next month. Enjoy! March 2019

I am the lucky one!

The other day someone saw me leaving work at 4pm and commented that I was lucky because I get to "check out" early and go home to relax. I couldn't help but laugh a little as I smiled. I'm a mom. I rarely, if ever, get to check out early and just relax! My days generally start at 6am with a toddler wake-up call and end just before 8pm with a sometimes unpredictable, but usually smooth, bedtime routine for the LO. Between those hours are a mix of errands, laundry, cooking, cleaning, activities and a full time job involving about 2hrs of travel a day. What about the hours between 8pm and 6am? Well, 8-10pm is the little bit of me time that I usually share with DH. From 10-11pm I am usually wrestling with my thoughts while tossing and turning in bed. And, if I'm lucky, I get to sleep from 11pm through 6am without interruptions. Why interruptions? Because a mom is on call 24/7! So, yes, I take a half hour for lunch instead of an hour just so that I can "...