I used to think it was silly that my grandmother (whom we lovingly called Memaw) used to ask for "peace and quiet" every single Christmas when we'd ask what we or Santa could get her for a gift. It wasn't until well into my thirties that I actually understood, and appreciated what she meant. Now, let me say, I don't have children of my own, so maybe the people who can appreciate a little quiet time more than I are the parents with young children who love to test people's ea

Hello friends, I'm sitting here on a Sunday afternoon wishing I had something more poignant to tell you. But here I am today, feeling kind of blah to be honest. I worked at my nurse job this morning, which was fine, and on my drive home I felt like I had my whole day ahead of me and I was going to be productive. Well, I'm showing you the most productive part of my day right now (lol). I came home and immediately took a 2-hour nap, which I didn't plan on doing, but it felt

Aren't Blogs so....2010?? I know what you're probably thinking, who the hell even still writes blogs!?! Well, as it turns out, I think a lot of people probably should write blogs instead of sharing everything as one big awkward Facebook rant. I can share what I want on here and if you're on this site, that tells me you want to know what I have to say. Feel free to change your mind once you're here, you're not gonna hurt my feelings. I wanted to get a few blog posts up so I

Hi friends! Welcome to my website and my personal blog! I've always enjoyed writing for pleasure and let's be honest, some things are not meant to be Facebook posts. I wanted my own space to share some deeper thoughts and expand on my experiences in hopes that we can all relate to each other. This life is sweet and beautiful, but also fucking hard. I think we can all make it a little more bearable if we share our stories together and find that we all are more alike than