
Grieving a Pet.
To Grieve It’s more than missing the familiar jingle of a collar or nails tapping across the floor. It’s more than getting through the...

Emotions with the Ocean.
The ocean is fascinating to me. It harbors so many emotions on any given day, and no matter what I’m feeling, the ocean always feels in...

Infant Loss: A 3rd Party Perspective
Peyton Virginia Smolcich. She was born July 1st, 2015 at 3:31 a.m. She was born 15 weeks early. One pound, 6.2 ounces. Sleeping. She was...

Patience
It’s not my thing. In fact I don’t think it’s ever been my thing, but it’s become progressively less and less of my thing the older I...

I Support Santa (& Yes, I Believe In God)
OMG. It’s Christmas season. Like officially Christmas season where Thanksgiving is over and it’s ok to play Christmas music, turn on your...


Refining Myself
I’m not an excuse maker, and I’ve never really been someone who has much of a tolerance for people who do make excuses. I’m a realist...


Social Media Cleanse
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by ABC through its partnership with KLOUT. All opinions are my own. If you can’t relate to what you're...

An Open Book
Hello. I know the consistency on this blog as been…less than acceptable the last couple weeks. I’ve been in a state of feeling “stuck” so...

I Work. So There.
I’m going to take a quick detour from my typically happy posts and take a few minutes to go on a much needed little rant I just have to...

Over Commit &...Under Achieve?
Unfortunately, this seems to very accurately describe where I sit in life right now. I’m going to pass the blame on my mom (because...