Hello there long time no see… I’m not sure how long I have been away from this blog, but in the meantime life has been happening and it seems to get harder each day. Since pandemic began I have stopped my part-time teaching and found a full-time teaching job. My kids have gone from zoom classes to in person classes. My life has done a … Continue reading “Lifeing” is Hard
Who isn’t? Just like an Oprah’s Holiday giveaway episode it’s like “You are struggling, you are struggling, I am struggling, we are all struggling, Happy Holidays!” – Oprah in my mind. Today, I had a mini anxiety attack where I felt my heart palpitating fast, hands shaking, nauseating and weak… all during bedtime prayer with my family. It was 8:45pm and there I was overwhelmed, … Continue reading Struggling
I no longer mentally embrace all the world’s causes. I am no longer available for my family 24/7. Continue reading The Reality of Dealing with a New Reality
Oh the outpouring of love! I confess that I totally underestimated the power of love, internet, quarantine, support and relatability. As some of you may have noticed, I deleted my last post, ‘The Hard Truth’, in which I spoke about struggles in my marriage, parenthood and acceptance. Well, this is how the story of the after- post goes: Husband upset, friends sending supporting messages, my … Continue reading The Outpouring
Hi, if you are reading this and you are NOT my friend, you will be somewhat surprised with what I will write; but if you are reading this and you ARE my friend, nothing will come as a surprise to you! I have recently been diagnosed with Adult ADHD… ta-daaaa!! It came as a relief to my life!!! Adult ADHD manifests itself a little different … Continue reading Adult ADHD x Stay-Home-Mom
It wasn’t yesterday that I realized I dislike social media. The first time I showed how I dislike social media was in 2012 when I had a miscarriage and it seemed that all my girlfriend were getting pregnant, but me! Right then, I realized Facebook was making me more depressed, vulnerable, weak, and untrue to myself. So, on June 2012 I quit Facebook. It took … Continue reading To My “likes”: I Don’t Want You!
I always heard this phrase of “time is the best healing” and I always agreed with it, but now I am actually living it. I have been living in motherhood for the past 6 years and in every year, every month, every meltdown, every conquest, every diaper change, every doctor’s visit, every sleepless night ; I see how much my today is better than yesterday. … Continue reading Time is Healing
So, as your loyal blogger about motherhood subjects, I felt the need to be honestly truthful to you about things I was not told that would change or would happen after I became a parent. I could come up with a much longer list than 5 things, but to keep this post short and sweet I decided to deliver my top 5 things … Continue reading 5 Things Nobody Told You About Parenthood
“Mamãe, O Jesus está no nosso coração!” Olivia sempre fala isso pra mim, e como não amar, né? Em meio a tantos eventos internacionais, nacionais e locais, não teria como eu não expressar o meu parecer. Aprendi que deixar sentimentos guardados, faz mal ao coração e eu quero ter vida longa para estar bem pertinho dos meus amores Noah e Olivia. Eu me lembro … Continue reading O Que Habita em Mim
Ai meninas!!! Quantas saudades eu estava de cada uma de vocês que são as minhas amigas lindas e leitoras fiéis que sempre comentam no blog e também quando me encontram. Não preciso nem dizer que tenho estado super ocupada com as crias, né? Noah e Olivia entraram de férias escolares em Maio e só voltaram às aulas em Agosto! A Olivia começou as aulas em … Continue reading Ansiedade do Desconhecido
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