If you have a child that struggles with ADHD or other complex diagnoses - particularly if they experienced trauma at any point, it can feel very lonely. Not only is it isolating because people do not understand and lack compassion, but the medical profession sometimes seems to work at cross purposes. I sometimes wonder if … Continue reading Tips for Eliminating Foods That May Worsen Behavioral Issues in Kids
I'm moving. Again. In the words of my Grandma, "Ai, yi, yi." It is what it is. I am already dreaming of settling in to that next home - wherever that is and whenever that is. Making a home gives me joy. Unpacking boxes of books and placing those precious books on shelves {in a … Continue reading Coastal Decor Ideas & Inspiration
I love this quote. I wonder what my next step will be sometimes. Even at nearly 44, I am still trying to figure out what my calling looks like. It's quotes like this that simplify & strip it down for me. "Let the beauty of what you love, be what you do." ~ Rumi For … Continue reading Monday Motivation ~ Doing What You Love
Wellness requires active choices to create a healthy and well-balanced life. Our wellness can be seen as a wheel {I like the 8 component model}, with each section of it, a required part of optimum wellness. Life isn't exactly linear. Reality sets in. Pain makes a visit. We lose jobs. Relationships end. Careers, children, and … Continue reading Website Updates & Changes
On a long journey to wellness, I've begun to find what works for me - after a lot of experimenting. As my blog makes a transition {writing more of my wellness journey}, I will share some of these strategies, as well as experiments I try along the way. When I was a child, my Mexican … Continue reading Essential Oils & Wellness
I don't like to wonder about the "what-ifs" in life. I have made it my goal to not reach the end of my days with more regrets piled up, than chances taken. While the road hasn't been straight & I've crashed and burned a few times, I would rather live fully & dream big, then … Continue reading Live well. Be well.
Photo by Ashley Knedler Here's another excerpt of my novel about Lacey Mays. You can find the first excerpt, here. You can find my other fiction, here. 2015 Whoever said you can’t go home again, forgot to pass that message on to Declan Jones. He called Lacey Mays three days ago. Scarlett Montgomery James, her … Continue reading Fiction Series ~ Lacey #2
Reading has always been a favorite escape. I have loved reading for as long as I can remember. I read early. I read a lot. And then somewhere in there, life got busy. I read less. I was online more (I say as I type out a blog post on my laptop). This year, I'm … Continue reading What Are You Reading in 2020?
When Lacey Mays was five-years old, just days before she started Kindergarten, her father killed himself. If anyone in the county had been asked, they would have said it was only a matter of time that either Bob or Donna Mays would have ended up dead. They fed more than one of each other’s addictions … Continue reading Lacey Mays
I admit it. I started Slightly South of Simple before starting a Reading Challenge in January. The theme for January was a book related to your New Years resolution. Since I don't do resolutions, I decided finishing a book that was in my Kindle queue or on my bedside table, was close enough to a … Continue reading Slightly South of Simple – 2020 Reading Challenge
