Posted May 13, 2020
I don’t know what to do. While I have often murmured, muttered, and shouted this phrase throughout my 38 years of life, I feel like I have said it more in the last two weeks than all those years together. Wyoming is slowly but steadily opening up. I went back… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted February 25, 2020
“How do you do it all?” It’s a question I hear often, and more and more as time goes on. As I sit here at a local coffee shop (The Bourgeois Pig) typing this post, I am here to tell you that I actually don’t do it all. I have… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted January 11, 2019
Last month I met with Guru Joe to chat about how I’ve been doing. I’m proud to say that I have been feeling more joyful and balanced. I can see how learning how to soften (towards myself and others) has led to a feeling of calm strength that I’ve never… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted December 4, 2018
I thought a lot about what to title this post. At first I thought Preventive Mastectomy: ANXIETY would be a good title…but really it doesn’t accurately describe my emotions as I went down to Denver last week for my two-year follow-up appointment. Crazy right? Two years ago I had my… Read More »
Categories: Preventive Mastectomy, Support
Posted October 12, 2018
The other day my girl Sabrina Spears shared a post about working from home. Her hastag was #IAmAMomFirst And OH HOW I LOVED IT. It resonated so much with me and where I am in my life right now… Tiptoeing back into the work force, and trying to figure out… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting
Posted August 18, 2017
Growing up, I never participated in sports. When I gave birth to my first child, I thought about beginning a workout routine to lose the 35lb of baby weight. But the utter chaos of learning how to be a mom ended that crazy talk! Instead, I buckled our son up… Read More »
Categories: Health and Wellness, This and That
Posted June 19, 2017
I’m the first to admit that I hardly ever have true balance in my life. Can I hang in there and make it through most days successfully and with a pleasant attitude? Yes I’d say generally I can. But do I accomplish this gracefully, calmly, and in the most effective… Read More »
Categories: Health and Wellness, This and That
Posted January 13, 2017
I usually feel like I can keep my sh!t together. I wouldn’t say I’m supermom or anything, but I feel I totally qualify as a “she does a fairly good job” kinda mom. Today I give up. I am done. They. Are. Winning. And by they I mean the Cowkids… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Parenting
Posted December 22, 2016
The definition of advent is the arrival of a notable person, thing, or event. As Catholics, we define Advent as the season of four weeks before Christmas. It’s not supposed to be about cards or shopping or decorating. It is supposed to be about preparing our souls, our minds and… Read More »
Categories: This and That, Wyo Sal
Posted December 9, 2015
These last few weeks…they’ve been a little rougher than usual. Some of it is surely do to Holiday stress and, I can feel the winter blues sneaking up on me a bit earlier than usual. The Cowboy and the Cowkids all had a cold that started a bit before Thanksgiving… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
