As long as I can remember I’ve been a fidgety person. Not because I’m nervous or anxious – I just like to be multi-tasking small tasks. I can’t watch TV or a movie without doing something with my hands too {otherwise I go crazy} and that normally means picking up my phone and playing a […]
So, I’ve dubbed 2017 the year of the healthy Crystal {OK, maybe just healthy-ER Crystal}. I started the year off by going back to the doctor, getting back on some of the meds that I should have been on all along, focusing on the diet and exercise…just generally doing the things I should have always […]
May is a tough month for me: You see, pretty much everything that has ever happened in my life has happened in the month of May – the good and the…well…not so good.I got engaged in May and a year later married in May. I graduated with all {2} of my degrees in May. I […]
I, like most people, have a personal comfort bubble. I like to stay inside my little bubble and rarely venture out. I notice that the older I get and more I stay in my bubble the more I WANT to stay in my bubble…catch 22 right?So, last week I went out of town for a […]
…OK…so I didn’t really die – but I thought I might and I actually wanted too…I went to the doctor today for a check up, something I haven’t done since 2011 {put down your torches, my bad, I know!} This is the doctor that I found when I first discovered I was pregnant with Madelyn, the […]
The whole point of Sharing Solace is to bring people together – to build a community of grievers in all stages of their journey. In that spirit {and while I wait (not so) patiently for my ‘real’ website to be done} I present you with our new series Solace Sharers.The purpose of Solace Sharers is […]
**I feel like I have to preface this {as I with most of my personal entries} with: this is not a cry for help. I am not looking for attention, I do not want to kill myself so don’t put me on a watch list. I am generally a happy person but yes, sometimes I do get […]
I feel pretty proud of myself right now {Ha! Who am I kidding, I can always find something to be proud of myself for…always…} A friend of mine {Amanda over at The Next 7 Years} nominated me for The Liebster Award. It’s an award for new bloggers given by bloggers. ‘Real’ or not, it was […]
I refuse to complete every ‘activity’ this month. I firmly believe that what you focus on expands – and I choose not to focus on the grief. I choose to focus on the here and now, the things I can control, the gifts I’ve been given. HOWEVER, Madelyn Elizabeth is such a HUGE part of […]
I intended to write about Gene Wilder this week and why I {along with so many others} are grieving his death…but for some reason, it just didn’t resonate in my heart – at least not like this quote did.Ever since I found this quote earlier this week I haven’t been able to get it out of […]