Leaving July behind

Constant flow of energy and light. Never ending

Summer is still here and the weather has its fun! We were hit with monsoon weather for the past week. The kids enjoy huddling together to watch a movie or play a board game as the wind howls like Halloween ghosts outside. Let me slow down, soon I’ll be blogging about Fall! The week has been very interesting!

Leaving Henderson heading north on the 95. Wednesday

We need the rain! Someone needs to win the lottery! We all could use a break! Also, as we peel back the calendar to August in a couple of days, I’m renewed and refreshed! I did THIS today ⬇️⬇️

To improve my chances of growing a full head of hair with Graves’, I decided to start over. My husband was in agreement 🤝 and my son was the first of my kids to see it! He said wow Mom! Go Mom 😃 Trust, you guys get ALL the tea ☕ first, steaming with lemon!

Hope you all enjoyed the weekend lovies 🌷 until next time y’all stay blessed and safe 🙌🏾 and remember, YOU have to love you first then pour into others!

Fun in the monsoon

Hey y’all! I took a much needed break to clear my head. I ended up here with my church and kids to finish out sure before school starts. Relaxing and chilling is the name of the game until August 8. After realizing I can’t be effective if I’m steady keeping score, I slowed down A LOT! Naps were made a priority.

So, now I see things in a different view and scope out the way I deal with certain people and things. I stopped letting control handle me, I gained control.

My youngest daughter told me, “Mom, you have to live for today and enjoy the water.” For her to only be 9, that’s a lot of wisdom! Maybe it’s her old soul. Maybe it’s her growing with a grandmother and great grandmother in her life putting into her. I’ll take it. Sage advice.

I’m jumping back in and riding these waves! Until next time lovies, stay blessed and happy 😁✌🏾

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Taking a break

Afternoon y’all. I didn’t post yesterday, another thyroid storm. The rain didn’t help and I really just stayed at home yesterday. So, I’ll be back with more stuff and more interesting 🤔🧐 things to blog about!!!

Short and sweet for my lives as y’all continue to pray for me; as I pray for you guys too.

Until next time, peace and blessings 😌

When it rains, it pours

Evening lovies. It’s been a rainy couple of days here in the LV. Much needed and appreciated! With the drought of the year upon us, it brings me to think of how we continue to build but never slowing down.

The desert is booming with life. So many people move here with the intent of making it! It’s hard if you don’t have the safety net or fall backs you would in your own hometown. We live and we learn to adapt accordingly. Keep it pushing.

Rain washes away the dirt, sod and grime. Yes, water in the city makes it hard to drive sometimes! The freeway gridlocked from an accident. Slow down! As the sun peeks through and the heat brings the dry back, nothing was short of growth.

During the summer season monsoons form. Beautiful thunderstorms across the desert and mountain tops.

As the sun goes down, I’m looking forward to more rain and slick roads this weekend! With it comes growth along with it comes release. When it rains, it pours. Until next time y’all, peace and blessings lovies 🌷

Double rainbow so beautiful! God’s handiwork

Continue to work on you

No one knows how to love you but you. You are your best friend, sound of reasoning and other components that make you unique. There isn’t anyone would can answer for you, but you.

As y’all know, I have Graves’ disease. I mention this because before I would’ve said the tiredness was due to stress with the kids and stuff. It wasn’t. A proper diagnosis has me on the right road to begin healing. For myself and my family. When you begin to see what needs to be done, you start. 21 days to achieve a goal and make what you do or don’t do a habit. So, when you stop eating sugar as if it’s going out of style, your body reacts. When you stop drinking, your body reacts. Everything is done with a purpose lovies. For His glory, for yourself.

So when it seems as a hope is lost! Don’t fret! Don’t give up either. It’s a little post, I have an appointment to get too. Also, my new haircut will be this week, I’ll post it.

Until next time, peace ✌🏾 and blessings

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How to make yourself a priority. YES YOU!

Hey ya’ll! Sorry about last week’s posting. My body said NO and I obliged! So, I sat down and re evaluated how I’m going to make it and keep going. Even if nobody wants to follow me or read my posts, look at my pictures, I’m going forth anyway!

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about ‘self-care’ Sunday. You have to plan or you plan to fail. I tried following the guide lines I set, but the Graves’ took me under. I feel better since my medication has leveled off within me and I can confidently say that I am on my way to a much much better ME.

My husband has a new schedule. It threw me totally off and I had to re-schedule my sleep different. MAN….But God! Thank you for the help Lord! That’s all I can say. He’s my strength and ever present helper.

Next, trying to prep for the new school year in August! Thinking about it already. I have 3 kids going back, 1 in person and 2 online. Either way it goes, I’m buying new stuff!

Autumn- Photo by Craig Adderley on Pexels.com

Short and sweet…keep it that way. I am on a journey of personal growth and healing. I might be posting more things about getting yourself ready for what’s next, may be for the present and no recall to the past. Wherever you are on your quest, stop by and take a read. I’ll try to make sure it’s viable and useful! I got kids stuff coming up too!!!! Yaay Fall!!!!

Until next time lovies, peace and blessings

World Chocolate 🍫 Day

Such a sweet day to spend with something or someone sweet! I usually go with raspberry filling or just plain old whipped. It’s either almonds or pecans wrapped around. It can be bitter cacao or special dark.

Even with a chocolate allergy as a kid, I thought I was missing out. Until my pediatrician told my grandma that a little won’t hurt. The dark is actually good for your heart and filled with antioxidants! I went for it! Until I started itching like crazy!!! AND needed an EpiPen. So, from there I eased up on it and stuck with getting my fix with cereal. The joy of Cocoa Puffs 😋

As I joined the Navy at 18, my sugar levels started rising. I got pregnancy at 20 without gestational diabetes; but my last 4 babies spun me to GD. Now, I’m type 2. Sigh 😔😔 But praise God that I have it under control! Graves’ disease doesn’t stop my flow, fingers crossed for now, and I’m adaptive to sugar free stuff. Some. Not all. That after taste!

Finding my niche for food and enjoying every bit of the sweet day! It every day at this point ☝🏿 I honestly can say that my strength comes from family and friends willing to slow down too. For the sake of their health and wellness, they workout with me as time permits.

So, go eat chocolate 🍫🍩🍫 drink that mocha and dip them Chips Ahoy cookies!

Chocolate gelato with whipped cream! YES please

It’s the little things that matter. Much love and peace ✌🏾 lovies 🌷🌷🌹

Celebrate your freedom

Happy Independence Day!

What does it mean to be independent? Is it releasing, achieving? Grappling for more AND gaining it! Notice all the suffixes; -ing. Action ending! Do it and achieve it! Grapple at the thought of gaining it! It’s a never ending fountain of abundance! Get yours!

The past that has us here now, came together to create a perfect union. Some folks decided to reach out and help each other form what is now The United States. I won’t go back to school today y’all! Just saying, we’re here together. Let’s reach out to those are grappling for more! If you gain it and have more than enough, help.

It’s what The Father did for us, 2000 years ago. Way before we we’re even though of. The freedom was given and you’re free! He didn’t have to do it! Those men deciding to get along and form a country, went to the source first! AMEN

As we celebrate today with family and fireworks, stay safe! Everyday is a day to be the authentic YOU! Be what you were created to be and celebrate your freedom!

Peace ✌🏾 and blessings lovies 🤩

International Joke Day 😂

Morning jewels 🌻 what a beautiful first of July!

Why was 6 afraid 7? Because 7 8 9! I hope I said it right!

My kids say I’m funny but not side splitting funny! I can make you smile ALL day. I can also fall back and let someone else have the floor. I’ll never be the type to get in the way of someone’s shine.

So thankful God wants us to laugh, enjoy life and love. Live, love, laugh my motto ✌🏾

As we draw closer to the 4th and we draw from what’s going on. Let’s celebrate our freedom and liberty 🗽 which should be for everyone.

I’ll close the blog with a joke…. knock knock: who’s there: Red. Red who? Red, white and blue, I LOVE YOU 💓 kinda funny? It’s cute to say the least!!!!

Have a great weekend ✌🏾 and blessings!!!