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How I Survived, and Thrived, During my Family Reunion Trip to Texas

With just a few taps on my phone it was done. Through the nervous sweating and intense rounds of should I shouldn’t  I, I had successfully bought a ticket to go over a thousand miles away to the other side of the United States for a double whammy family reunion. I was headed to myContinue reading “How I Survived, and Thrived, During my Family Reunion Trip to Texas”

New Challenge for this month

My self care challenge didn’t really take off, but I have found an Optimistic October challenge for all of this month. I am going to be posting my insights and experiences with this challenge every day this month. The first challenge is to write down three things you look forward to this month. Here areContinue reading “New Challenge for this month”

PTSD, how mine activated recently, and top 5 things I’m doing to Combat mine.

Trigger Warning!!! Ptsd, Cptsd, child abuse and neglect, self harm and suicidal thoughts and actions, nightmares and flashbacks To all you parents out there, I’m guessing this school year couldn’t come soon enough, unless of course you are one of those parents who feels this time of year is more bitter than sweet. To allContinue reading “PTSD, how mine activated recently, and top 5 things I’m doing to Combat mine.”

Update: No post for June!

Hello all, I planned on making a few posts in June, for pride, for Juneteenth, and about how I’ve managed my PTSD in honor of National PTSD awareness day on June 27th. None of that happened, for no reason other than the fact that I got really unmotivated last month. I kept putting it offContinue reading “Update: No post for June!”

Choo-Choo! Train all the way!

You’re going on a cross-country trip. Airplane, train, bus, car, or bike? I am actually planning a cross-country trip by using the amtrak rail pass system and staying in and exploring the places we stop in. That’s why I chose train, but in reality, it was a misdirect because my #1 preferred method for goingContinue reading “Choo-Choo! Train all the way!”