Hey ya’ll! I figured that I should drop in and let you know how things are going. I mean, they’re going…somewhere….not to the goals that I’ve outlined for myself, but you know….somewhere. The thing is, I have no shortage of reasons why I want to start exercising and eating better. I would like to be…
ADHD: My long journey to diagnosis
If you’ve read some of my other blog posts, then you already know that I have ADHD and my journey towards getting that diagnosis was not an easy one. To recap, when I was in first grade, my teacher identified me as being behind the rest of class. She was concerned and asked my parents…
ADHD: Masking, Coping, Rejection Sensitivity, and Being Socially Awkward
When I was in third grade, I made my first best friend. I don’t remember how we started talking, but I do remember that she approached me. After a few months of being friends she told me that when she approached me that day, she was nervous. I asked her why in the world she…
The Wellness Chronicles: Actual Day 1!
Today I actually made moves for my health and wellness journey and I wanted to share what I did. First of all, a little recap on my “whys” for this focus in my life. While I’ve been on diets forever, I had never really focused on my physical, mental, and spiritual wellness on the whole.…
Let’s talk about the Simone Biles Documentary on Netflix
If you have a Netflix account, then you have likely come across the documentary that was done on Simone Biles leading up to, including, and after the Paris Olympics. I’m sure that this documentary was birthed out of the enormous controversy surrounding Simone pulling out of the team event in the Tokyo Olympics four years…
If you’re working you should be paid
As you may or may not know, I’m an occupational therapist by trade. This blog is just a hobby for me. I recently started working with a new company and when I got the itinerary for mandatory trainings they specified that these would be unpaid. This is not an uncommon occurrence in the therapy world.…
Welcome to Unpopular Opinions
This is a page where I can just vent my opinions about various things. From pop culture, latest news, work events, family life, etc. It’s all free game here. Please remember, these are just opinions. You might agree and you might not and that’s totally fine. We can still be friends either way!
The Wellness Chronicles Week 2: Breaking down the path to self-love
Anyone who has ever been on a weight loss journey will be able to relate to this. You build up your motivation, you get your meal plan figured out, you download your apps and select your workouts. You are 100% ready to begin your weight loss efforts, so you choose your start date. Then, that…
ADHD: How I developed a co-dependent relationship with struggle
Mindlessly scrolling through Facebook Reels a few weekends ago, I came across a reel that mentioned having a co-dependent relationship with struggle. The idea being that some of us have convinced ourselves that struggling through everything is a necessary part of how we function. It’s impossible for things to come easily for us. To be…
Weight Loss Chronicles Week 1
If you read my post Turing Self-loathing into Self-love for Weight loss, Health, and Happiness, then you know that I’m on a health and wellness journey and that I’ve chosen to approach it from a new perspective. In the past, I was always striving for a certain size or for a particular number on the…