“Can I ask you a question, Paula?” “Shoot.” “Why don’t you guys have kids yet?” I took a deep breath and rolled my eyes inside my head when yet another person asked me the question I’ve been asked for years now, by many different people. Including strangers. A few years ago, my mother in law ran into an old family friend. They got to talking when she finally asked if my husband and I were still dating. Once my mother in…
Feeling stuck is confusing. Sometimes it feels like you’ve chosen the wrong road. Other times it feels almost as if your life doesn’t really feel like “yours” anymore. Suddenly, things get a little quiet. You might not know what your next step should be. You don’t know where to start- you might not even know where you’re going. It happens to pretty much all of us and it’s just a part of life. It’s also a feeling that eventually passes, but it…
You know what is one of the most important lessons that I’ve learned over the last few of years? That it’s those small, seemingly insignificant changes that we make in our “everyday” life that can have the biggest impact. Things like the way you react to things. Things that you tell yourself, every single day. Like daily mantras. Mantras are words and phrases (or, sounds) that you repeat to yourself daily. You probably use them on regular basis, without even…
Sometimes, even when you’re having the best weekend ever, those Sunday night blues hit you out of nowhere. Growing up, I hated Sunday nights with passion. I mean, it probably had a lot to do with having to go to school the next day. I can easily say that for most of my life, Sunday night was my least favorite time of the week. Also, I wasn’t a huge fan of Monday mornings, either. I’m pretty sure I’m not alone…
Sometimes, I just feel like I feel, so much. Like I feel, everything. I’ll never forget the day the Sandy Hook shooting took place. It’s the only time that I recall myself being down on my knees in my living room, crying and praying in front of my TV. My heart breaking for those young, innocent souls. Then, a few months later, in April of 2013, the Boston Marathon Bombing took place, only a week after I, along with a…