School & Anxiety

Guys! I should not be having an anxiety attack the first week of summer classes! I am so stressed out and overwhelmed! I am taking 4 classes for the first time ever, as a mother of 2 and it is intense. I’m only doing this because if I take 4 now and 4 in the…

Adverse Childhood Experiences

"Childhood trauma isn’t something you just get over as you grow up. Pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris explains that the repeated stress of abuse, neglect and parents struggling with mental health or substance abuse issues has real, tangible effects on the development of the brain. This unfolds across a lifetime, to the point where those who’ve…

Back to School Time!

So I have a 4th grader!! My big guy starts school tomorrow and I still can't believe he will be in 4th grade. Time is really flying by guys! Hubby and I weren't comfortable sending him in for face to face teaching just yet, so he will be learning virtually. Hopefully this pandemic can end…

EVERY PERSON’S BILL OF RIGHTS

I'm here studying for my Social Work Practice II Final and I came across this important piece of information. I thought I would share the Bill of Rights that pertains to EVERY person: THE RIGHT TO MAKE AND REFUSE REQUESTS THE RIGHT TO EXPRESS YOUR OWN OPINIONS THE RIGHT NOT TO JUSTIFY THE RIGHT TO…

How is Everyone doing?

Hi all, How is everyone doing during this workout wide pandemic? I can imagine how many are feeling even more anxious and nervous during these trying times. The self quarantining is starting to get to my and my family. My son misses his friends. The baby needs more outdoor time, husband is working from home…

Feeling Stuck

Guys!!! I have a quiz due tonight before 11:59pm and I'm still not done reading my chapters 🤦🏻‍♀️. I had breakfast with my sis, son and niece this morning. Went to Ulta afterwards, to kill some time before having to go to my son's class. After Ulta, I went straight to my sons "My Gym"…

Getting Back into the Work Force

Since I've moved to Fl, I've realized that I should probably get a part time job being that I have to wait a year before going back to school. I've been feeling a bit bored and still out of place in a new State. Since I made that decision, I've applied to two positions. One…

Therapy, No More…

Hi all, As most of you know, my husband has been given a new job in Florida and so we have been living apart for about 2 months, being that I had to finish school and my son still has 3 weeks of school left.  When my husband started his new job, his insurance changed…

Up Studying

I have one more midterm left! What's more exciting is that later on, on Wednesday, once I'm done with my midterm, my son and I will be heading to Fl for a week! Yay! Get to see my hubby and start looking at apartments for when we officially move in June.  Ok! Back to studying...bye! …

Sleepless Night…

Tonight I am sleeping over my grandmothers houses because I have class in the morning and need my family to watch my son. Normally, I would be home, in my own bed, cuddled up with my husband and then Saturday morning he would watch our son as I go to class. But hubby accepted a…