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…

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"…

Exam Anxiety

Guys!!! I'm down to 2  final exams for this week and I am so anxious to take them. So anxious that I have been procrastinating with studying for them. That ever happen to any of you? You become so nervous about doing something, that you disregard anything that has to do with it, until that…

UPDATE: It’s been a while

Hi guys! I know I've been off wordpress for a long time now. Life has just been pretty busy! I started school back in August. Before classes started, I found out I was pregnant! Guys it's taken my husband and I 5 long years of trying for baby #2, so we were beyond shocked! Then…

Anxiety Ridden

The past 2 weeks I have been stressed and really anxious about starting at my new college in Florida. I understand that I become anxious when things are unknown to me, when they are new. But I didn't expect my anxiety to be as bad as it has been. I haven't been sleeping well at…

Another Year Older, Another Year Wiser

I woke up this morning, another year older! Happy 35th to meeeeeee! This year I've gone through a lot of changes and new journeys. I went from living in NJ to moving to FL, for my husbands new job. I had to leave my college and will begin applying to schools in FL for Social…

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…