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Happy New Year!

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I know I have been a little quiet, a little absent recently, but I’m trying to get back into doing what I truly enjoy – oversharing 🙂

The last few months have been challenging, but I’ve managed to survive and now thriving and feeling confident and successful.

Back in October, Matt was laid off from his full time job, so in November I went back to working full time (so I can cover the insurance) after being PRN for the last 5 years. It’s actually been a blessing in disguise. Matt is able to focus on his business now, and I’m enjoying having a more consistent schedule rather than working crazy hours, different hours, jacking up my sleep schedule. I work 3a-3p three days a week, which sounds nuts to some people but I LOVE it! Yes i wake up early and I go to bed early, but on my days off my body is in that routine and I find I’m so much more productive when I’m up early. I see the kids more on this schedule, and my sleep is so much better.

Of course, in true Murphy’s Law – as soon as my new insurance started the kids decided to EACH have health emergencies. Couldn’t do it a month before when we were on the amazing insurance through Matt’s work where everything was covered 100%. Nooooo… that would’ve made life too easy. Logan had a random severe asthma attack that involved a call to 911 and a long stay in the ER to get under control. Then Blake had an emergency surgery that has taken him out of sports for 3 months. Then of course the holidays, Blake’s 13th birthday, my birthday, and now the new year!

I feel like we are finally recovering from the chaos, and I’m feeling good and have energy to get back into doing the things I love again. Like helping others, sharing things I’m passionate about, and just enjoying life again.

What is This Stuff I Keep Posting About on Social Media??

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Listen—I’m not here to sell you something just to make a buck. I don’t need to. I love my nursing career. But what I can’t do is gatekeep something that has truly improved my life. Just try a sample like I did. See for yourself.

Anxiety, Depression, Exhaustion, No Energy, Constant Fatigue, Irritability, Stubborn Weight, Puffy Face, “The Mom Pooch,” Sleep Difficulty

Yall, I thought that stuff was just part of being a 40 something mom, especially working as a nurse with crazy hours. Then a family member suggested these all natural supplements. I was SO skeptical. But I trusted this family member, so I tried it and OMG. It has been life-changing. I thought what I was feeling was “normal” but it turns out it absolutely was not normal, it was actually imbalanced cortisol levels. These products helped balance that out. I feel like a new me, better me, and I’ve never felt happier and healthier. Here is my testimony that I like to share with others:

From Exhausted to Energized

I’m a 41-year-old RN and mom of two boys, and for the longest time, I thought being tired, stressed, and overwhelmed was just part of life. Between 12-hour shifts, keeping up with the kids’ schedules, managing the house, and trying to find time for myself—I felt drained.

I could take a 5-hour nap at any moment (if I had the time!), and even the thought of cooking dinner made me want to give up and order pizza… again. The exhaustion wasn’t just physical—it made me anxious, short-tempered, and honestly, too tired to truly enjoy life with my kids.

Then, I found something I never expected—a product that feels like it was made for people like me. It has completely changed how I function.

I’ve always been skeptical of people trying to sell me something (I tune out immediately!), but when a trusted family member (also a nurse & mom of 3) told me about it, I decided to at least look into it. I researched, hesitated, then finally gave it a shot.

DAY ONE. I felt a difference.
✅ More energy (without the crash)
✅ Less stress & anxiety
✅ Better focus at work
✅ More patience & motivation at home
✅ Laundry actually gets washed, dried, AND folded in the same day! (WHAT?!)
✅ No more afternoon energy drinks or seasonal depression creeping in

I drink Xcellerate Coffee in the morning (sometimes the Watermelon Berry drink in the afternoon), and it’s all I need. In my fast-paced ER job, I feel sharp, focused, and productive. At home, even my husband notices—I’m in a better mood, more organized, and just happier.

Listen—I’m not here to sell you something just to make a buck. I don’t need to. I love my nursing career. But what I can’t do is gatekeep something that has truly improved my life. So if you’ve been feeling the way I used to feel, just try a sample like I did. See for yourself.

Because honestly? Feeling this good shouldn’t be this rare. I am very passionate about helping others discover the best version of themselves, so if you’re interested, I would love to help!

Still skeptical but maybe a little intrigued? Try the Sample Pack. For most it lasts about 4-8 days, plenty of time to feel a difference! Order Sample Pack Here

You can also fill out my Health Questionnaire and I can help you find the products that match your goals! Take the Quiz Here!

If you have any questions, please reach out! I would love to help you feel your best!

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Happy Valentine’s Day

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Matt and I don’t necessarily celebrate Valentine’s Day, I mean we don’t go out and do anything really. Restaurants and places are too busy. And this year it falls on a Friday, so Matt works. I do try to do a little something for the kids. I have little gifts that will be set out for them when they get home from school. I like to think of Valentine’s Day as just celebrating love in general. I feel secure in my marriage and we celebrate love every chance we get in many different ways. I feel loved every day, and I hope I make him feel loved every day. This week he showed love by helping with household duties. This week I worked at the hospital a lot, and he picked up some slack at home. That makes me feel loved. Supporting my goals, hobbies, every crazy idea I come up with – that makes me feel loved. I’ve been on a journey to live a healthier lifestyle so a box of chocolates would not make me feel loved right now! Haha 🙂

Growing up I experienced a major “love deficit” from my biological mother. I know it has changed my love language and how I feel loved. Maybe I didn’t get it right the first time, but I now have a partner that shows me love every day in the way I need to feel it.

My first marriage was not “bad.” Nothing “bad” happened, maybe that’s why we have an amicable divorce. Sean and I are truly good friends and coparent in a loving way. I was still very broken when I met Sean, and my needs in that marriage were more than he could handle. He didn’t understand my love language or my “love deficit,” and that was not his fault. Our marriage felt like we were just good friends. So, we just maintained that friendship and let go of the romantic ties. He’s great at showing love as a coparent, teaching our son respect for his mother, and great at showing love as a friend. I’m so thankful we have a healthy coparenting relationship for our son. I have no regrets because we have a handsome, intelligent, creative, caring, compassionate son from that relationship.

We all have a reason to celebrate love today, whether you’re married, single, or whatever your status is. Good friends that love on you, your kids that love you unconditionally, parents that have shown you love all your life, or substitute parents that showed love, or maybe you are focused on yourself, self-care and loving yourself right now – we all have some form of love to celebrate today.

Five Tips to Improve Your Mental Health

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Remove the negativity

  • Are you in FB groups that constantly have drama, you never post in them because you’re afraid of judgement, and if you REALLY think about it you get more negativity out of it than positivity? Remove yourself, or just snooze for 30 days and reevaluate.
  • Do you have a friend that is always a negative Nancy? Or maybe a friend that puts you down more than they lift you up? Reevaluate your friendships. Distance yourself from those that bring you down more than lift you up.
  • Are you addicted to true crime tv shows and podcasts? Yeah I was too. Take a break and replace with comedy tv shows/podcasts or positive mindset podcasts.

Find the positive

  • By nature, we tend to focus on the negative. The bottom line – you can’t change what has happened, but you can change how you let it affect you.
  • Make a conscious effort to take a negative thought and turn it into a positive. Start small. Ex: “I had a rough day at work, it was so busy, people were rude, etc” à “I’m lucky to have a good job, at least I get paid for today, I have job security in my profession. And the rude people don’t come home with me – I get to leave my work at work and come home to my family.”

Gratitude Journal

  • Start your day by thinking of just one thing you’re grateful for. It doesn’t have to be big. But training your brain to start the day focused on gratitude puts your mindset in a positive mode for the day.
  • End your day the same way – this is also a good time to reflect on some negative thoughts you may have had during the day and think of how to turn them into a positive.
  • Over time, your brain will be trained to focus on the positive

Be like Nike – Just Do It

  • Lacking motivation to get things done, then you feel lazy, then you feel down because your house is a mess, you felt unproductive, you feel bad about yourself, and it’s a snowball effect.
  • JUST START – getting started is the hardest part. Laundry to fold but you’re dreading it, feel like it wastes this precious small amount of time you have to yourself? Just get started – it usually ends up taking less time than you think. And once you get started, it gets easier to just get it done. Then you feel better about yourself and the mess!
  • Feeling sluggish, you know you need to get some exercise, but feeling lazy and don’t feel like getting ready? Just do it. In your pjs, who cares? Many times I’ve just thrown on a hoodie over my pjs and took a short walk. That small dose of vit D makes me feel more energized and is a huge mood boost! Now, if you sleep naked or in skimpy pjs maybe throw on a robe or something, don’t get arrested for streaking in your neighborhood. Does that still feel like too much work? Get down on your living room floor and do some stretching, sit-ups, 10-15 mins of physical activity – it will release endorphins that will improve your mood!

Move Your Body

  • Those last points kinda go along with this – make it a habit to move your body every day in some way. Even for just 15-20 mins. Go for a walk, walk the dog, ride a bicycle, do some yoga in your living room, play with your kids outside.
  • Moving your body is not only physically healthy, but boosts your mental health. It releases those feel-good hormones that improve your mood and put you in a better head space.
  • Bonus tip: listen to The Mindset Mentor podcast while going for a walk – he has some amazing episodes, short and sweet, that are really inspiring and mood-lifting!

Why I decided to create a blog

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This is something I have wanted to do for awhile and felt like I couldn’t find the time. I finally MADE the time. When you become a mother, sometimes you lose yourself in motherhood, buried in the diapers, exhaustion, laundry, busy schedules, you forget who you were before you became a mother. If you ask a mother what her hobbies are, she’s likely to stand there racking her brain to come up with an answer other than sleep, shower, hot food, pee alone.

Writing was a hobby of mine many years ago. I always said I wanted to write a book. When I was in my early 20s living in Texas, when I thought nursing was not an attainable degree at the time, I studied journalism at community college. I even worked on the school newspaper writing movie reviews. I really enjoyed it. I love to talk, I love to tell stories, but I’m much better at sitting down putting my words on paper (or in text/typing) than I am actually speaking.

So, I guess this blog is my way of getting back into writing. I have a lot of interesting stories from my past that I don’t mind sharing, especially if it might help someone. I also have plenty of funny stories thanks to my silly boys and never-boring-job in the ER. I love to help people, which is probably why I became a nurse. I love to share anything that could help others.

I hope you’ll find something helpful, interesting, and/or entertaining from my blog! 🙂

“Taking care of yourself is part of taking care of your kids.”

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As Elle Woods once said, “Exercise gives you endorphins. Endorphins make you happy. Happy people just don’t shoot their husbands.” {Legally Blonde}



Once you hit 40, it feels like your body suddenly starts falling apart – hot flashes, random aches and pains, fatigue, etc. The last thing you want to do is lace up your sneakers and hit the gym. But here’s the twist: working out might be the very thing that helps with all of those annoying symptoms (and more). Now, hear me out, I’m not saying you need to be at the gym at 4 a.m. for hours on end or become a bodybuilder. We’re busy, working moms, so the key is to keep it simple. That’s always been my motto—and it’s about time we all embraced it! Here are 2 tips for keeping working out simple so you can stay active and keep up with this chaotic life we lead:

Make Workouts Easy

Now like I said – keep it simple.

As a mom with a packed schedule, going to the gym often felt like one more thing on my to-do list—just another thing to squeeze in. That’s actually why I stopped going to the gym altogether.

Instead, I set a simple goal: work out for 15-20 minutes at least 4-5 days a week. I decided to bring the workout to me, so I invested in equipment that didn’t take up much space at home. And no, I didn’t build a full-on gym in my house—I don’t have the space or budget for that! I went on Amazon and picked up some simple items like resistance bands, weighted straps for my wrists and ankles, and a mini-stair stepper. All of this, plus my yoga mat, fits neatly in our storage ottoman.

Making my “gym” more accessible has made it so much easier to stick to my goal. Sometimes, I even work out in my pjs! It’s as simple as turning on a show and starting my workout in the living room. Before I know it, I’ve hit my 15-20 minutes. I also try to walk the dog regularly, and when the weather is nice, I ride my bike.

Working out doesn’t have to be a huge chore or a big trip to the gym. I just stop what I’m doing, get on the floor, and get it done. Simple, effective, and it fits right into my day!

Click on the pics above, or check out My Favorite Things to see the workout gear I love using at home!

Make Working out FUN

As I mentioned earlier, one of my favorite ways to get exercise is by riding my bike. A few months ago, Logan learned to ride without training wheels, and I was so excited! Now we have a fun and active activity we can enjoy as a family. On nice days, we love to ride our bikes together. It’s a great way to get outside, enjoy the fresh air, and stay active. We also have a basketball goal in our driveway. Both of my boys play basketball, so anytime the weather is decent I like to get out there and shoot hoops with them to help them practice. When the weather is cold, rainy, or just plain yucky, I turn to something a little cozier: a kid-friendly workout video on YouTube. Logan loves to workout with me, and it’s always a blast! Not only is it fun, but it’s quality time spent together while moving our bodies. Whether we’re biking, playing a sport, or working out inside, we’re getting that active family time in—and it feels great!

Always on the Go!

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As a mom of 2 boys, I feel like I am always on the go. Logan is in Pre-K at an elementary school and needs to be dropped off around 7:15am, picked up 2:15pm. Blake is in middle school and rides the bus to/from school. On Mondays they have hockey, on Tuesdays they have basketball practice, Wednesday morning I drop Blake and his friend off at school early for Chess Club, Wednesday afternoon Logan has OT, Saturday is for basketball games – Logan at 8/9am, Blake 7/8pm. T-ball season will start up again when basketball ends, only Logan does that one, but it is usually 2 nights per week. Blake is in band so add a concert here and there. Oh, and I have to fit some shifts in at the ER at some point lol. And some quality time with the husband.

I’ve been working on my mental health recently, and one thing I’ve started doing is changing the way I think about things – turning negative thoughts into positive. Instead of “I’m so tired, ugh I have to fill up my gas tank AGAIN, ugh I have to air out the hockey stuff when we get home, but I’m so tired…” I turned it into:

“It’s a busy season of life, but I love watching my boys do things they love. I love watching them be active – so much better than screen time. They are learning valuable lessons about teamwork and discipline. I’m BLESSED to be able to afford a nice reliable car to transport them, I’m BLESSED to be able to afford the gas to transport them. And when it’s my turn to transport Blake to/from basketball, it’s just the two of us and I really enjoy that one-on-one time with him because we don’t get as much of that anymore. I’m GRATEFUL to have such a great coparenting relationship with Sean, and that all 3 of us get along well and work together to make sure the kids are cared for and get where they need to be.”

As I type this, it is 6:40am on a Saturday morning. Saturdays are long, but I’m grateful to be alive on these long days. Logan has a basketball game this morning at 8am. Blake’s is later tonight at 8pm. Matt goes to work at noon on weekends, so he will miss Blake’s game. I have a sitter coming to stay with Logan because he goes to bed at 7:30pm. We try not to disrupt bedtime with him. Keeping them on routines, or as close to routine as possible, helps everything run smoothly.

I challenge you to take one negative thought you have today, and think about how to turn it into a positive. One simple change in your mindset can make a huge change in your mental health and how you handle the day.