As a fighter, you learn very quickly how important it is to have a team backing you up. In the middle of the fight, it’s just you and your opponent. Trust me, as a Martial Artist, I know exactly how that adrenaline-filled, action-packed, intense round feels. And then the next round. Because a fight isn’t short and sweet. It takes stamina and determination. Even more important: it takes coaches and sparring partners who help you…
It’s kind of like waiting to be asked to Prom. You aren’t 100% sure someone will but you are really hoping. I started the journey of getting my license to Foster in the middle of a pandemic. I know, what a crazy time to decide to change my life completely, right? Who does that? Well, considering how many calls I received from my old work buddies in our Emergency Department needing to cry out their…
Have you ever heard the Starfish Story? I wish I knew who wrote the parable, I would love to give them credit for the impact they’ve had on my life. Its a simple story but meaningful. There’s a few different versions, but here is my favorite. An old man was walking along the shoreline one morning and off in the distance he saw what he thought was a woman dancing. As he drew closer, he…
Today marks the end of my first full week of being a part-time stylist for Stitch Fix as well as working full-time at the Medical Center. Let’s recap the crazy amount of things I try to do and why I have a limited social life: 1) 40 hrs (+) at my day job 2) 15 hrs (+) with Stitch Fix 3) 2-6 hrs teaching Self Defense 4) Church/teaching Sunday School to two-year-olds Granted, I do…
I woke up at 6:00 am again. This is a very new thing for me, and I can’t 100% say how I feel about it. Mind you, I didn’t roll out of bed for another 30 minutes, but the point is that I was awake. At six in the morning! All because my happy butt knows I now have two jobs and I can’t afford to let one slack. Thank the Lord for coffee! You…
Now yall should know I don’t do exercise very well. I may teach Self Defense but as an instructor and not the student, I’ve found my body is SUFFERING. ‘Course, it could also be my terrible eating habits… Ok it that’s for sure part of it. Its really pathetic and I am painfully aware of it. There is nothing worst than knowing that my students expect me to be awesome and struggling not to pant…
This time next week I will have officially completed my first day at my paying side hustle. I decided some time go that I really needed a second, part-time job aside from blogging. Because let’s be real, blogging sounds like a fabulous way to make money but you can ask any blogger that’s HONEST and they will tell you its not as easy as it sounds. It takes time to write, to find good things…
There is an awful truth that starts with a Heart Cry. The realization that you are broken. And the fear that others can see it too. I have been told time and time again that we are ALL broken. We all fall short. I know its true. Yet I forgive others for being “human” and easily tell them just how great they really are… without granting my soul the same grace. I have this conversation…
Ladies, being single sucks. Being married can also suck. But the biggest suck-fest of all? Feeling stuck. I read an article today in which a male blogger’s mother asked him if it bothered him that his wife didn’t keep a cleaner house. Now, it was well written and I totally saw it for what the writer intended but can I just share what my first thought was? “Oh crap… my house is terrible…” My heart…
I’ve worked in a children’s ER for over four years now. I am well aware its not for everyone, and for some people its just too hard. For me, it’s my favorite place to be. Seriously, I love my job and I love my hospital. That doesn’t mean that I don’t get sad sometimes. The longer I work in the hospital the more I am convinced that some people are simply made for the work they…
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Manic and in a Daze but not just on Mondays, this blog is about just how real the struggle can be to find balance and order in a chaotic world.