The day I got the news

Today marks 9 years since I got the phone call telling me that I had breast cancer. The following post popped up in my Facebook memories today: Little did I know that a few hours later I would receive the call. I had this whole awesome weekend planned. I was dating this guy from OahuContinue reading “The day I got the news”

What is stopping you

This is something I have been thinking about lately. We make so many excuses for not reaching our goal or for not trying to do something etc. I see this in the boys, but also in myself. I had a rotator cuff repair back in June. Before my surgery I wasn’t able to do allContinue reading “What is stopping you”

Self-care quote

Quick quote with some thoughts. Self-care is such an important concept, it’s so important for body, mind, and soul, but still so many people don’t practice it. How high is self-care on your daily to do list, is it somewhere on the top, or maybe all the way at the bottom. When I got diagnosedContinue reading “Self-care quote”

Do we need to be right

Not to long ago I had a conversation with my bonus son about being right. In his 11 year old mind, when 2 people have a difference of opinion, or a different point of view, someone is right and someone is wrong. So then I tried to explain that when two people don’t see eyeContinue reading “Do we need to be right”

Being in charge of our emotions.

This is such an important concept. We can not control what other people do or say, but we can control how we respond to these outside stimuli. This is something we try to teach our boys, that they are in charge of their own emotions, and not just that, also in charge of their ownContinue reading “Being in charge of our emotions.”