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I am reminded that no matter how stressful or dark a situation is, it isn’t permanent. That it isn’t the end, I will get through it. Take the small victories, give myself credit, and most importantly remember that it is all worth it in the end. Continue reading Anxiety & Birthday Cake
No matter what happened in the past, no matter how dark or hard it was, it is in the past. Don’t let it stay, don’t give it the power over you, it had the past, but it is no longer … Continue reading Changing Our Family Legacy
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If you feel you grew up in a family with toxicity, make it your legacy to break the family legacy. Karen Salmansohn @ notsalmon.com Our Family, featured in several posts, was a catastrophe. Our last name didn’t bring respect, or … Continue reading Changing Our Family Legacy
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Death of My Darkness
Anyone who has ever battled depression, addiction, and been in a toxic relationship has been told a million times that in order to move forward, they have to change the environment and people in their lives. I stopped talking to people I had my entire life because I couldn’t disassociate them and the darkness. I hated the darkness they brought to my life. I purged everything dark and negative out of my life, one piece at a time. Not only to save my own life, but to be the mom my daughter deserved and the darkness had robbed from her. Continue reading Call Me Heartless
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Every single day, from the comfort of my home, I am given an incredible gift. It is never the same, but each is breathtaking one of a kind masterpiece painted just for me. No matter what season it is, or what the weather is, each have the ability to remind me to slow down, relax, and end my day on a beautiful note. Continue reading Chasing Beautiful Skies
Whats wrong with being a little crazy? Not a damn thing! Continue reading My Kind of Crazy
When we started the house we knew it wasn’t going to change overnight, we knew it would take time, money, and effort. WE hit multiple stalemates and multiple times had to change paths and handle the situations at hand. My husband, my daughter, and my terminally ill father all shared one bedroom/living area upstairs while we attempted to get the downstairs gutted and start rebuilding to make it liveable. Let me tell you this, if you want to test your grit, your will power and your belief in yourself, buy a fixer upper. It will show you exactly who you … Continue reading Living through construction
When we bought the house, we couldn’t wait to get started. We only had a month to get as much remodel done as possible, pack our old house, find space in new house to actually live in, and to not break down. The stress we lived under prior to buying this house was insane, we worried all the time about rent, money, bills, you name it. When we found this house we both knew it was a crazy jump, but one that if it worked would wipe the financial burden from our shoulders. However, we knew from the get go … Continue reading Demolition day
I hope if you find this that it gives you hope, because for many, that’s all they have. If no one besides my family and myself read this, I hope they use it as a story for future generations about how no matter how hard life tries to break you, as long as you keep hope there isn’t anything you can’t do. We met and survived our climb to the top of Mount Everest and K2 both when it comes to our tests in this life of our strength,perseverance, courage, love and pure will power. Continue reading Purchase Price: $2,300 Cost: Rock Bottom Reward: Freedom
