A Thank You To My Followers

Hi, I just wanted to say thank you so much to my followers. I really appreciate you taking the time to read my blog. Although, I am very new to blogging I find it very interesting. It is a great way to meet people and connect. I hope everyone is doing well. If you need anything let me know. Have a great week!

Accomplish A Goal One Baby Step At A Time

Hi, I just wanted to share a great website with you all. I have joined a website called stikk.com it is really cool. If you have a certain goal or anything that you have been trying to accomplish, this is the perfect way to do it. No, I am not a spokesperson for the site. One of my twitter friends recommended it to me. I thought, why not try it. My small baby goal is to drink 3 glasses of water for 1 day. I know that you are probably laughing right now, right? Yes, I absolutely can't stand drinking water. I am a total Pepsi girl. I mean regular Pepsi, not that diet stuff. I just committed to sticking with 3 glasses because I am easing into drinking water. I know it is one of the best ways to nourish your body and to keep healthy. It is really neat because you put yourself out there by donating your money, limit $5.00. If you do not accomplish your goal, the money will be sent to a charity or a friend. I think it is a great way to be held accountable for anything you want to get done. Well, enough rambling on for now. Thanks for reading!

Trying To Find My Life Purpose At Age 36

I have been thinking all day about what my life purpose is. It is constantly on my mind. I feel as though the clock is ticking for me for some reason. I guess, I am just afraid that if I don't find my purpose soon, I never will. I feel like there is something missing in my life, and I do not know what to do about it. I am searching for contentment. I feel like I could be doing so much more.
I am a wife and a mother, but I love helping people. People are my absolute passion. I just don't know exactly how I could go about finding out what it is I would like to help people with? I am sorry this sounds so confusing, but is really is. I want to make a difference in someones life so badly. I want to change the way they think and feel. I love to make people happy and see them smile. If you have any suggestions feel free to leave me a comment. I hope you all have a great week. Thank you for reading my ramblings.

Thankful Thursdays

Hi, I hope everyone is doing well. I want to keep up writing about what I am grateful for every week. So, I thought I would post what I am thankful for. Please feel free to post what you are grateful for as well. Have a great week!

1. I am thankful that it was a nice. warm sunny day outside today
2. I am thankful that I am blessed with a loving family
3. I am thankful for books, I love to read
4. I am thankful for food
5. I am thankful for my best friend

Out of The Darkness Community Walk

Hi, I know it has been awhile since I have blogged. I am still having a hard time with it because of my depression. Unfortunately, I do not always feel like blogging. I think I should really try to get into the habit of it. I think it could be good therapy because it is like journal writing. I am very happy to announce that I did my first community walk. It was called Out of The Darkness Community walk. I think it is a great cause to help people with suicide prevention. I think if more people can be aware that there is help for mental illness it will give them hope. I have also lost a good friend to suicide. I don't think anyone should have to feel such despair. I would like to help as many people as I can realize that life is good and give them the hope and comfort they need. If anyone is in need of a friend, I want to let them know that I am here and they can count on me. I can say it was a wonderful experience seeing everyone supporting each other. I highly recommend that if you have thought about doing a community walk this is a wonderful cause. It really makes you feel good that you can make a difference. So, what are you waiting for? Sign up today to do a walk. Have a great week!

Trying To Cope With My Depression

Hi, everyone I hope all is well with you. I have been on and off doing my blogging lately. More off than on. As you all know, I have depression and have been struggling with it for many years. I am trying to find more ways to cope with depression. I have been reading a book called The Depression Cure and it is very good with practical and understandable advice. The first thing they talked about was that they have done studies and said that doing exercise seems to be just as effective as taking the medication called Zoloft. I thought that this was amazing. I am definitely going to start back up with my exercising. I kind of fell of the wagon after my 30 day challenge with the EA Sports Active. I do have to admit that it does make you feel better about yourself when you workout. It is just really hard to make yourself exercise when your in the super depressed mode and thinking that nothing will make a difference. I am going to start focusing on having a positive attitude and being grateful for what I have in my life. I have so much to say. There will be more to come soon. I think that I will leave you with this thought from Dr. Wayne Dyer, who says Change Your Thoughts Change Your Life!

Family Camping Trip

Me and my family of four which is me, my husband and two children Zack 18 and Gage 12 all went camping. We camped at Ludington State Park in Michigan. It is very pretty there and the water is nice and clear. I think we all had a good time, considering we only stayed 1 night. I know, I know everyone is saying 1 night. Yes, we are not big campers we only have a tent. The reason also for 1 night is that my husband has Tuesdays and Wednesdays off so we could only reserve Tuesday. This was the only day they had open. Usually, at this state park in particular you have to make a reservation at least 1 year in advance if you want to camp. It was nice to have some quality family time. I think communication is very important and what a better way to communicate by taking my family camping. Iwill say we were kind of bummed because the wood that they sold us was not good and we were not able to keep the fire lit. So guess what we did? My husband made a Taco Bell run. We were all hungry and had the fixings for hot dogs and smores, but it just did not happen. I thought you all might enjoy hearing my adventure on camping this year. Have a great week and I'll keep you posted.