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"Living Life on My Own Terms"

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I am a 47 year-old mother of two boys, a twenty-five year veteran high school English teacher, who, after a twenty-year disaster of a marriage, is determined to live life on my own terms.

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  • Move Forward

    Move Forward

    Yellowstone. No, I’m not referring to the national park out West. I referring to the television show which took the viewing world by storm when it premiered in 2018, showcasing the mafia-like families that control the still very wild west-like lands of Montana. Just like everyone else, I watched each episode with excitement, waiting for…

  • TBI Without the Physical Trauma

    The following is a list of symptoms of a mild Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): Thank you to http://www.frontlineer.com for the powerful graphic. How many of these symptoms do you experience on a daily/weekly basis? I suffer from all at one point or another on a regular basis, except for the nausea and vomiting. Thank goodness…

  • Social Media is Anything But Social

    I will be the first to admit that I jumped on the social media bandwagon almost immediately after its inception. Currently, I have profiles/pages on almost all of the mainstream social media sites: Facebook, Instagram, X, Threads, Snapchat, TikTok, and LinkedIn. I was enchanted by the idea of the many social connections that were promised…

  • Transforming Hardships into Compassionate Living

    Transforming Hardships into Compassionate Living

    “I don’t understand why things have to be this hard.” These are the words that I find myself repeating multiple times a day in regards to both personal and professional issues. I can’t understand why whatever issues that arise can’t be handled with grace and understanding, patience and compassion, and kindness and empathy. It simply…