The end is only the beginning.

I never thought this day would come, it is the end of my therapy journey.  I have so many mixed emotions about this, I have been in therapy since my son was a month old. I got sever postpartum depression and anxiety. I was afraid to hold him, feed him, change his diaper, basically anything…

When I was younger I didn’t spend much time in the kitchen unless it was to get a snack.  My mom is an amazing cook and can make the simplest meal taste like it comes from a five start restaurant. My sister is an amazing cook too and well, me, not so much. I never really…

July 1st, 2018

July 1st ,2018 was a day that changed my life forever, I gained a new title, mom. I gave birth to a beautiful baby boy he is 8 pounds 8 ounces 21 inches long of per perfection. From the moment I found out I was pregnant I was full of fears and anxiety. I always…

What minimalism means to me.

When we think about minimalism we instantly think getting rid of everything we own and living in a tiny house and only having three outfits to wear for a year. That is extreme. I believe that each person can define what minimalism means to them, you don’t have to throw away all of your belongings…

SimplyJoa

Hello loves, It has been a while since my last post, a lot has happened as many of you know my grandfather was battling cancer for about a year and a half. He took his last breath on September 22nd. I can vividly remember that day like it was yesterday, I won’t go into details…

It feels good to be lost in the right direction.

I close my eyes as the wind hits my face, bugs flying into my hair and for a moment in time I forget what is making me sad, I forget what I am stressing about what is making me have all this anxiety and for a brief moment I am still and not thinking about…

Why I said NO to grad school.

Today I got an email from Southern Nazarene University congratulating me on my acceptance into grad school. I applied to their very competitive MBA program and didn’t have much hope that I would get in. They even offered me a scholarship, but I turned them down. Some call me crazy for turning this opportunity down,…

Trying something new. 

Hello loves, This blog post is going to be a little different from what I usually blog about, I am going to be posting some of my favorite recipes from The Oh She Glows Cookbook, by Angela Liddon. Seriously love this book, everything I have tried so far has been delicious. Now, I am not…

Wait what just happened….. 

Life has a funny way of teaching you lesson and putting things into perspective for you. It throws curve balls at you and you manage to dodge them, it starts raining then pouring and before you know it you are drowning in an ocean of self pity, so you learn to swim and get yourself out…