Why is it that a day doesn’t go by that I don’t hear someone say on TV, the radio, in the market, at school and numerous other places “Oh, he/she is a great kid, they get straight A’s!” Please explain to me how the concept of “being a great kid” equates to receiving great grades. …
Archives for May 2013
Tiara and her new job…
As you can imagine I don’t ask Tiara to do many things for me as I pretty much do everything for her, but once in a while I will ask her help. Today I got in the shower and was keeping an eye on her through the glass door when I realized that I didn’t…
A day of randomness….
I so wasn’t in the mood to write about anything in particular today but as I thought about skipping my post, my heart started racing and I got totally anxious. Clearly a sign I better just sit down and do it otherwise I will worry about it all night. and feel miserable when I wake…
My hair color journey finally continues!
If you are new to my blog, here is a quick summary of my hair color journey. I have been a blonde entire life and for my 43rd birthday (9/11//2012) I embarked on a hair journey with the help of my sponsors, Tina Scoville Salvucci and Sandra Slaga from the Color Boutique in Newport Beach….
Do I inspire you?
My friend, Lanaya over at Raising Reagan gave me the Inspiring Blogger award today and I am finally accepting this one! Thank you Lanaya! I have received a few awards in the past but sadly I don’t always accept them because that means writing a post about the award and then passing it on to…
Have you found your passion?
I think one of the hardest things in life is to find something you are passionate about. As a child I was always good at stuff but never great or passionate about anything. I loved school and always received good grades, but never straight A’s. I liked swimming when I was younger but then I…
A big change since Tiara has been home…
Some of you may not realize that Tiara hasn’t started walking on her own since she has been home from the last hospital visit. As a result I push her from room to room in the wheelchair but she spends most of her time in the bedroom. I feed her breakfast in bed, do her…
A special Tuberous Sclerosis encounter in the hospital
I have been wanting to share this story with you and since today I am so exhausted I am having a hard time thinking, today is the day you get to hear about my recent encounter with another Tuberous Sclerosis family. While in the hospital during Tiara’s last visit, I received an email message sent…
Where did the box go?
It is 3am on Sunday morning and I can’t get back to sleep. Tiara just tore off the probe on her toe so the pulse ox machine was beeping like crazy and woke me up. Once I put the band aid thing back on her toe, I taped over and over it so she wouldn’t…
Do you sign your kids up for summer day camps?
What happened to the days when kids got out for summer and just played in the neighborhood all day? When I was a child I was always on the swim team which meant I swam for an hour a day and then the rest of the day I was free except for on meet days. …