The Life We Never Expected was written by Andrew and Rachel Wilson. The typical married couple that have two children, however, their children are regressive autistic. Not something you think about when you decide to have children. I don't think there is a parent alive that plans for a child with disabilities. When you're pregnant it's all about having a baby! The joy of being pregnant and welcoming a new little one into the world. And for Andrew and Rachel they did have the excitement and joy ...
Book Review
This Was Not The Plan
Have you ever sat back and looked and your life and thought - This was not the plan? I know I have. I never thought I would be a single parent, have 1 child and be a blogger. I had dreams of living in a huge home with a husband that worked at some white collar job and having several kids. But life does not always work out the way we planed. For Charlie Goldwyn his life was not going the way he had planed. Just two years earlier he had it all. His amazing wife, Mira, made life a treasure. They ...
The Noticer’s Guide to Living and Laughing
My life is crazy busy. Being a single mom with absolutely no help (emotional, physical or financial) from the (I'm using this term loosely) father, working a full time day job, raising an amazing little girl and blogging my days never seem to end. Before Peyton was born I would work all the time, spend an average of 9-10 hours in the office a day and then even bring work home. I was the "best" employee. Then Peyton came along and I found myself really struggling. I wanted my life like before. I ...
From Stilettos to the Stock Exchange
Being a female entrepreneur can be hard. Being an entrepreneur in general can be hard. From Stilettos to the Stock Exchange is the real life story of Tina Aldatz. When you first find Tina she is just about to meet with a group of lawyers and she is signing the legal paperwork to sell her multi million dollar business. A business she grew over the last 10 years from nothing into a 10 million dollars in annual sales. Tina recounts her excitement and experience while signing the paperwork, ...
An Amish Year
An Amish Year was the first time I've ever read a novel by Beth Wiseman so I was surprised to find out it's not one story but four stories! I would consider it to be 4 short stories about different characters. I really liked this format because as a single mom it can be hard to read a whole 300+ page novel from start to finish before I forget what the beginning was about. But when each story is roughly 100 pages, give or take, I can read the story, engage with the story and have a complete ...
Let It Go Coloring Book
Adult coloring books are a big. I mean like really really big. Every store I enter seems to have a slew of them. Let It Go coloring book by Sherise Seven is different from any other adult coloring book I've seen. Each page is more than just a pretty picture. There are inspirational sayings and steps for meditation and encouragement to be creative. It's more than a coloring book. It's about relaxing and finding your happy place. Plus it's filled with positive messages. When the book first ...