I was told my vagina looked good......

Where else does one get to sit, wait, and be extremely aware of their body image? The doctors office. That is where.

We should embrace the image we see in the mirror. Grey? Red head? No wrinkles? Wrinkles? Etc.....you get the point.

I was at the obgyn office today. Yeah, that exam..

Well, I was told that, my vagina and surrounding area looked good.

LOOKED. GOOD.

I was like, what?

Then a part of me was like, yeah, you know it, and then I was like...Wait....What??!!

So on the drive home I was thinking about the saying, "Beauty is only skin deeep."

Then, why do we mainly used that perspective to decide how beautiul we are???!!

Why do we forget about our inside? Why do we allow ourselves to be judged by outter beauty?

It gives us an extra pep in our step when we get that compliment.

It has to stop. We cannot expect society to change our judgement of beauty, if we continually support it.

Stop liking peoples selfies, stop complementing the person in the outfit, and start saying, who you are is what makes you a beautiful person.

Stop asking, "Do I look good?"

We need to be focused on our actions and how they make us feel. When true beauty shines within us, is when it is seen by others.

Stop the perspective, with the action of change.

The next time you look in the mirror, look deeply. Past the clothes and skin.

A good person, IS, the most beautiful person in the world.

Shouldn't that be our societal perspective??




Until Next Time,
~It is what it is~

GOOD FOR YOU.......

Good for you, you fooled everyone...

Good for you, you owe no one....


Monsters. We all have them. 

What is your Monster?

Take another drag or hit? A shot?
Count your likes? Another one night stand? Selfie? Add another layer to your mask? Just one more bite? Use people? Lie? Put others down?

We believe that we have them under control. When in fact, they are controlling us. 

You know how to stop. How to let it go. How to reach out for help.

Being able to control the monster inside us, is a daily and sometimes, moment to moment deal.

The trick is to love ourselves more, than the Monster itself. Honesty, will sooth the Monster.

Believe YOU can quiet the Monster inside and YOU will. Moment to moment. Day to day.

What other choice do you have?

Good for you, you love Nobody....

YEAH, MY MONSTERS ARE REAL....

THEY'RE TRAINED HOW TO KILL.....


You just didn't realize it was, YOU, they were killing.....

Good for you.....


Until Next Time,
~It is what it is~






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It's Time.....

Stop stalling. Get Up. Get Up.

If you are not talking about it, than that is part of the problem. How can you move forward?

We are often the cause of our own problems. We choose to ignore, deny, and pretend they don't exist.

But we know differently. We are bothered by this thing and it causes us to become clouded when viewing everything else going on in our life.

Reach out to who will listen. Who is your person? The person who you can say whatever to?

Get up and get it out.

Sometimes you are wrong and sometimes you are right. We can become boastful when we are right.

Why not when we are wrong????

Stop clinging on to life.....

Get up and get moving on.....


Until Next Time,
~It is what it is~



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Walk Alone....

I am exhausted. It has been a wicked long week at work. Short staffed, means long work days for me.

It got to me this week. I kinda questioned everything that I have been working for up to this point, career wise. Ya know?

I am the strong one. The one that has the answers. And I let it get to me.

The doubts, frustration of the system, and let my tiredness, over take my thoughts.

I saw this quote. I spoke with my bff.

I get it now. It is ok to have a set back. To question what the hell we are doing, from time to time.

I lost sight of the bigger picture for me.

I forgot that there are going to be good days and bad days. Even when there seems to be many bad days in a row.

Bad days end. Cycles run themselves through and life goes on.

Nobody has the same exact walk. Nobody.

Nobody gets the same result.

We are all unique.

We are walking towards something.

How we get there, will be different for us all.

We learn differently.

So, if you are in a cycle, just remember that,

this IS your journey. Only, You, alone, can do it.

Until Next Time,
~It is what it is~

The S.S. Pelican is floating just fine..........

A wonderful weekend with 2 of my kids, sister, and brother-in-law, spent in Hilton Head! We were lucky enough to charter this boat and take a cruise along the island, by ourselves. It was sunny, my son was able to steer the boat for awhile, we saw dolphins, and it was just an awesome time!

I am a perfect example of getting stuck in a rut type of person. Work. Home life. Repeat.

I would like to say I planned this trip because I wanted to change it up and get out of my rut. But I can't. My 2 older boy's planned a guys weekend with their dad and cousin. So, I just took their idea and ran with it.

It was much needed R & R!! Something about being with great company and the ocean brings me such peace within, that I really don't know why I forget that. I believe we all do forget what brings us that inner peace from time to time.

I was reminded that we need to remember who we are, what makes us silly and stress free, and what brings us, that inner peace from time to time. That is how we float through life.

It is funny how we can get the money together, make the time, or do things we "need" to do, to survive our day to day living, but we can gather just as many excuses, NOT to do the things we should truly spend our time doing.

Balancing the boat of life isn't that hard. I trick myself into believing that I have achieved balance between work and home life, that I am fine. I am just burnt out from working or I need to get more sleep, or whateva it is that makes me believe that I am floating through life just fine.

Right? Sound familiar? Yeah, you're not the only one who is slowly sinking.

It may not have been my idea to get away, but I did get away and it was a totally great reminder for me to have fun.

What will it take for you to plan an adventure? Doesn't have to be a weekend get away.

It can be something simple.

You may be thinking, nope not me. I am floating, rather well, thank you.

Don't wait for a boat ride to figure out that you do not have balance in life.....

it is what causes boats to sink. (too corny? Oh well, I can be)



Until Next Time,
~It is what it is~


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