The Journal

Notes from the road back to myself.

Short, honest writing on faith, family, healing, and starting over.

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Health & Wellness · December 29, 2024

Oh, I Know We All Say This Every Year, but a Lot of Things Are Gonna Change

Oh, I know we all say this every year, but a lot of things are gonna change. Sad to say, I haven’t been around too much, and it doesn’t look like this year i…

Health & Wellness · October 2, 2024

Marathon De Sables

I’m excited to announce that I’ll be racing in the legendary Marathon des Sables this April! 🏜️ This has been a dream of mine for the last two years, ever si…

Health & Wellness · August 6, 2024

Stop Waiting For The Perfect

We convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have kids, get a nicer car, or retire. The truth is, there’s no better time to be happy …

Health & Wellness · June 25, 2024

Motivation vs Discipline

“True motivation depends on discipline and principles. Desire alone is short-lived; real change requires commitment.” After being a ballerina at 108 lbs, I g…

Health & Wellness · February 19, 2024

Never Quit

I came across this poem in a motivational piece. I had to share the author is unknown 💪🏽. When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road you’re …

Health & Wellness · September 6, 2023

MDS

Last year I felt like I was running in place, even though life around me kept moving. Everyone always said I was super busy, but it felt like I was just stan…

Health & Wellness · May 13, 2022

Baby formula shortage

I was able to nurse all of my children but one. We did not give up, almost 14 years ago we made our son’s formula homemade. I have shared this many times, bu…

Health & Wellness · July 17, 2020

Recently Someone Asked If I Had Any Surgical Procedures for Weight Loss

Recently someone asked if I had any surgical procedures for weight loss. My answer is no‼️I have had 3 pregnancy’s 1)180 lbs. 2)176 lbs. 3)165 lbs. I lost mo…

Health & Wellness · November 5, 2019

Running in circles

It’s funny how life can change in the blink of an eye. With the holidays right around the corner and Christmas decorations are already up, the craziness begi…

Health & Wellness · October 8, 2019

Let your body tell you what you can accomplish

During my time with Playboy, I joined the Xtreme Team. It was a lot of fun and physically challenging. Not only were we taught by professionals in the area w…