About Me

I am a Mommy, Wife, Daughter, Friend, Jew, PSU alum and Pittsburgh native. These labels are in no particular order and based on various times in my life I could add a few more, like... yogi, volunteer, advocate, traveler... Some of the newer ones such as Mommy and Wife not too long ago were dog owner and Student... and then Therapist... I'm still a dog owner. But, currently these are the most relevant labels in my life and ones that help me define ME.

For many years I used to journal or write poems almost daily. How often and what I wrote varied as I grew into myself. Gradually though, I stopped writing as frequently, and over the past handful of years I was lucky if I wrote a couple times each year. This made me sad, especially as I remember being close to my due date with baby #2 and realized I never even wrote that I was pregnant! I just couldn't seem to find the time to write anymore. It seemed life just got in the way. And, for many years, yoga was providing me with the mind clearing relief I have always craved and needed to feel like I wasn't unraveling inside. Once I became a mom, my yoga practice gradually began to dwindle as well. The combination of 2 under 2, no writing and no yoga left me feeling a bit insane most days.

I needed something more. I had been saying I wanted to start a blog for a nearly a year so I took the leap. I forgot how therapeutic writing was for me. So, this is me doing a bit of self therapy...because what stay at home mom has time for to go to actual therapy?!

I decided to write again for myself but also in hopes that maybe my self therapy can be therapeutic for others someday. The trained therapist in me coming out I guess. Really, it's just that I find comfort in knowing some of the things I think, but don't necessarily talk about aloud, are the same things others think about too. It keeps us all connected in a way. I like feeling connected to others because feeling alone... well... alone sucks.

There's lots more so read on... follow, share and  let me know what you think, I LOVE comments!

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