Fundamental Changes in My Parenting

In the '90s, I hated the park. My older children would want to go and I would deny them every single time. I always had a reason why we didn't want to go when all the while "I didn't want to go." I was a selfish parent when I first started out. I know I was selfish, and I never tried to deny it. I have come to terms with it and I make no excuses for it. Now I am well into my late 30s with two small children. I have learned from my past behaviors...

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The Pathway

  Sometimes I just need a few extra moments in the day. I sit and I take the time to review my day. I write notes and list and I continue to a few things the ''old-fashioned" way, with an actual pen and paper. I do this to reflect on my life. I think of how there was a time when things were simple. When I was able to be held, coddled, comforted and made to feel secure.  Those days are long gone and now it is my turn to do those things...

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GOFundMe

Today, I thought about my company while I was working from home and I thought there has to be a way to get funding without going through the traditional methods, hassles and high interest rates of the bank. I did an internet search and I found a wealth of information. While trying to decipher what would work for me and my needs and what wouldn't I chose two programs to use. 1. GoFundMe: The site is easy to navigate and everything is in plain...

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EPIPHANY

Tonight I was talking to my husband Antonio about how my life is going and I thought that hey I should write a personal blog. I am a woman, a mother, a wife, a sister, a daughter, a friend, a business owner and many other things. I thought to myself if I died tonight what would I have left behind. What would my family and friends think of me once I am gone and what I came up with is not good enough to me so I know I have more things to accomplish. I...

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