~I am taking it back to the basics everyone, I am remembering why I am who I am...Why I chose the things I chose and what I plan to do with the things I have been blessed with. When struggling with anything from pain in a knee to depression, to single parent duties, to no job...You name it we all have been there in some way, shape, fashion, etc. We ALL struggle, but it is what we choose to do with those said struggles that count. That is how I am trying to see it, I am trying very hard to see past the medication haze and the fitful nights of sleep due to my myriad of health issues, and today I am GLAD. Yesterday I was filled with Gratitude and tomorrow will be some new word filled with emotion and realism and symbolism, well at least to me. :-) I plan on taking each day as it comes, instead of being the micromanager,OCD mania, plan it down to the minute mama/women I plan on simply taking it slower! I come from good stock as they say(They being I have no idea! haha!) My mom plans things well, as do her sisters so I think this gift is also with me BUT coupled with being a single parent once again and still battling some health stuff I needed to change some ways of thinking and being. First off if the house is NOT clean, do not flip out--Life will go on! I need to plan things like healthy meals for the trio and I that house my/our Gluten Free lifestyle. I need to remember that is priority two, my trio is priority one. What "helped" me switch gears some you might be wondering? I read a blog my cousin sent my way, and it spoke to me in simple yet a very strong and powerful way. There was nothing super profound other than truth, honesty, and someone out there that I could relate to/with in a small yet very profound way. So as I embark on a year older next week I will remember to take each day as it comes and if that becomes too much then I will take it with each minute and go from there! We all have stories, issues, problems, life "stuff" and I like to think some of this "stuff" helps define who we are and maybe a better version of ourselves comes from all the struggle and fight. I am just a women trying to find MY WAY with my trio in tow as a single mama until my hubby comes home, while navigating a lot of uncharted territory...at least to me. So bear with me my few followers and I promise my stories will become more like...well Sarah again. I am fighting back to the surface... Much love. <3