WHO AM I? If you have been following my blog & my health journey, you know that I have recently taken up running as a way to deal with my anxiety & to try to be a more healthy individual. When I first began this journey in January, my goal was to only run a … Continue reading So, I ran a 10k…
One year ago today, I lost my mother. The woman who spent hours in labor & gave birth to me. The woman who migrated to the United States alone, without her family. The woman who worked tirelessly day in & day out to provide for her family. The woman who fought cancer with all her … Continue reading One Year…
A poem for my mother. After 11 months, I finally was able to write about that morning on May 7th 2016. Wake. Up. I hear my sister say, “She wants us to go to her and pray.” It’s early, sun has barely risen. I see her lay there, weak. Broken. We gather round and … Continue reading “Her Turn”
"How are you doing?" "Good. How about you?" "Good." COOL -__- Typical response to a typical question. I'm sure all of us find ourselves blindly saying "good" to this question without even having to really think about how we really are doing. I get asked this question probably like 10 times a day from … Continue reading How are you REALLY doing?
It's the first day of 2017 & I couldn't be happier. How do I even describe 2016? Awful? Horrific? Terrible? 2016 was devastating to say the least & I am thrilled for a new start. I have always heard this phrase, "new year, new me." I always found it to be kinda funny. People saying this … Continue reading New Year, New Me?
