Still here.
Hi all. I'm still alive. It's been a busy few months. We moved. We bought a house and it's incredible. I'm still on my weight loss journey. I've lost about 70 pounds. Some days more, some days...
View ArticleTough Mudder
Hi guys. I never followed up after my Tough mudder. It was by far the coolest thing I've ever done. I went into it thinking I wouldn't be able to do certain obsitcals. I figured I would be slow and...
View ArticleFollowing up on "The One About Suicide"
Three years ago I wrote this post about my fathers suicide and it's impact on me. I don't talk about this often, but I felt like it was time for an update on that. So here you go.Read More
View ArticleWorking on that self love thing
It seems like the theme of the year is following up on old posts. Today lets follow up on this post. The post where I basically trash my self esteem and body in every possible way. I think I spent...
View ArticleWhat you have all gotten wrong about Lamar Odom
What everyone has gotten wrong about Lamar Odom I keep seeing things on Facebook shaming people for being concerned about Lamar. Shaming us for caring what happens to him and not caring about this...
View ArticleKeeping up with the weight loss
Hi all. I've kind of fallen off the planet with blogging. The only reason is because it is almost impossible to load photos to the blog anymore, so I just stopped writing. However, I've been...
View ArticleHow I accidentally became a vegan
Did I ever tell you guys I became vegan on accident? I’ve been a vegetarian for many years. It started when I was around thirteen. I became a vegetarian because of hot dogs and fish. That’s a story...
View ArticleHow to embarrass yourself in one quick doctors visit
Possible funny TMI alert: So I've held off posting about my most recent doctors visit because no matter how much I know it's not, it still feels weird and TMI. I recently visited my orthopedic doctor...
View ArticleMental illness is not a secret
If you've read this blog for any amount of time you know I've spent years suffering with mental disease. A lot of people love to say that my dads suicde made me act out as a kid. The truth of the...
View ArticleThe one where Shannon writes again, about death and tattoos
This post is going to take a minute to get to the point, but it's been a while since I've written, so I imagine it will take a while for me to find my groove again.Read More
View ArticleNew generation
You know those people that will pretend they aren't jealous, that’s not me. I'm going to be up front today and tell you I'm jealous of this new generation of girls growing up right now.Read More
View Article13
My oldest turned 13 recently. There have been clues leading up to this, clues that a teenager was about to arrive. He's been taller than me for a while, but he recently sprouted up even more. His...
View ArticleLocked doors
Yesterday, when I got home from my first job around 5:42am the house was dark. This isn't normal. Brandons alarm goes off at 5:20am, and he's supposed to be downstairs starting to help unload the...
View ArticleRoad blocks
I had an interesting experience recently. As you all know here, because I'm a broken record, I suffer from seasonal depression. For some annoying reason from about October - March I do my damndest to...
View ArticleA few of my favorite things
I wanted to do a post of my favorite little items that I carry around, in case you are in need of stocking stuffers for your friends and family.Read More
View Article13
In August my oldest turned 13, and wow. I cannot accurately describe a 13 year old boy except, WOW. I hesitated for so long to write this because I'm aware some day he will stumble on this blog and...
View ArticleNew generation
You know those people that will pretend they aren't jealous, that’s not me. I'm going to be up front today and tell you I'm jealous of this new generation of girls growing up right now. Girls now are...
View Article13
My oldest turned 13 recently. There have been clues leading up to this, clues that a teenager was about to arrive. He's been taller than me for a while, but he recently sprouted up even more. His...
View ArticleLocked doors
Yesterday, when I got home from my first job around 5:42am the house was dark. This isn’t normal. Brandons alarm goes off at 5:20am, and he’s supposed to be downstairs starting to help unload the...
View ArticleRoad blocks
I had an interesting experience recently. As you all know here, because I'm a broken record, I suffer from seasonal depression. For some annoying reason from about October – March I do my damndest to...
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