The world in my seascape. The chronicles of my world.
Author: seascape228
Last night I had a scheduled sleepover with Mayo Clinic for a long-awaited sleep study. I arrived in a tizzy at the Basso Building on the West Campus of Mayo Clinic with two giant bags, a body pillow, and a fuzzy Ugg blanket. Along with a full day of school orientation for the kiddos, remote … Continue reading Dream On
Reflecting on one of my favorite songs by Bruno Mars: Cause you're amazingJust the way you areAnd when you smileThe whole world stops and stares for a while'Cause girl, you're amazingJust the way you are We are conditioned to automatically self-reject compliments, positivity or positive reinforcement. The belief to be perfect and never measuring up. … Continue reading Just the way you are
I have had to make the difficult decision to defer my graduate school start till next semester. Many factors led to this decision, mostly due to a defaulted loan that I could not pay in full before registration. I hope to not only have the loan paid by the spring, but also to be mentally … Continue reading Hurry up and wait
We had a wonderful long weekend of rest and activities for 4th of July fun. The festivities of July 4th began with the long awaited Bubble party. Hazel kept asking sweetly for a “bubble party” as I had started to acquire more and more bubble supplies in the previous weeks. It was even more imminent … Continue reading Independence Day, Bubbles, Baseball and Blasts of Fireworks!!!
The past week I saw some great nostalgic performances from bands of the 80s and 90s. First was a Train concert, with guest musicians Jewel and Blues Traveler. Second was this past Saturday, a concert of the best 80s hair bands: Motley Crue, Deff Leppard, Joan Jett and Poison. The latter I even took Ella … Continue reading I wanna Rock, but I can’t hang
So it appears I haven’t posted in a while. I hope all my friends and new found readers are all having a lovely summertime. Here is an update in the world of my health, and generally what how my plan is alittle different these days. First off, I have decided to continue with the course … Continue reading SGs Workout Plan Summer Update
I hesitantly and begrudgingly signed myself up for Women’s Lacrosse league, in Jacksonville for the summer. The league runs for 6 weeks, last Tuesday was the first week of meeting. This women’s league is for recent hs/college grads or post college graduates. Given its been almost 17 years since I last saved a crucial lacrosse … Continue reading Lax Box FL adult League= SG back in the cage
I have grown accustomed to sharing my struggles with mental health over the years. Whether as a outreach presenter with NAMI sharing my story with various types of audiences, or writing a brief post here and there on social media. Whenever May rolls around every year, I am always inclined to share with others, what … Continue reading MAY. Mental Health Awareness Month, obligatory testimony.
Spent the later half of the Friday evening volunteering with Guardian Ad Litem with their annual fundraiser, this year’s theme mimicked a Wizard of Oz theme toting, “There’s no place like home.” I arrived to the empty factory, that had been transformed to a fancy venue space called the Glass Factory, in downtown Jacksonville. A … Continue reading There’s no place like home—GAL Fundraiser
For those of you who have been wondering what happened, well I have silently been making small changes. Lately, increasing exercise. Two-three times a week a walk 3 miles to get the kiddos to school first thing in the morning, Beyond some added exercise, I have made some small changes to my diet. Less fried … Continue reading SGs Workout Plan, Spring Recap
I recall that moment in 2008, when I first attended a NAMI Connection Support group. In that moment I was nervous to step foot into a mental health support group, not even considering sharing with strangers my own struggles. I lived in Southern Maryland with my parents at the time. I was living in recovery … Continue reading NAMI Connection Facilitator Training Spring’22
This past weekend was quite eventful, as some celebrated religiously…we concentrated on an elaborate leg of lamb feast and plenty of birthday festivities. The morning began with the girls letting us sleep in, as they tore through their Easter baskets that the Easter bunny had left behind. I woke up to Hazel explaining that the … Continue reading Jason’s 40th Birthday/Easter Celebration 4.17.22
I promised my Bestie that after the previous post, I would not tease with such titles of craziness and deliver only the mundane story of the day. So here is a post about our weekend fun at the fair, a tale of the sweet lady who gifted us the arm bands for ride admission and … Continue reading Clay County Fair
All Aboard Sarah’s crazy train today. It started as a typical day. Waking up early to get the kids ready for school and myself off to work on time. I spent the normal hours in the office. Left work in time to barely pick the kids up and be on time for all of our … Continue reading Crazy Train
Today, I half-heartedly committed to an outreach opportunity. After coaching Ellas game in the morning, I headed straight to the event. In a state of obligation. Begrudgingly already upset that I had overwritten and booked up my weekend. What happened took me by complete surprise. I reconnected with myself, through the various speakers at this … Continue reading My second chance.
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