by theBourbonCactus | May 29, 2020 | Mental Health, Wellness
Welcome back friend! As promised here is another installment of creative writing for May’s mental health month. These creative writings are a mental health coping strategy; my way of aiding you and me to effectively process mental health. Oh, and if you are new...
by theBourbonCactus | May 4, 2020 | Fitness, Lifestyle, Mental Health
Hi, Friend. How are you? Seriously, take a minute and check-in with yourself. How are you doing right now? At this point, the beginning of May, most of us have been in quarantine for a month or more. And a drastic change to our normal day-to-day is often difficult to...
by theBourbonCactus | Jul 18, 2018 | Fitness, Mental Health, Wellness
Exercise is many things to many people. Your reason for exercising may be completely different from the reason I workout. And reasons and goals for embarking on a fitness journey changes, because a journey is never meant to be stagnant. It’s a journey because...
by theBourbonCactus | Jul 5, 2018 | Lifestyle, Mental Health, Parenting
We survived another surgery with Doodlebug. Surgery number 4 to be exact. Four surgeries in two and a half years. *ugh* It’s pretty exhausting. Even the quick trips seem to drain all life from me. And I know it’s rough on Doodlebug! But she’s...
by theBourbonCactus | Jun 7, 2018 | Lifestyle, Mental Health, Parenting, Travel
Doodlebug had another overnight sleep study to check on her progress after her cleft palate repair. Due to unforeseen circumstances, the evaluation got pushed out to over a year from her last sleep study. So this was going to be our first toddler sleep study! I...
by theBourbonCactus | Jun 1, 2018 | Lifestyle, Mental Health, Wellness
I feel like as a nation, we’ve become pretty numb to the true meaning of Memorial Day. It’s not just a holiday that the kids get out of school for, or a holiday that gets us a long weekend away from work. But, in fact, Memorial Day is a day designated...
