This Brutiful Life

My husband and I both used some PTO this week to help us slow down for a minute. Our lives are very full of obligations (work, health, etc.) all of the time, and we don’t take time off to rest as much as we should. We find ourselves saving our PTO as much as possible… Read more

When I was in my mid-twenties and resigned from my teaching job for the first time due to my health situation, one of my work friends couldn’t believe that my husband was supportive of me resigning from my job. She then told me that my husband was Husband of the Year, and my husband and… Read more

This week: 2 therapy sessions, 1 (virtual) conventional doctor’s appointment, 1 chiropractic and acupuncture appointment, 1 IV iron infusion, and lots of conversations with my husband and mold professionals about our home environment. Oh, and our actual day jobs. 🤣 Physical Health:The appointment with the conventional doctor finally happened, and my goal was to not… Read more

I used to think that emotional regulation meant being emotionally steady at all times — like a straight line. I have since come to understand that having all different types of emotions and feelings, and allowing myself to move through them as they come, is healthy and important. Humans are meant to have a range… Read more

What I didn’t have on my bingo card for this week was that the at-home mold test results would come back and not be where we need them to be. After spending approximately $30,000 so far this year on mold testing and remediation alone, it is looking like we will probably be doing more mold… Read more

We had another Cousiblings’ Night this past weekend. The weather could not have been better outside, and we had a great time! My Dad was also in town for work, and he wanted to see us and hang out on his screened-in deck with us before he left town again. My heart wanted to do… Read more