Life of the Party

      Man.... the last 24 hours has been an adventure I do not want to endure again. My poor husband had surgery this morning and he is in the worst pain I have ever seen him. He is such a strong individual and to see him broken down really makes me cringe. The bleeding and nausea alone has been more that we bargained for.      Along with pain he had the worst anesthesiologist possible that basically dismissed any questions that we had before surgery. His self centered answers were absolutely ridiculous. "I assure you... it won't be hard to wake him up." We sat in recovery for four hours in total, so don't come at me with that crap.      The added stress has been beyond what I had expected. I truly think men are the weaker species. I had a C-section and was up moving in the same day. Even after my gallbladder removal I was up doing light chores four hours post surgery. He hasn't moved since we got home. At this point, I think I should just lo...

      Well, it goes without saying that we battle our water source each and every year. The system that we have used for the last twenty years failed miserably Saturday morning. There was a cracked dry rotted hose along with our holding tank that was leaking as  well.      Did I see this coming? Ummmmm, to be honest, I'm surprised it hasn't happened already. We didn't see the issue until late Saturday night, so our entire Sunday was lost to trying to piece together a semi decent workable system. I'm beyond tired and I have blisters to show for it. I ran the new piping down the thicket, which is hard due to the fact that it has over grown in the last 20 or so years. I'm covered head to toe with dirt and grime.      Let's cross our fingers that the holding tank can fill overnight, so I can take a proper shower in the morning.   Farm life is slowly kidding my tail!

           I guess I'm just in my feels today. Wanna come join my pity party? I think you should go out and celebrate your birthday every year. It's a goal to age an additional year! Why not embrace it? Honestly, birthdays are super important to me.      Well... I came home to basically nothing. My husband did order me a cake, which was beyond thoughtful. I appreciate it more than he will ever truly know, but man.... I spent my afternoon basically by myself with my toddler. I asked mom if she wanted to go out to eat tonight for my birthday, so I could somewhat celebrate. She said, "No, just fix something for you and Taylor to eat at home." It's pretty depressing when your own mother doesn't even want to celebrate you. I wasn't petty or anything. I did however fix supper for us and enjoyed my cake.      I just felt uncelebrated at home...        Every year I go out of my way to make their days perfect wi...

 Well, I did listen to this book on Audible. I don't really have a strong opinion on its content. I would like to finish the series, but honestly, I've lost interest. It seems like the female leads are somewhat overly dramatic. I can just about bet a person who doesn't know anything about the South wrote this.      It started out as such a good series and to loose this much stamina in a matter of six chapters is a shame. Should I finish the series? Can this author redeem themselves or is it all over for this fairytale ghetto love story?      Rating.... 2.5 out of 5 stars.   

      Today, I realized that I cannot do it all. I have so much on my plate that it is tipping over and I'm ill and cranky all the time. Getting around four hours of sleep per night is slowly draining me. Mom told me Taylor didn't choose to come into this world, but honestly I didn't pick to do this basically alone either. I have no family unit to help with anything. Somedays... I wish I could disappear just for a moment to take a breather. Do other moms feel burned out too? Is this normal? I cannot even go to therapy because I have no one to watch her during my sessions. I haven't been since I battled PPD like my life depended on it.      Somedays... I just want more. More family, more friends, more connection beyond my four walls. All I have is my 30 minute reading sessions at night. It doesn't always do the trick. I'll be talking to my doctor about all of this next week, if I can get someone to watch Taylor. If not, she will be going with me. I'm not mis...

    I usually shy away from books like this, but I'm glad I took a chance out on it. This twisted story will literally keep you on your toes and the unexpected ending was written to perfection. With all the stress of motherhood, reading has been my one safe haven in this storm of life. I'm glad there are books out there that completely captivate me cover to cover. Are names even really all that  important? You'll have to read to get comment.      My grandfather had a few butterflies in glass, but this book will completely turn you against that hobby. I wonder where the  author got her inspiration? Without saying... I would rate this book a 5 out of 5 stars and highly recommend you add this to your personal reading list.   

I'm unsure where to begin with this review. I'm even unsure if I like this book as a novella addition to the series. I'm sure it did add to the story, but Avery's character is absolutely driving me insane. The narrator is terrible and cannot really distinguish between the characters. Thank goodness, I can always hit rewind to figure out what character is actually speaking.     I was a little lost in how this progresses the story. I feel like every character is caught up in their own thoughts, and honestly that creates havoc on the overall plot. All the unnecessary sex scenes also takes away from the series. I don't want to read and/or listen to that many sex scenes. Like get a room and move on. Have some class!     Overall, I would give this book a 2.5 out of 5 star rating due to the constant bombardment of sex. The author must me going  through something to have added all this extra smut.   

      I understand that tourism brings in a bunch of revenue for our small community. Sometimes, especially during this time of year, I become instantly annoyed that I cannot move or get to places within a reasonable time because of people visiting our area to see the foliage change. I understand that where they're from they may not get the fall leaf effect. What usually takes 15 minutes to commute from work up to where I pick my daughter up from my husband in the afternoons... took 45 minutes this afternoon.     From own liquor, stopping to take full length videos of the elk two people who blatantly stopped in the middle of the road and got out of their cars to take family fun photos. Where is the decency? Some of us live this year around and have jobs and children to get to. I'm just not a fan of the Florida tags I see everywhere. The speed limits are posted, but you can expect those tags to be going 10 and under or stopped everywhere to take photos. I even tr...

      October is by far one of my favorite months, but man... she cannot decide if it's going to be Fall or Summer. May this season is somewhat bipolar. That isn't an insensitive comment. I'm having to dress for three different seasons each day. I'm freezing my tail off in the morning and dying of a heat stroke in the afternoon.      Where do I see myself? I'm going crazy at the moment due to the weather changes throughout each day. I cannot seem to find the correct wardrobe to wear to work each morning. Nothing seems to be working right for me. Currently, I even carrying a coat and extra  deodorant just in case I start to overly sweat.      Teaching is a VERY stressful job. I'm not complaining, but the general public doesn't understand that we have lives too. I get so tired of people  saying, "oh, you get all your holidays off." Well, honestly, I'm using that time to regulate my system again. It takes me three to four days just to ...