• I hadn’t read a good book in awhile. While I was recovering from surgery in February, I read “Letters to my Daughter” by Maya Angelou. I frequently save books I want to buy (and add to my ever growing collection)…

  • By feeling overwhelmed, it means the person is given ‘too much of something’. Sometimes people feel overwhelmed by emotion, and yes this can be a positive or negative experience, depending on the emotion. I don’t usually post or write about what’s going on in the news or…

  • Many of us have had a lot of time on our hands since this horrible virus has come about. Although I am a mother of a 6 year old, as I have stated in other posts, I really am able…

  • In many states things have began to “open back up”. Many cities like Kansas City, Missouri have put in place a slow phase in of opening back up starting as soon as this week. Here’s my thing… I’ve always kind…

  • There have been few things I have truly enjoyed about this pandemic, quarentin-ing, stay-at-home thing. What I have found most enlightening and joyous has been these Instagram Live Battles between artists and when my favorite artist goes “Live”. Now I…

  •     I have no idea what week were on of this Stay-at-Home order/Quarantine. I lost track days ago. Here in Kansas City, Missouri I think it’s supposed to end May 15th. But, for me I don’t see an end…

  •     Last week was rough. We had our first foster child leave. It was super sudden and very abrupt. We had been fostering this little guy since he was 3 months old, since last July.  He was our very…

  •   Wow! I haven’t posted in awhile… Life has been quite a roller coaster, to put it lightly. As I have mentioned in previous posts, I had been diagnosed with Kidney Disease back in 2016. Well, back in 2018 I…

  • Hey what’s going on? It’s me again, Nicole Alicia coming to you from my living room, writing this blog this afternoon. I am trying to squeeze in a little post before I have to rush off to do my hair…

  • Today I am writing to you a little under the weather… The hard part about being a mom is you rarely get days off. Like both of the kids are sick right now, and I am too. My husband had…