I am about to get very deep with you. This post (mainly the photos) are hard for me to let you see, to be quite honest. But it needs to be done. Something I have struggled with ever since giving birth to my beautiful daughter, is my weight. I am sure many of you understand what I mean. I did have postpartum depression after giving birth (thankfully I was treated and no longer have depression now), and that combined with my love of food and the fact that I'm not very active - and I've gained … [Read more...]
2015 Goals
Welcome to 2015! For me, 2014 was a pretty good year, both personally/family wise and for my blog and virtual assistance business. I can't wait to see what 2015 brings, though! I am setting up goals this year, and I decided to share them. I will also be doing a montly goal check in to share how my goals are going. I figured my wonderful readers would be great at helping me stick to them! Write More Personal PostsWhen I first started Optimistic Mommy, I planned on using it to write … [Read more...]
Happy 4th Anniversary, Miles!
4 years ago at 6:30pm I married my amazing husband, Miles. We have been through a lot in our short 4 years together as husband and wife, but I wouldn't pick anyone else to go through the good times and bad with. I really do not know what I would do without this man in my life. Oh, and I am still going to get you back for this... ;-) … [Read more...]
My Aunt Is My Inspiration & Family Dollar/Dove Contest
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Global Influence. All opinions, as always, are 100% my own. Most of us have inspiring people in our family. Above, is my aunt Vicky. She is my inspiration. Her love for the Lord and her family runs deep, and I am so thankful that I can call her my aunt. I always know I can go to her if I need to talk, and she was the one who first helped me take one of the biggest steps in my life - my life in God. If it weren't for her helping me and guiding me in … [Read more...]
Please Pray For My Dad
{My dad is on the left, in the Navy shirt.} I'm asking for prayers for my dad who was admitted to the hospital last night. He wasn't feeling well at all and his leg was swollen and red. We took him to the emergency room and they said it was either a blood clot or an infection in his leg. If you know anything about my mom passing away almost a year ago, it was because she had a blot clot that went to her lung; so my heart dropped when I heard that it could be a clot. They did blood work last … [Read more...]
Happy Birthday in Heaven, Mom. <3
My beautiful mom would have been 63 today. Today is the first birthday she will have in heaven, though. I can't believe it's been almost a year that God took her from this Earth. As hard as it is for me, I know that she will be having the best birthday she has ever had. Today, I am going to try not to think about the fact that she's not here to physically celebrate her birthday, but celebrate her new life. I want to keep her memory alive, especially with Riley. I don't want her to forget … [Read more...]
Goals For 2014
Welcome, 2014! I am ready for a new year, that is for sure. If you missed it, make sure to check out my reflections from 2013. Today I want to talk about goals. I know, I know - January 1st everyone talks about goals, but nobody actually keeps with them, right? This year I'm going to try my hardest to keep them. I have lots of personal and business goals I want and need to do this year. I want to share them with you to hopefully keep myself more accountable. Personal Go to the … [Read more...]
Reintroducing Myself
For April I have decided to participate in the Ultimate Blog Challenge. I am going to attempt to do at least one blog post a day. Of course that doesn't count giveaways and other exciting things I have in store for you this month. :) To start April off, I thought I would kind of reintroduce myself. I have received a lot of new readers since this blog started in January of 2012, and I know everyone doesn't get a chance to go to my 'About Me' at the top of the homepage, so here we go! My … [Read more...]
