Embracing Change

This past week, was a week filled with sadness, fear, pride and one I’m not so proud of ego.  My daughter turned 16 and her dad surprised us both with a car for her. Although I’m super grateful, I’m also feeling a little lost with this new independence for her.  I won’t call it empty…

A Little Grace

”People make time for what they want” or “People treat you the way they feel about you”. Here I am with an unpopular stance… I don’t agree with either of these sentiments. People make TIME for what they want. After working our job, taking care of our kid(s), family obligations, is it possible there is…

The Five

In these 43 years of life, I’ve been privileged to have five relationships. I can honestly say that if I never get into another relationship, I will be fine because of these five. Goodness, those are two strong-ass sentences right there! Let’s start by acknowledging my growth. I just called my past relationships a privilege….

34 Months

34 months, that’s how long it’s been since I wrote. Who am I? I’ll tell you who I’m not, and that’s myself, Jeannette. The one I love who lived authentically. She wrote to process. She wrote to feel. She wrote to grow. She wrote to heal. I haven’t let my feelings, my thoughts rock out…

Unavailable

I’ve been trying to write for a while now; I come and I type a few sentences. A sentence that makes no sense with the one before it. I’m in a weird spot, a spot I’ve never been in, a spot I don’t even know how to describe. I have so many different thoughts, at…

Content

Not content, but con-tent. I used to take offense if this label was used on me, it made me feel like I’m just here letting life pass me by. I now am okay with being content – what if I’m content because I am whole. I don’t know if I was born this way, but…

Until It Was More

Within minutes of getting to know each other it felt different. Living hours apart, the first few months were just by phone before we met in person, that wasn’t by choice though – our schedules were different and neither of us had the free time that would’ve been required. That didn’t keep us from talking…

Time Wasted….is Bullshit

I recently had a conversation with some one that triggered a memory of one of the most hurtful things someone has told me. “This whole relationship was a waste of time” I know what you’re thinking, if that was one of the most hurtful things, she’s heard after a relationship ended, she’s a lucky gal….

45

If you’re a follower of my blog this post will surprise you. I’m far from political but I am human. A human that bleeds red, bruises black (like all of us) and that continuously works on being kind, empathetic, compassionate, respectful and just decent to all. Yes, all… no matter their income level, education level…

I Is Her

I was never that kid, that teen, that young adult and now that middle aged adult that had the idea or the dream of a wedding. Taking it even less extreme, I never felt I needed a spouse or that I was/am waiting for “that person” to come along. I know I may be losing…