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 Hello all! So bare with me because I am the worst at blogging. I have started blogs, posted, get no views and then forget they exist. But I think it's come a time in my life where I want to "blog" for my mental health. 

So welcome! 

I'm a 40-something mom of three boys, a hobby homesteader and a full time home oxygen Respiratory Therapist. Oh, and I also am an anxiety and depression warrior who deals daily with an eating disorder. I'm the whole package!

My goal with this blog is to take my readers on a journey into my world, bring you into the chaos I thrive on daily... or survive in, because some days it's more thriving than surviving. I can't promise it will be good reading, I can't promise that anything I post won't borderline on insane, but I can promise that sometimes it'll be funny, sometimes it'll be sad, but mostly it'll give a light to anyone feeling like me... confused, lost, lonely, broken. 


So I hope you come on this journey with me. I hope you learn a little about me, maybe a little about my life, and mostly I hope it helps someone to not feel alone. 

So welcome to my blog! Take your shoes off at the door, there's always coffee on in the kitchen and a kitten to cuddle. 

xo - B

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