Do You Want Candles With That? "Do you want candles with that?" My husband asked after peering at the keto cake mix and icing I'd bought to celebrate my birthday. "Not all of them," I replied, "It'd be an inferno!" Then, chuckling, memories flooded my mind. Mom's Birthday Cake Mom was turning 40 something, and... Continue Reading →
Choose Your Own Adventure When I was a child I was given a "choose your own adventure" book; I can't remember it very well except that the cover had red on it and there was an old man as a character. I remember quite vividly that it was not a relaxing read. On the contrary,... Continue Reading →
Give, Give, Ask I've recently been a part of a program where one of the exercises we engage in is called "Give, Give, Ask." It seems like a simple enough concept, you give help or assistance to others, and then you too can get help from the community. What a brilliant idea! But, what if... Continue Reading →
Where Do I Fit? In my last post, I talked about how my mother's mantra "A place for everything and everything in its place" molded me into the person I am today. But what about when you don't know where you fit. You physically. Sitting at the kitchen table this morning, I was having a... Continue Reading →
A Place For Everything When I was a child, my mother could often be heard finishing that statement in a sing-songy type voice, “A place for everything, and everything in its place!” She always finished triumphantly as if the conclusion of the saying was some colossal win for the world. It is true; our apartment... Continue Reading →
Brain Fog Have you ever been so overwhelmed that you... Just. Can't. Think? There's a lot going on over here at Blooming Heather lately and I've been struggling a bit with getting all the things I need to do done. The experience got me thinking about what to do when I'm having a hard time... Continue Reading →
Guest Post! Hello All! As some of you know, I started this blog after sustaining one concussion too many. Because of my experiences with my own brain injury, I am always looking for other people who have made their own journey from surviving to Thriving. So today, I'm honored to be able to bring you... Continue Reading →
The Great Unknown Not knowing is harder than bad news. That is not to say that terrible news is easy to deal with; it's just that there is something definitive to work towards or against when you have it. There is an overwhelming number of unknowns when you don't know your next move, what will... Continue Reading →
Life Isn't Fair One of my least favorite things to hear as a child growing up was "Life isn't fair" in response to something I was upset about. I remember constantly feeling like that just wasn't a good excuse. Life should be fair. It should be equitable. It seemed that despite the constant reminder when... Continue Reading →
Accountability Have you ever wanted something really badly, but you knew it might be too hard to keep going? What did you do to prepare yourself for the eventual pitfalls and muddy patches? Did you go it alone? Did you stumble and slog and sputter along by yourself? Or did you ask for help? Maybe... Continue Reading →
First Things First “First things first” seems like a simple enough saying, but actually belies a relatively complex mental process - prioritizing. When we are at our most productive, we take the time to prioritize tasks. When we simply attack things Willy Nilly - in no particular order, we waste time, energy and resources. Prioritizing... Continue Reading →
Just Want Some Bread My daughter stopped in for a brief visit from college this past weekend. She had an appointment, but what she really wanted was some bread - not money - though it tasted so good it might be considered currency in some Walter Mitty-like fairytale. I made the first pass early in... Continue Reading →
