Today, I stop depending on others to lend a hand or an ear . Yesterday, someone could have listened, paid attention and ask if I am okay . Tomorrow, I will not wait on anyone. I will carry my own weight for rest of the days ahead
Mar212023
Self-Discovery
When I started Chaotic Sanity, my focus was on motherhood and its daily adventures. As time passed, I gained new insight on how important it is to find an identity beyond motherhood. I am more than a single role, and it is time to embrace all the shades of me and who I want to become. Join me as I juggle what I have to do and what I want to do.
Mar172023
Do it for yourself
Don’t be afraid to walk alone and create your journey. Nothing productive will come out if you just wait for a supportive audience, worry about what people will think, or plan for a better day. The day is today so take the leap. This is for you! And time...
Feb212023
Executing my Goals
It is so liberating to take the first steps to execute a plan on paper into action. Whether or not, I actually achieve the results I want to is not important, at least I can say I tried. Nobody accomplishes anything sitting on the couch and entertaining the idea...
Jan092023
Looking for More
Slouching back on a wooden patio chair on a New Year’s Day, contemplating what to do next. I sat immobilized with knots in my tummy and jitters in my beat, that I should be doing something more productive than lounging with my feet up and twiddling with a fur...
Sep292021
What’s next?
When my youngest started kindergarten six years ago, I was often asked “what’s next?” It seemed everyone around me wanted to know what I had planned for all that newly found free time. “Should I have a plan?” “Should there be a celebration to mark this milestone?” “Should I...
Oct012020
Three under Four
I turn the water off and yell “Yea! Who needs what?” My husband replies, “I got this one.” I took a deep breath of relief; and yet felt as if I was a mother of three under four, again. Ten years ago, I was walking around our New Albany...
Jul152020
Finding a New Norm
Just when one thought that our lives are returning to somewhat normal, the COVID-19 positive cases rise to skyrocket numbers in Texas. We have been in quarantine for about eighteen weeks, and no glimpse of this pandemic ending, We have no routine; everyone gets up when they want,...
Dec272019
Me, first!
Chaotic Sanity is all about finding sanity in the daily chaos that surrounds us. We have to prioritize ourselves: our sanity and happiness. A friend once said “there is never time , you have to take out time for yourself.”...
Nov282018
Adulting & Hobbies
Last summer, I bought myself a Silhouette Cameo for my birthday. It is a DIY machine that uses a small blade to cut various materials, including paper, vinyl, and fabric. As I was justifying my need to make a big purchase and defending that it won’t be one-time project,...
Jan012018
New Goals and Inspirations
As the clock ticks closer to midnight, an array of emotions wrestle within me. If there is joy in what 2018 would bring, then there is also anxiety for what it might not. When there is success to celebrate, then there are failures to recognize as well. I...
