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Lessons in my 29 years
Entering the last year of my twenties is now official, and although some may find this fact unsettling, I am actually looking forward to...

Lexi
Sep 2, 20246 min read
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Life as of lately
Holy cannoli, has it really been 2 years since my last post already?! Looks like we have a wee bit of catching up to do then don't we?...

Lexi
Mar 16, 20244 min read
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Still, I rise.
I was told at 19 I couldn't do it. I couldn't possibly become a mom and raise a child on my own. At 22, I was told I couldn't do it. I...

Lexi
May 15, 20223 min read
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In this season of life.
We sit in our windows and watch as the tress turn to those vibrant fall colors of yellow, orange and red. The beauty surrounds us for...

Lexi
May 25, 20215 min read
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The ghost of Christmas past
I see you sitting in the driver seat next to me. Your hair pushed back the way it always was, one hand on the wheel and eyes anywhere but...

Lexi
Dec 26, 20205 min read
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To the year 2020.
To the year 2020, I would like to say a lot. I would like to scream words that should never be said at the top of my lungs and then send...

Lexi
Nov 14, 20204 min read
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Into the unknown.
Mom, Mom, Mom, MOM! I roll over in bed to see two big eyes and a sweet smile staring back at me. I take a peek at the alarm clock, it...

Lexi
Jul 28, 20204 min read
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The greatest love story
Cinderella met her man at a ball, Anna on her way to save Arendelle and well, I think you get the picture. Disney love stories have gone...

Lexi
Jul 26, 20204 min read
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Behind the screen
The grass is always greener on the other side of things, at least that's what we have heard and been taught from the start. You take one...

Lexi
Jul 11, 20204 min read
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I wish.
There are days I wish I could hold onto those sweet little hands and never let go. That I could somehow freeze time or reverse the clock...

Lexi
Jul 7, 20203 min read
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The great debate
When my daughter was just shy of 18 months old she endured her first ambulance ride. And no, it wasn't from our home or a park, it was...

Lexi
Jul 2, 20204 min read
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The girl behind the smile.
I saw something circulating on Facebook a few months back about a picture challenge, kind of like the 10 year one but for better reasons....

Lexi
Jun 28, 20205 min read
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Be a lady
Be a lady they said. Stand straight, suck your stomach in and smile. Wear makeup but not too much, you don't want to look desperate....

Lexi
Jun 18, 20203 min read
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To have and to heal.
To have and to heal from this day forward, amen. As my parents went to bed that one July night I quickly rushed into the bathroom...

Lexi
Jun 13, 20204 min read
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Two sides to every story
Growing up my mom always told me whenever someone spread gossip or rumors to consider there are two sides to every story before placing...

Lexi
May 30, 20204 min read
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This is America.
This is America. The land of the great. The land where we take a knee for our country on the necks of our black brothers and sisters. The...

Lexi
May 27, 20203 min read
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You deserve more
No one will ever love you. How could a man possibly want to be with a girl such as yourself. Without me you are nothing. I made you who...

Lexi
May 25, 20205 min read
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Mental health matters
May is the month of wonderful things; flowers in full bloom, warmer temperatures and the opening of the pools (except this year). But May...

Lexi
May 7, 20205 min read
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A single moms mother's day
Knock knock knock, the door flings open and in rush all your kids. As you brace yourself they jump right onto your bed and you are...

Lexi
May 5, 20204 min read
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Tell me
Tell me Tell me it will all be okay Tell me I am not a bad mom for sticking my kid in front of the screen so I can get a few moments of...

Lexi
May 3, 20204 min read
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