Happy Blogaversary

It has been another year, a year of living life, finding our way through this crazy thing called life.

Tomorrow is national mental health day and it is a day that I have learned to embrace. This year, the struggle has been real. We have faced a lot of firsts this year, first birthday without my mom, was probably the hardest first without her so far.

I started this blog, in hopes of reminding people that we can make it, even when it seems impossible, we fight back at those demons that lurk in the corners, we cheer when we hit back at the demons and we’ve talked about making our world a little bit better.

This past year has walked me through so many emotions, the loss of my mom, through me for a loop, I was not ready to say goodbye or see you later. I miss her sassiness and telling me to stop yelling at the Vikings on TV.

I have asked you my friends to be a little bit better and brighter in this world that seems to be embracing the darkness. We have to be the light, when the darkness looms near by.

I have celebrated getting Max, loving on Tuna and Lily, watching my friends victories, and celebrating the small things.

That doesn’t mean that I haven’t struggled with this, I have wondered if what I say here, if anyone is reading and I was reminded that this is for me, for me to bring to life, the things that I have been thinking about, the things that bother me and to have a little fun.

So in this next year, here is what I can promise you that you you will read, you will continue to hear about my struggles in a life without running, more about music and how it heals the soul and yes you will here more about Lily, Tuna and Max.

So my friends, thank you for continually showing up and cheering me on, it is truly appreciated from the bottom of my heart.

Until next time,

Juli