The Best Spring Dresses From Red Dress Boutique

April 2022

I can’t believe springtime is here! Even though I have been struggling with the pollen in Houston, this is one of my favorite seasons for all that it symbolizes. New life, a fresh start, and the hope of beauty and goodness. I haven’t written a life blog post in a while. So I figured this may be a good time to do so while sharing these 4 cute spring dresses that I recently received from Red Dress Boutique. What I really like about them is that you can easily dress them up or dress them down. I love dresses that are versatile which gives me a lot more opportunity to dress pieces in my wardrobe differently.

Let’s chat a little bit about my health

Ok, so let’s chat about my health. I have been feeling really good lately with regards to my supplements and medication. Good adjustments have been made to what I take and things are getting balanced. If you have any thyroid issues, you know how challenging that can be. It’s a constant tweaking game getting everything just right. But currently, my body is cooperating. So the physical side of things right now is good.

The emotional part, well, that’s a whole different story. I try REALLY hard to stay positive. It’s a daily thing for me to push through the best that I can. I will admit, I am the queen of putting on the best “I am strong” game face but I am aware that I am not where I want to be with my emotional health. For now, I am working on trying to understand a lot about myself and what I can do to better myself for now and in the future.

What’s going on with my cancer

Most of you know that I have decided to go the integrative route with treating and healing from my cancer. The whole full-body healing approach was more of an appealing medical-style for me. It was important to me to connect the dots with my body and health. I didn’t get that sense when I explored the mainstream way of dealing with my cancer. Even the simplest thing like nutrition wasn’t even really talked about and that made zero sense to me. I wanted to know why my body responded this way and I also wanted to have a better understanding of my body as a whole.

In the last 1.5yrs, I have had numerous tests done to collect information and data. Even down to cell inflammation. The interesting part is that almost all my test come back in a good range. Some even come back better than someone my age. But the emotional component plays a huge part in someone’s health. It has a great impact on my health and my cells.

Even with that, my body is fighting hard. It’s not giving up. My last scans indicated no growth or spread. Which is the best news ever. If you have ever had a cancer scan you know what it’s like to sit and wait for the results. It’s the worst! You are holding your breath not knowing if the other shoe is going to drop and you can’t do anything to stop it. So when you get good news it’s a huge celebration.

I will say that come October if things haven’t grown or spread I’m going to have a big-time celebration party!!! It will be two years of me fighting. EVERY SINGLE DAY. It’s been a really hard 7 years for me, and there are days when I feel so tired of getting the shit end of the stick. But I know it’s life and I do remove that thought from my head and focus on what I can. So if I get good news, come October, it’s going to be a celebration time!! Think about it, in October it will be 730 days of me fighting. 730 days! So I will totally deserve a bash. 😉

Moving forward

I have become very intentional in what I do now. The projects I take on, the people I associate with, and the time I make for myself to rest. I will continue to do that moving forward and will also continue to put my health first. I’m trying to remain as positive as I possibly can. Make sure I put into my life the things that make me happy and bring me joy. I know I can’t control that all the time. Since it’s not realistic to think I won’t ever have any stress. Let’s face it, it’s inevitable. I’m raising two teenagers, a tween, and in a marriage. All while being away from my family and having a support group that’s physically not nearby. There are a lot of stressors in my life just like everyone else but I try to do my best with what I can try to control.

Finding ways to bring joy into my life

My therapist, who is helping me journey through a post-traumatic stress incident, has been an incredible support. He’s helped me to see the importance of putting myself first without feeling guilty. Also, finding the things that bring me joy and fulfillment. Travel is one of those things for me. When I pencil a trip on my calendar, it instantly fills me with joy. It makes me incredibly happy and it gives me something to look forward to that is not related to my cancer, kids, home, cooking, or cleaning. That’s just one way I have been bringing fulfillment into my life.

Other ways I bring joy into my life are my faith in God and my relationship with my parents and sister. Since 2015 we have gotten so much closer and we talk to each other every day. They know everything that’s going on in my life. I also have very few close friends that I spend my time with and confide in. They are my ride and die. They may be few but they are loyal and protective.

I will admit, I use to not be selective with who I trusted. I trusted everyone easily. WAY too easily. I always thought that I would never do something to someone so that meant they wouldn’t do that to me. I know that probably sounds naive but it’s how I was. I believed people had good intentions. Then I started opening my eyes and seeing people’s true colors.

Even though it was super painful for me, I needed to cut my ties with certain individuals. I will say once I did that my life did get a whole lot better. I am now surrounded by good people that want the best for me and want to see me win. If you are in a position where a friendship is draining you or doesn’t seem right, trust your instincts.

Thank you to my readers

I appreciate each of you that takes the time out of your day to read my posts or visit my social media accounts. I really appreciate you finding me and choosing to spend a few minutes of your life with me. Thank you so much for all your love and support throughout all of these years. Every single one of you has been responsible for changing my life in ways I never even imagined. I am beyond thankful. I want you to know how much you mean to me and the big part that you play in my healing. You help me to do something that I love, stay in this space, and share my life to help others along the way too.

Love you!!!xoxo