When I was a pre-teen super awesome girl, my parents wouldn't let me and my sister wear makeup. They told us we could wait until we were 16, along with dating. (you may comment and publicly shame them now for this if you'd like, it really was harsh and cruel punishment) At 13, radically dropping the "pre" from my "teen", my parents began to bend the rules. We were ... Read More

I sit here wondering how I can possibly go about sharing this story. What has been much more of a life story. I wish I had journaled every piece of thoughts I had along the way, instead I am in a place of reflection, combined with determination, goals, and lessons learned. So here goes... To say I struggled my entire life with weight would be rather untrue. I struggled with ... Read More