Have you ever started a sentence and wanted to immediately jump off of a cliff? That’s the story of my life today. There could be many reasons for this occurrence. You could be stressed and tired. Life can be stressful and can change at any moment. My sister had a baby, and my uncle passed ...

A friend recently told me that there have never been any consequences to my poor decisions. The thing is, there is always a consequence of any action. My consequence is I have to deal with the fact that I’m not as independent as I was when I first moved here eight years ago. This may ...

The Trials And Triumphs Of Navigating Employment With A Disability From a young age, children are often asked one common question: what would you like to be when you grow up? The typical responses being a firefighter, a teacher, a doctor. When I was asked this question, I knew without a doubt that I wanted ...

Holding my breath I watch the unexpected snow swaddle daffodils.

Photos courtesy of Sarah Sweeney                 2009 to 2019                                                       The Decade Challenge: Past, Present, And Future    Now that a new decade is upon us, I have been reflecting on the past 10 years. At a quick glance, after just turning 35 years old I am definitely not ...