I pray you've learned as many lessons as we have in 2019 and that you are looking forward to 2020 not to have a new start but to grow and embrace the knowledge you gained this year and most importantly to LIVE! This is the sentence I left you with in December and I feltContinue reading "January-Life and Death"

Hey ya'll! I cannot believe it's been three months since we chatted, time flies when you are having fun though right?! I've been thinking all week though that a post was long overdue. Because of that this post might be extra long, sorry about that but there is lots to talk about. First things firstContinue reading "2019, Wow!"

I cannot believe that is has been almost 3 weeks since my last post! I won't apologize again, I never said this blog would be perfect. Life happens and we all go through stages and I'm no different. Some weeks I seem to have a million ideas and find the time to sit down andContinue reading

Hey guys, it’s Friday! So I skipped a week last Friday, sorry about that! But I’m back today with the Friday Finance Series and bringing you Step 3! So this next step comes after you’ve gotten that emergency savings fund of $1000 and most importantly paid off ALL of your debt, except for your mortgage.Continue reading "Friday Finance Series (Step 3)"

Earlier this year I posted about my reading challenge for 2019, I figured it was about time for an update so here goes, I’ve read 28 books this year! So far I’ve also done very good at fitting them into the categories for the specific challenge I chose. I am actually 4 books behind scheduleContinue reading "Reading Challenge Update"

So if you had mentioned essential oils to me a few years ago I’d have said “I don’t use that kind of stuff”. I really knew nothing about them at all and just thought they were only used “by those hippie people”. Honestly, I don’t even know what I thought that even meant! Well nowContinue reading "Let’s talk about oils baby!"

Happy Friday Ya’ll! So the next step to go over in the Friday Finance Series is Step #2. This is the biggest step of all, the reason for your whole journey, and just be prepared it will probably be the longest! There are several different theories and methods to this step, my philosophy tends toContinue reading "Friday Finance Series (Step 2)"

I know that planners have always been around, in fact that used to be all we had before new technology and smartphones. But it certainly seems that over the last few years planners have become the newest must have, at least for women. Does anyone else have trouble finding a planner that does exactly whatContinue reading "The Planner Life"

I have decided that lunch is my favorite time of day but not because of the food! At my new position my lunch break lasts 45 minutes. It seems an odd amount of time but it’s actually perfect; a little more than a half hour but not a full hour to try and fill. AContinue reading "Lunch is all about “me”!!"

So let’s talk money! I’ve been reading about the Dave Ramsey principles for years but only put them into practice last August. We are nowhere near where we could be but we are certainly way ahead of where we were! Because I believe in this process so much and because finances were such a struggleContinue reading "Friday Finance series"

Well today makes one full month since I hung up the headset and I have to say I am happy!! I really had no idea how I'd feel at this point but I am pleasantly surprised!! I enjoyed one week at home by myself to decompress and learn to be awake in the daylight again!Continue reading "Hanging up the headset…the final chapter!"

Hey y'all! I haven't gotten around to a part 3 on hanging up the headset...but I don't want to force it, it will come when the time is right. For now, I'm adjusting to life as a normal human where I actually go to bed at night time!Last week I had an entire week off,Continue reading "Summer, summer, summertime!!"

Well the time is here, it is my final night. Bittersweet is an understatement. I have learned so much over the last 4 1/2 years and I am so grateful I had this opportunity to chase my dream. To each of the training officers and supervisors I have had; thank you. To each officer andContinue reading "Hanging up the headset…..Part 2"

I think I told you all early on that I had a blog once before and that I focused it on inspirational messages from a Christian view point. While I don't write the same anymore, it certainly doesn't mean that my beliefs have changed at all. I think that is something that is hard forContinue reading "But God!"

I titled this post part 1 because I anticipate that I will write more about this in the future, but was ready to start putting some words out there! So my time in dispatch is coming to an end and I'm preparing to hang up my headset after 4 1/2 years. I have incredibly mixedContinue reading "Hanging up the headseat…..part 1"

Since I started this blog the photos have all reflected fall and winter life on the mountain, well summer has arrived! Sorry that I skipped right past spring! I wanted to update my site as well as share with you all a couple of new photos. This place I live is absolutely breathtaking in theContinue reading "summer has arrived on the mountain"