Demons and Dialogue

It's happening again. I find myself slipping into the abyss that is my mind. I don't think I will ever truly understand what gets me to this point. Things have been going really well. Getting ready to head to KY for work, which is always a good thing. Christmas is right around the corner, it's…

A Year Ago

A year ago today, my entire world as I knew it came crashing to the ground. Nearly 15 years of best friendship and a year of dating than engagement. My first love. My "Great White Buffalo". A year of enduring shitty treatment from those in your life, constant emotional roller coasters from your family, and…

Once Upon a Time- Backwards Blogging, Living in the Past to Heal the Future

...and so I will turn the page and start fresh. A new day, a better me, living to be the story I want to tell. If you follow my blog via e-mail (which, I mean, you totally should!) you will notice from time to time you get notifications for posts that have dates that aren't…

Officially Divorced- Closing a Chapter and starting a new!

4 Years, 11 Months, 9 Days.   As of 1019 this morning, the Judges Staff Attorney emailed me to confirm, that after nearly TWO YEARS of jumping through hoops, my divorce FINALLY went through and is DONE. After nearly 5 years of marriage, (the last 2 which were spent separated) I can finally close that…

Creating My Dream Audience

Writing for the public to see. Seems simple enough, right? Journalists do it. Bloggers of every walk do it. Hell, we do it everyday on Facebook and Twitter. It's so different though. I'm not here for some kind of following. I'm not here to make a paycheck or promote products. I'm here for myself. I am my…

Seize The Night

Greetings I'm Duchess. I'm not new at blogging- this is just a new blog. A brand new blog, for a brand new start. This is like opening the cover of a new notebook. All of the pages crisp, blank, ready to take on a purpose. To-do lists, doodles, important information, 16 different colors of pens…