Its a new year. 2026. Some people are looking back and reflecting on the past and other people are looking forward and making goals for the future. Some may be doing both. I think I am doing a fair amount of both. I’m an extremely reflective person when it comes to the past. My past, the past of other people. I think i can learn from the past. I think we can learn from mistakes. I find myself wondering about the lives of others, marriages that fell apart, kids who went astray, family members and their addictions, relationships with people. Was there a cause? Was there a set “thing” that led to the end result. Was it a combination of “things”? I think of the song “slow fade” and its so true with so many things. Often we dont even see the fade happening, often its years of small things that build up to create a startling end result. For my “new year” I am starting this blog. I have NO IDEA what I’m doing. Learning as I go. Ive always loved to write so I’m putting my love to use here. I hope you will join me for this 2026 journey as we look forward but also as we look back and learn from reflecting on the past.

feeling stuck……

ok so i’m not catching onto this blogging this like i hoped i would. im not quitting! i’m gona keep at it till i figure it out. i’ve also screwed…

ok so i’m not catching onto this blogging this like i hoped i would. im not quitting! i’m gona keep at it till i figure it out. i’ve also screwed up my back somehow so im doing ALOT of sitting therefore MORE time to work at this blog stuff. ive never been the smartest crayon in the box so i’m not surprised. school never came easy to me….i had to work for every good grade i got. i have severe a.d.d. which nobody discovered till i was IN COLLEGE so i think my high school grades probably sufferred because of that. that has NOT subsided as an adult. i am EASILY distracted and i have anything i want to remember on my calendar along with alarms that go off all day long so i don’t forget anything. how am i raising 7 kiddos? who knows? somehow i guess i am. this is how you know God has a sense of humor. Shelley with 7 kids. as you can tell i’m torn over just typing the way i would text or writing proper with capital letters and such. i may go back and forth some before i decide. i’m leaning twds trying to be a tad more proper but not its too late with this post so i’m gona leave it be. feel free to comment what you think……lol. ok back to my back……which is actually butt pain. i think its my sciatica actually cuz its DEEP in my hip. ive been to the chiropractor (my brother) 3 times now to no avail. i think i may have originally aggervated it riding rollercoasters but i’ve somehow made it worse. i can barely walk now. i do have an accupuncture appointment tomorrow which i think will help and i’m considering making an appointment for a massage as well. we shall see. i will keep you posted. i am VERY into natural health so i wont seek out an m.d. or anything. i’m taking some things natural for pain and using some pain patches i got off amazon which actually help alot. somehow i can post a link for those. idk how but i will try. they smell good too. very herby smelling. 🙂 now let me see if i can figure out how to post a link in here…….
https://a.co/d/740ors7

if anyone is out there please click on it and tell me if it works. no pressure to buy. i’m just curious if the link worked! thnx!