Girl Gone Authentic

Warning: This post may “meander” a bit. This topic riles me up. I am a busy person. I have a full-time job, a husband, and two daughters...

As you are aware, I got married for a second (last) time in January 2020. We just celebrated our first wedding anniversary on January 3,...

I live in California, which was the first state to require all residents to shelter-in-place. We’ve been under this condition since...

Content Warning: language, child abuse, suicidal thoughts Five years ago, at nearly thirty years old, I ended my relationship with my...

A few minutes before it was time for our grand entrance, the DJ had us go upstairs so that we could have a few minutes to be alone while...

A few minutes before 5:00 p.m., the wedding coordinator told me it was time to get lined up for the processional. My heart started...

The photographer’s assistant came to get me because David and I were doing a “first look” so that we could take pix before the wedding...

Well, I finally did it. I got married to the love of my life! Most everything was incredible, a couple of things sucked, and of course...

I started writing this on December 25, 2019, which started the single digit countdown for the wedding. But I’m not getting it finished...

Today – December 9, 2019 – marks the 25-day point before the wedding. I’m getting married in a mere 25 days! I’m close to being finished...

If you ever want to test the strength of your relationship, try remodeling or renovating a room together. Better yet, make sure that...

There are “big” things I love about my fiance’ David. He is pretty calm and soothing, he’s hilarious, and he strives to be a good man...

In a previous blog, I wrote about being on anti-depressants. What I didn’t say is that anti-depressants can be a gigantic buzz kill on...

I woke up this morning in a hotel room, on a work trip, and realized something. Today is October 3, 2019. This means something to me – I...

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about how getting old sucks. To be fair, though, there are parts of getting older that are totally...

It’s days like these when every failure seems amplified. When new disappointments spur old hurts and old hurts seem to last forever. It’s...

I’ve always known that the aging process would not be all rainbows and lollipops. I know that as you age, you start looking older, may...

Dear Andy, By the time I give this to you, we will be divorced. Actually, the legal terminology is "dissolution of marriage." Almost, as...

A lot of people do not know this about me, but I have several chronic health issues. I am a Type 2 diabetic, I take medication for high...

I've always thought I was a good communicator. I have a great command of the English language, I’m intelligent, and I want to make things...