Suicide Prevention

This is a link to my friend Brian's page. He is an advocate and supporter of suicide prevention through the organization AFSP (American Foundation for Suicide Prevention). He, this website and the resources I have found through it have all been helpful to me during my struggle with depression and suicide.

If you know of anyone who is struggling, or you're going through this yourself, I encourage you to check out the website. And please pass it on to your friends and family and coworkers. There is still such a stigma surrounding these issues. We need to get this information out and be more willing to talk about it!

Brian Siegel's AFSP Page

Also feel free to email me any thoughts, comments or questions!

Happy February!!!

I am in LOVE with February!!!! Why?!

* We get to celebrate my favorite thing in the whole entire world: LOVE!!!! I don't care what anyone says. I love, Love, LOVE Valentine's Day. I love that it's cheesy and dopey and mushy and Hallmarky. I am all about the flowers and chocolates and slow dancing and candle light and sexy red dresses (I own several...) and perfume and kisses and... well you get it:) I love Valentine's Day.

* We get to celebrate something else that's my favorite thing in the whole entire world: ME!!!!! My birthday is on the 23rd (coincidentally my favorite number lol) and this year I am turning the BIG 2-7!!!! Ahhhh!!! My inner 16 year old is screaming in shock because WOW does it feel old to say that I'm 27 out loud!!! Last year I spent my birthday drunk and topless on a boat trip to the BVIs. I wonder what this year has in store for me?...

* I also love February because it's the shortest month of the year. Random, I know.

* Specifically I love this February because even though things have been a bit rough in the last few weeks, I have VERY high hopes for this month coming up. I just know that things are going to get so much better, and very soon!!

I am so full of happiness and love and hope and joy right now!! This is going to be an awesome 28 days!!! I can feel it!!!!

Operation: Optimism

"Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending."

Okay so I think I might try something new: optimism!! Well that, and having a plan. And I mean a real, step-by-step, written down on paper plan. A slew of kind words and a few harsh ones from people whom I adore have had me thinking all day. I'm attempting to go about this in a different way. I have had a jolt of hope and optimism   that I really look forward to sticking around. It always makes me feel better to have a plan of action and to be doing something proactive when I have a problem. It just feels so positive! Sooo that's what I'm doing. I have a plan. And for the moment I have hope and faith! And for now that's more than enough for me:)