Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Rockport, Texas. On media outlets it’s been described as a small fishing town on the Texas coast. To the Bunkley family it’s where we’ve spent the last four summers and the place where we’ve created so many great memories. As I watched and read of the devastation there I found …
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Quiet As It’s Kept
If you’ve ever heard the phrase, ‘quiet as it’s kept’, you know that’s it’s usually followed by something that’s supposed to be a secret, but clearly isn’t. I’ve heard it used and have admittedly used it myself. There are somethings that should be kept quiet. But there are others, like mental illness, that is often …
Fish Tickles
When my daughter was two years old, we discovered her love for water. Not drinking it, but playing in it – with no fear – so I nicknamed her ‘Fish’. When we started taking our annual beach vacation four years ago, she was instantly in love. She and her brother would spend hours in the …
Sweet Respite
Yesterday one of my sisters sent me a screenshot of a tweet that said, “you have to break, take breaks, or both” by author Yrsa Daley-Ward. I immediately texted her back that she needed to take a break (she does a million things – all good and necessary but a million nonetheless) while simultaneously screaming …
When We Were Young
A few days ago my husband and I celebrated our 12th wedding anniversary. It wasn’t so much a celebration as an acknowledgment that we still actually like each other and didn’t mind being married. We’ve been together for almost 20 years and have watched each other grow up. We’ve seen the good, the bad, and …
Discretion
When I Googled the word discretion, I came across this definition, 'the freedom to decide what should be done in a particular situation'. The first three synonyms given are choice, option, preference. Twice in the past five days I've heard the word 'discretion' used in such a way that my blood has boiled, my mind …
Living on the Edge
The other day I got a text message from a girlfriend of mine. We usually talk and/or text several times a week and we hadn’t in a couple of days. Her text basically said, ‘We haven’t made contact in a few days…just checking on you’. I laughed and texted her back that the same thought …
Late Night Musings
Other than my husband’s snoring and the sound of our AC unit it’s quiet in my house. The little people passed out watching a terrible movie and I stayed up doing something I don’t often do August through July – watching TV. It’s Memorial Day weekend and we are all excitedly waiting the last day …
The Greatest Lie Ever Told
If you know me, you know that asking me the question, ‘How are you?’ isn’t going to get a typical response. If I’m okay, that’s what I’ll tell you. But if I’m tired, stressed, mad, hangry, etc. I’m going to tell you and follow it up with why. That can be too much for some …
Unfiltered
When I started this blog, the goal was to eventually open up about my battle with post-partum depression. That small step turned into a huge one and lead me down a path of saying A LOT more about the world than I’d ever planned. As a friend describes it, my posts are often unfiltered. I …