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Lately I feel as if I keep getting my ass knocked to the ground. Over and over again.

And I gotta tell you, it's not a good feeling.

This transition, as exciting as it was for all of us, has been incredibly hard. Not to mention the devastating news of our adoption.

I felt all of this negativity coming on before the move ... and somehow failed to shake it.

Tomorrow is Akyl's birthday. Another hard day each year for us. We will celebrate his NINTH birthday. Crazy to think we started this Incredible Journey nearly a decade ago.

Ten years.

S's birthday is just around the corner in April.

It's like I'm caught in a riptide, fighting my way to the surface so that I can breathe.

I just want to breathe.

"Positive Thoughts Create Positive Results"

... but I have to live it.

I am the queen of letting negative thoughts take over.

I need to do a better job of self-care (what is that even?!?!).

Moms --- How do you take care of YOU? What is your best recommendation for self-care?