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My Neck, My Back…and Everything Else
Well, I…we made it to 2021. We’re 19 days in and what a journey it’s been already. 2020 said “aht aht I’m not quite done”! I’ve been slightly MIA for a little bit because I’ve been dealing with stuff and didn’t feel like I had much to say. But I’m here, I’m back, and I’m ready to talk. One thing I’ve had drilled into my mind over the last almost 6 months is “listen to your body”! This body of mine has taken me through some things. I guess I’ll start from the beginning. In 2010 I was diagnosed with endometriosis. What is endometriosis? In the most general Google terms:…
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Twenty Twenty
Well, Happy 2020!! Am I the only one that wants a redo? Like take me back to Dec. 30th real quick so I can try again. 2020 has already been interesting. We’re only 13 days in and I’ve already noticed two things that are holding back: Holding on too long and fear. Holding on Oh man, I am the queen of lingering thoughts and not moving past things in a timely manner. I question a lot of things that I subconsciously know I won’t get an answer to. So, in essence I’m wasting precious time and energy on things that don’t deserve my time and energy. I have to learn to…
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Hello World!
You may be asking “what are these sparks that I’m supposed to feel?” and that is a great question with a simple answer. When I was trying to decide on a name, I knew I wanted it to represent me but at the same time I thought about one of my friends telling a friend to check out a blog on a website that includes my name. Fortunately, and unfortunately, I don’t have a common name with an even more uncommon spelling. I could imagine people typing “sparkle”, “sparkel”, and anything other than “sparkal” and getting frustrated and just giving up. Going back to college, Fayetteville State University (Bronco Pride), people…