Setting Boundaries are very important.

I was visiting my sister this past weekend.  I love spending time with my baby niece who is 17 months old.  She is the first baby within my immediate family.  I love watching her grow and develop into a little person.  She lights up my heart every time I see her.  I can’t wait until she calls me Auntie.  I am looking forward to that day very much. 

 I was in the kitchen eating dinner with my sister, my niece and my brother-in-law.  Out of the blue I was asked by my brother-in-law when am I going to have a baby so my niece can have a cousin.  I told him when I am good and ready.  My sister told me to tell him to mind his own business in PG terms.  I had another incident a few years back.  I was visiting my dying uncle in the hospital.  My cousin, Joe and I were the only two people in the room together.  We were having a nice visit I thought since I don’t see my relatives very often.  There has been too much that has transpired and I need to concentrate on myself to heal.  Joe asked me detailed questions about my personal life.  I gave it right back to him in a stand up comedian way.  Read more…

Hello my name is Maryfelix from Colour in a Fenced in World. I am very excited to have the opportunity to share some of my Broken Heel moments with you all. As a mother of two girls (7 and 2 years old) and working a full-time job I am constantly learning and growing and as we all know that’s what Broken Heel moments are supposed to be about!  I am challenged everyday trying to find a balance between being a good mother, advancing professionally and trying to maintain a relationship. Is it hard? Of course. Do I fail miserably at some points? Absolutely! Read more…

“Making resolutions is a cleansing ritual of self – assessment and repentance that demands personal honest and, ultimately, reinforces humility. Breaking them is part of the cycle.”

-Eric Zorn

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Part 1 : Making lists

I was sick today, but took some time to work on myself. As I previously wrote, I am making a commitment to work on myself.  Setting new habits, kicking out the old with the new. I signed up for the gym, got myself a trainer, and even did my first pilates class last night. There are definitely some habits that were not contributing to me feeling better. SO, out with the old. Do you do this as well, setting new habits? What do you do to get over your broken heel moments? Do you have those?

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I am so happy to present to you, Naomi. She is my bestest friend. I admire her a lot for what she’s been through. Now you get to meet her and hear her stories. I hope you can relate. Although we are very close friends we both live two completely different lives.

Broken Heel Moments …gee I have more than a few but first allow me to share my story.  A high school dropout pregnant at seventeen is what I was.  An undesirable statistic faced with more obstacles than my peers.  But I turned those obstacles into hurdles never looking at them with fear. Now 11 years later I stand here having achieved more than I thought possible, a degree, a house, a family which has now grown to three and a relationship that withstood it all.  However getting to this point was never easy.  Now maintaining the delicate balance between my children, my boyfriend (yes 12 years later and he is still only a boyfriend) and my need to pursue my masters I definitely encounter broken heel moments.  These moments have shaped the women standing here today.  Although I can never fully control life I can fully control how I react to it.  So I am honored to share with you the many broken heel moments in my life and only hope you feel it.