Day One Fun

“The braver we are, the luckier we get.” - Glennon Doyle

This is 36.

I do not know who I am yet I do know everything terrifies me. I need help, I’m channeling Glennon Doyle by turning to writing like she does. Here it goes. Hi, I’m Dana and I struggle with depression and anxiety.

My life is a mess at most times, and I’m here to vent and to talk about my days. People always say I should write a book and I’m starting with a blog.

I am one of a kind. I’m here to get therapy in my writing. I am a caring, socially awkward, and anxious human who had a traumatic experience at 13 and have been trying to come to terms with who I am since the day my life changed. I am a mom of two daughters who KNOW who they are and it terrifies me because I don’t know who I am. I am married to the most wonderful and terrific husband who is also so sure of himself and it’s what attracts me most. I worry that I am not smart enough for my family but apparently that’s my anxiety and depression talking.

I pretend I’m normal every day. I wake up always wanting more sleep and can’t wait until I can lay down again, I make naps a frequent thing. Again this is called depression. I wake up and more often than not, I dread dealing with the kids. I love them with all my heart of course but almost every morning, Rowan wakes up with such an attitude about everything, and guess who she gets that from…

Oh yeah, we also opened a successful business as husband and wife, in the middle of a pandemic, and are still here making it work, day after day! Talk about anxiety…

I will be updating this space as often as I see fit, please subscribe, follow along, join me and my family.

I will be talking about depression, parenting, and being an entrepreneur and basically my life whenever I have those ah-ha moments and experiences. I can’t wait to tell my story!

Is it one day or day one?