We do everything for a reason. every choice we make is for a specific reason. We either think it’s the right thing to do, it makes us happy or sometimes just because we want to but regardless of what it is…there is always a reason. Let me tell you my reason.
So, my name is actually Rachael but Rae and Rach have always been kinda nicknames. I wanted to center the blog around our ever-changing life and so my name followed by “days” would only make sense right? But then I also wanted to make sure and include the struggle each day is for me. With mental health most of my days are spent in a bit of a “daze.” So, my brain squashed the two together and Rae’s Daze was born! My blog will be all about our days but from my point of view and with tips and tricks that I have picked up over the years to be able to get through as “normal” as possible. Many people around me would probably deny there being anything wrong with me at all and in fact, I love that! I don’t want to be a victim of mental health I want to be a warrior! Not the guns a blazing, Viking with horns and metal armor warriors 🙂 but just the one who doesn’t give up! One that does the behind the scenes battles but makes a huge impact on scene! I just want to show others that it’s ok to struggle as long as you keep moving! Maybe at the speed of a slug or maybe you are flying at the speed of an airplane but as long as you are moving forward you are being successful! Whatever the reason is for your next move, just make the move! Whether it’s going to the fridge cause you are hungry, going to work because you need money or going to the job interview because you want a new job…I don’t know what you need to do next but do something! I always joke that since I’m a stay at home mom and homeschool our kids I don’t get a break but truth is that is just my most obvious “reason.” If it weren’t the kids or being home I would need a different one because even sick days don’t give us the ticket to give up. Even being down and out (because believe me I have those more often than not), doesn’t give us a right to give up! We have to find another reason to MOVE! Sometimes, literally moving from my bed to the living room is considered a success for the day. Sometimes we seemingly complete a month of to-dos in one day! That’s mental health for ya and we just roll with it! I don’t get sick days or vacation days from work because my “work” is 24/7. I don’t get a break because the kids don’t have turn off switches like the machines and stuff that people “work” with on a “real” job. If I’m sick, we still have to eat, do schoolwork and we OBVIOUSLY still have to live so I keep on keeping on. Truth is, I use the kids a lot as my reason but really, I AM MY BEST REASON! I need to get up for me! I need to move for me! Without “me” the kids can’t do anything. So I need to take care of me and laying around trying to give up is NOT taking care of anything! If you’re breathing, God has given you another day of life and you don’t have the right to squander it being lazy and quitting on life. Get up and move and at least show Him you want life and are thankful for it.
I want to be able to look back and see happiness and smiles in our memories so “Rae’s Daze” will always be stories about moving forward. For me, for the kids, for the husband, family, friends, and Jesus! So many reasons to keep moving forward just pick one and do it!
Rae’s Daze 