I'm Just me.. Marleen..

Hello Beautiful People and welcome to my blog.. First a HUGE thank you to everyone who read my post from last week. It was my story about depression. Find it HERE if you missed it. I cant believe how many people read it, and the level of support that came back, unbelievable. Thank you And now on to my thoughts for this week. What I know for sure... Not my original line I must admit. It is inspired by a book by the same name by Oprah Winfrey. (find it HERE should you wish to get your hand on a copy) I got it on audio book to listen too while I'm working.. But it didn't take long before I was so emerged in listening that work was soon forgotten lol.. The book is Oprah's "what I know for sure" account and not only is it a great listen/read, it also really makes you ask your self the very same question. So what do I actually know for sure?? I'll be 42 very soon, and I must say that in my "relative short" lifetime I have been thr

Hello Beautiful People and welcome to my blog. In order for you to get to know me, I believe this is one of the first subjects I need to talk about and I hope you will forgive the long post. Yep I'll say it out loud.. I suffer from depression.. Depression for me, is like a lake. A black black lake, deepest in the center. As my life flows from one day to the next, I stand around this lake. On good days I’m happily dancing around the lake never going near the water. When I have bad days, it feels like I have taken a step into the lake. At the ‘height’ of my depression, I was standing in the center and the water rising. I was drowning. I literally felt like I was drowning. I could feel the water starting to cover my face, my mouth, my nose and all I could do was let it.. Lucky enough I realized what was going on and got help. Monday 17th oct 2011 is a date I will never forget. It was the day I asked for help and the day I saved my life. I was with my baby at a check up wit

Hello Beautiful People and welcome to my new blog.. The idea behind this blog is simple.. A place to share me, my life, my views and opinions.. I have learnt, that in life, we sometimes have to put ourselves "out there" in order to let people in. So I guess this is my little platform to do just that. I've started and stopped this blog a few times, nervous to let people in, nervous of what people would think of me for putting my life out there. But in reality.. I AM just ME.. so take it or leave it.. Follow my journey or dont.. Either way is ok but Id love to have you here. So let me start by introducing myself.. I am a plus size, nearly 42 year old, Jujitsu loving, Gym loving mamma. Its what I do. Im still quite unfit but I do my best to keep up with the guys on the mat and I get fitter and stronger each time I go to the gym. Im Danish, I live in Ireland with my Irish hubby and our 3 kids. Im lucky to be a stay at home mum and Im a crafter. I have a CRAFTING BLOG