Author Archives: rachello2015

As promised, I wanted to give everyone a little more information on our mini-golf date, which I would say was our favorite activity with the picnic coming in second. I wanted to explain how we did it, what materials we used, where we got them from, and some things we learned along the way thatContinue reading “At Home Mini-Golf Tips and Tricks”

I know that the past two posts have focused a lot on why I started this blog and the epiphany(s) that led me here, but for this post I wanted to focus a little bit more on one of the ways I feel I have “chosen happiness.” The week after Mother’s Day, I was feelingContinue reading “Mini Date Weekend Ruined by Broken A/C?”

 I had known my first Mother’s Day without my mother would be undeniably hard. I thought I was prepared for it. I had been dreading the day since I had first begun seeing ads for “Best Gift Ideas for Moms” pop up in my inbox or on social media, and I thought that dread meantContinue reading “Mother’s Day and “Losing Progress””

Today is the first day of the “Choosing Happiness” blog, and the point of the blog, along with most of the content of the blog, is about just that: reminding myself to choose happiness in the aftermath of the worst tragedy of my life, and along the way, maybe I can help those of youContinue reading “Let’s Start at the Beginning”