I haven't been sleeping well the past several days so I took a nap this afternoon. I slept for a few hours, but talk about weird dreams! Now my dreams are usually a little bizarre and maybe these aren't

Since it is the first day of Spring here in the US I thought I would share a nice spring inspired pic. WE still have snow on the ground where I am so it will be several weeks yet until we see anything

So my love went to see about a job this morning. He has spoken to someone and then was supposed to call him back in a few hours. We tend to sleep in off patterns so when we sat to watch some tv I suggested

Don't worry this isn't a human reproductive post lol as it may seem by the title. I was just sitting here surfing around the net and other fun things and had a thought. It isn't a new thought as I have

Turtles

Chive Blossoms

Flower of the Sun

I recently began using essential oils. I have long had a curiosity about them and finally decided to try some. I became a Wellness Advocate for a well known essential oils company but found it much too

After praying and some good fortune my mom was able to help us avoid eviction this month. Hopefully some employment will find us and we can now begin saving up to get back home. I always say as long as

How Many Likes Did I Gets Mom?

I am just tired. Tired of not being able to find a job, tired of struggling to pay even one bill, tired of putting all the pressure on the love of my life because he is a true man and wants to take care

I just wanted to say hello to the newest people who have kindly followed me. I returned the favor and followed all of you back. I look forward to seeing your contributions to the Steemit platform and hope

I don't know how many of you have ever had or currently have some type of pet. I had many varieties of pets as a kid growing up, Guinea pigs, rabbits, parakeets, turtles, a dog, a kitten for a very short

Well now I am soon to be without power, internet and eventually home. Me and the love of my life are in dire straits. We moved 1500 miles away from our home 5 years ago to find better opportunities, leaving

When we are young we are growing and trying to find ourselves. We go through experiences both good and bad that we hopefully learn from and become molded into the person we are to be as an adult. For most

So you may wonder where the name skturtles came from. No this is not my given name, just a name I use online. Who remembers way back when the internet was new and AOL was the big thing? I had just finished

So, I realized I have posted several things and haven't really introduced myself yet. You can call me skturtles. I currently live in the Upper Midwest but hope to make it home to the East coast soon. I

When I took this photo my life seemed perfect, as if everything I ever wanted was at the top. Then tragedy occurred and my life and myself as I knew it changed forever. Nothing has been the same since

This is a photo I took several years ago but I think it captures the essence of winter becoming just a memory until it is time to return.

To read something written by someone you love with all your heart describing what a failure they feel like is heartbreaking. To read how they feel they have disappointed me makes me want to wrap them in