Oct 14, 2020 | 10000 Beds, connection, Do it!, healthy lifestyle, loss, passion, resilience, resilience is a verb, self-care, trauma
We all experience stress. We all face trauma, adversity and loss. But we don’t all bounce back the same way. How resilient we are plays a large part in our attitude, our health and our recovery – from whatever it is we are recovering from. What is...
Sep 18, 2020 | 10000 Beds, books, learn, learning, never stop learning, open your mind, stay interested
I’m over birthday parties, but I still love my birthday. It reminds me that I made it another year! And at 66, I am celebrating life, happy to be here, and still learning. Every birthday is a gift. Every day is a gift. – Aretha Franklin I’m 66 this...
Jun 20, 2020 | #CelebrateRecovery, 10000 Beds, cooking, procrastination
I have become a recipe hound. I collect them. And sometimes I even cook them. Who knew we would need to go back to HomeEc101 with this pandemic? How long has it been since YOU soft-boiled the perfect egg? My cooking skills are decent in normal times, but as the...
Aug 27, 2019 | #CelebrateRecovery, #changeperceptions, 10000 Beds, 10000 Beds Scholarship Program, 501c3 Nonprofit Organization, Addiction Treatment, Hope, Treatment
Our 10,000 Beds scholarship applicants cannot be described any other way…they are gracious and grateful. And desperate for help. All are fighting a battle with addiction, all are looking to us for help, for hope, for a scholarship. All are on our radar. We love...
Mar 20, 2019 | #CelebrateRecovery, 10000 Beds, BigBlue, Camping World, Social Media
You may remember that we’ve been beyond frustrated with the service at Camping World on our 2017 Keystone Montana 3730 FL fifth wheel – affectionately known around the country as “Big Blue.” You may remember that we have been fighting for...
Mar 19, 2019 | 10000 Beds, 501c3 Nonprofit Organization, AA, Addict, Addiction, Addiction Industry, Addiction recovery, Al-Anon, Arrogance, Believe, Enable, NA, Ostracism, Punitive, Support
WARNING: SOAPBOX MOMENT I am so tired of ignorant people – friends, family, colleagues – who believe ostracism and extreme punitive behavior is the appropriate response to someone who has battled addiction and is in recovery. I am so tired of arrogant...
