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Continue reading →: What could I do more of?If I could do more stuff and had the time for it, I’d play some World of Warcraft. 🙂
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Continue reading →: World of Warcraft WomanIt’s time for a nerdy gamer girl post! Back in like 2006 I was hanging out with some friends doing regular teenager things when all of a sudden the person who’s house we were at fires up his computer and a game begins to load. The game loads and the…
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Continue reading →: Favorite albumsMore than one! Dookie – Green Day American Idiot – Green Day Insomniac – Green Day Out of the Blue – Electric Light Orchestra Face the Music – Electric Light Orchestra Highway 61 Revisited – Bob Dylan Desire – Bob Dylan Rumours – Fleetwood Mac Toto IV – Toto Astro…
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Continue reading →: Best piece of advice I’ve ever receivedDon’t ever give up, keep moving forward, learn from past mistakes and failures and do better.
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Continue reading →: A New HatAbout a few months ago I decided that I wanted a new hat for my collection and I wanted to do something that I’ve never really experimented with before – making videos of my artwork. So after all these years of watching YouTube videos, clips from TikTok, I finally joined…
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Continue reading →: The College MommyOnce upon a time I used to hate school. All of it. Middle into high school just sucked for me and eventually, a month before graduation day, I quit. I had already been set up with my first job and so I made this decision to just give up and…
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Continue reading →: Life without musicWithout music, life would just plain suck. It gives me a boost of energy and inspiration while painting. It puts a smile on my children’s faces. It brings back old memories from days of being young and careless. Music has such a power that can connect us to our deepest…
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Continue reading →: Favorite wordFOOD. I love eating. I like making homemade foods too. I just made 12 pizzas the other day first time homemade and it was so much fun, and delicious! I made plain, pepperoni, pineapple & ham, and margherita pizzas.
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Continue reading →: How I celebrate the holidaysI love all holidays! Especially Halloween, Christmas, even Thanksgiving. These three I go all out for. For Halloween, we decorate outside and of course inside. I have a nice collection of Halloween items. I make my kids costumes by hand when requested. For Christmas, I put up four fake trees…
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Continue reading →: A lesson I wish I had learned earlier in lifeSomething I wish I had learned earlier in life would be how friends come and go for all different reasons.
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Continue reading →: Electric Shock MeghanI am a very open person and I like to share my own personal stories and experiences. I don’t know why but for some reason it’s just programmed into my DNA. With that being said, here’s a shocking story to talk about… Electroconvulsive therapy, sometimes referred to as “shock treatment”…
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Continue reading →: 5 Glorious YearsWarning: This post mentions prescription drug abuse so please be advised that it could potentially be triggering. I’m a little late on this small celebration because I’ve been busy. July 5, 2025 – my 5 year anniversary of giving up my benzodiazepines addiction which included Xanax, Klonopin, and Ativan. Oh,…
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Continue reading →: What I love about living in New JerseyI have lived in New Jersey my whole life, it’s been my home forever and I’ll probably never leave the Garden State. And this is why I love it here – We have all four seasons like the old Pelican pool commercial – winter, spring, summer, and fall. We are…
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Continue reading →: What I would sell If I opened up a shopIf I had the opportunity of opening a shop to sell stuff, I would sell my artwork. This would include paintings, sculptures, mixed media art, woodwork, pottery, resin, epoxy, and whatever else I like to mess around with. Maybe someday!
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Continue reading →: The Honker Burger PaintingIt’s been obvious on how much I love the 90s and especially the old Nickelodeon cartoons, like Rocko’s Modern Life. This time I decided to paint the famous Honker Burger from the show Doug. If this was a real place I would make reservations to eat here in a heartbeat.
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Continue reading →: The Wildwoods in New JerseyMy family and I just had our first family vacation together down the shore in Wildwood, New Jersey. It was sunny and hot, the sand felt like walking on silky sheets, the seagulls screamed and fought over scraps – it was perfect. One of the best feelings in the world…
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Continue reading →: What am I curious about?Lots of stuff, lol. Some things that I’m actually curious about – Why do men have nipples and do they have a purpose? Who came up with naming objects and every day items like toilet paper or nail clippers, or plunger? How did the planets form, why are we humans…
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Continue reading →: Rocko’s Modern Life Picasso PaintingI was born in the 1990s and grew up on all the Nickelodeon classics – Rugrats, Hey Arnold, All That, Clarissa Explains It All, Doug, and the rest of them, but one of my favorites is Rocko’s Modern Life. I used to love watching this show and sometimes I still…
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Continue reading →: Most memorable vacationThis year in about 20 days my family and I are going on our first family vacation ever! We are going to Wildwood, New Jersey for a few days to relax, have fun, and celebrate. This is a major milestone for us as we have been working hard to make…
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Continue reading →: I spend the most time withI spend all of my time with my family. I have two kids and as a mom I don’t go out very often. My focus is always centered around them and their needs come first over mine. That’s just how it goes and I wouldn’t do it another way. 🙂
A semi-professional exploration of growth and adaptability, Different Hats is where I explore the multifaceted intersection of motherhood, creative production, and sustainable salvaging. Through this personal blog, I offer an analytical look at the various identities I assume within a life of restoration, examining the diverse roles I require to navigate the human condition daily while sharing my raw personal life experiences.
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