About Me

 

So, what exactly does Survival Fun Guide mean?  For many years I felt like someone who was treading water and instead of getting help, I had people pushing me under.  I've felt helpless like nothing was going to ever go right.  But despite all of these feelings, many panic attacks and many nights of crying, I've persevered.  Things haven't necessarily gotten easier, but I've learned how to handle things differently.  Survival is one thing, but survival while having fun is another.

 

​So, what keeps me going day in and day out.  My dreams, hopes, goals and probably most importantly, my son.  I was always the person when I was younger who swore they didn't want kids.  However, when I found out I was pregnant, everything fell into place.  It wasn't an easy pregnancy though.  I was living in England where I didn't have any friends or family.  I found out I was pregnant immediately after arriving in England.  My ex-husband was often verbally and mentally abusive and I wasn't allowed to work, so I felt like a prisoner.  I had a very emotional pregnancy with no one to talk to.  I did have one friend who made things much easier to deal with.  She made sure I was taken care of and often invited me over to eat with her and her young daughter.  If it hadn't been for Caroline, I would have certainly had a nervous breakdown.  And then there was the moment where everything started to change for me.  I was sitting in a bathtub in Nottingham in a freezing cold room.  All of my body was covered with water except for my big belly that was sticking out of the water.  It was at that moment that I first felt my son kick (that was the first of many, many times).  A whole new world came alive to me.  I had a little human inside me.  That was the day that it all started to change.  My baby is now an adult, although I don't know where the time has gone.  Over the last 18 years, I've had to learn a lot of new skills on how to survive.  But I've done it, and I raised a pretty awesome kid.

 

So, this is just the beginning of my shared stories and knowledge.  I hope you enjoy this blog and if any of the things I've gone through are things you are going through, I certainly hope you take some comfort in knowing you are not alone and that there is always hope (and fun)!

 

​Traci