Author: LaToya M. Davidson-Perez

Maybe it’s just that time of the year or the month or even the week. I try to be diligent in how I title my posts and so I was a little surprised that 3 years ago yesterday I titled the post, “It’s Been One of Those Days.” Like that post all those years ago I am experiencing money woes, issues with the hubby, and just feeling worn down. We all have days like this. I’m now becoming better about tracking them using my Period Tracker Deluxe app. I’m all about useful apps! What I hope to deduce is if, despite having a hysterectomy, I am always going to have one week in the month that I’m simply going to be moody. If that’s the case I can better prepare for it.

Today Kenrick and I had our first consultation with our new doctor. Our new doctor is my mom’s, dad’s and brother’s doctor. You know we’re all about keeping things in the family! It was an odd visit though. In order to save time I simply brought all of our medications with me in a bag. I couldn’t make the bag discreet considering the long list of meds we both take. Actually, it was mine that primarily filled the bag. It was frustrating. My medication regime changed a bit in recent years but rather than taking less I’m taking more. The majority of them are medications that I can’t do anything about. And now that I’ve found an anti-depressant regimen that works, the more stable I am within wreaks havoc on the outside. At least half of my medications cause weight-gain. So not only is it hard to lose weight, it’s almost impossible. And unlike individuals who don’t have to take a litany of pills, the odds are not in my favor. The doctor was blunt. “You need to lose some weight, and you have to do it the natural way.” Another way of looking at it is, you either get off your other meds so you can take a weight loss pill or you just have to figure something out. I know that I didn’t get fat overnight but I look at photos of myself from just three or four years ago and can’t help but to long for that weight. And don’t get me started on looking back at photos in my earlier 20s. I know that I can’t look backward, that I must move forward, but for someone who doesn’t like to do anything in the kitchen and who doesn’t eat large amounts of food, it’s just another cherry on top of a forbid sundae. Continue reading “Another One of Those Days” →

Now seems like as a good a time as any to post. If I wait for the perfect moment, well, it too shall pass. This week has been a bit of a whirlwind at moments. I’m fully entrenched in business and personal task. I have been working almost wholly on a project for a client from Pakistan. It has been great at fueling and feeding my love of coming up with procedures, policies and workflow. It is a project that started as one thing but has evolved into something else entirely. Then I’m also prepping for my upcoming independent contractor job that I’m hoping will at least provide me with more financial stability. Now that I’m working from home full-time I need to bring in $1,000 to $2,000 per month in order to make it viable in the long-term. Then too I may find myself back in the regular workforce soon and will again be working on my business on the side. Either way, it has been a very fruitful week with a number of leads and I am blessed.

Yesterday I went to court in order to have my name legally changed. Needless to say that’s an ordeal that I will be chronicling in an article for the newspaper. It will of course be available on my professional writing blog, LaToya on UR. Needless to say, yesterday was spent on the road going to court, the DDS (formerly, DMV) and the Social Security office. By the day’s end I was legally acknowledged by my now chosen last name, Davidson-Perez. I went through the tireless back and forth originally deciding to simply keep my last name when I got married in 2012 but now feel as I get older (yes, I know, it’s only been two years) that I am annoyed with being called Mrs. Davidson. That’s my mom! Continue reading “Busily Wrapping Up the Week” →

This almost seems like a meme of sorts. However, yesterday I was informed by one of my followers, Contortum Designs, that I’d been nominated for the Versatile Blogger Award. I’d seen her post about it a few days prior, but I didn’t give it too much thought. I do admit that I thought, “It’d be cool to receive an award or some sort of recognition for my blog.” I mean, how can I not? Everyone likes a little recognition now and then. I of course Googled the Award and found its website/blog. It appears that this is just something someone created to draw attention to blogs that people may not know about in a viral way. Regardless, I’m game. If you’d like to find out more information about the award, you’ll find your website here.

First, I want to thank Contortum Designs (Abigail) for the nomination. Once you’ve been nominated, you’re a winner. In nominating a blog, according to the VBA website, one must “consider the quality of the writing, the uniqueness of the subjects covered, the level of love displayed in the words on the virtual page.” The Award is meant to “honor those bloggers who bring something special to your life whether every day or only now and then.” So, just to know that someone thought of me in that way is quite humbling. Continue reading “A Versatile Blogger” →