Starting Over

Hello Sunshine and welcome to The Sunflower Patch, my name is Donna and this is my third blog. Yes, you read that correctly this is the third blog site I have designed and published in the past four years. I’ve always had a passion for writing even with my dyslexia but I’ve never let that hold me back from expressing myself on paper. When I was in middle school I used to have a blog on an ancient website known as Xanga. I doubt many of you even remember that platform; sadly it met its untimely demise as websites like Myspace, Tumblr, and Facebook came into play. My early 2000’s blog was rather dark, full of lyrics and GIFs of my favorite emo rock bands along with short stories about how my peers that bullied me would perish in a terrible accident caused by a new evil force in town. My short stories got me in a bit of trouble back then. According to my father, it was okay that I was writing these fantasies rather than acting on them, but my school administrator didn’t agree with that statement. Luckily the worst thing that happened was my father missed a day of work and I was advised to take the blog down. Blogging and short stories got me through those angst-filled teenage years, but now I'm an adult and I’ve been counseled into believing it’s not appropriate for me to write about my feelings or life experiences. Talk about déjà vu. I’ve been told because I’m a medical professional I should hide everything about myself from the Internet because it may affect my career in the future. I was unaware that my thoughts on make-up or my dating and traveling experiences would conflict with my medical capabilities as a Respiratory Therapist, but apparently, they do. My favorite reason as to why I shouldn’t blog is, “you’ll never get a husband that way”. This was actually a top reason I removed all of my old content. It was ‘unattractive’ and ‘unfitting’ for me as a lady to educate the younger women of our society on dating in today’s world. It was also rude of me to drag those poor, innocent men through the mud for acting like hellhounds bent on using and abusing young women. Yes, you read that correctly I called them hellhounds. If I were to use the expression “men are like dogs” that is just an insult to dogs. I’ve never had a dog cheat on me with his gay best guy friend and knock up his ex-girlfriend or there was the time I had a guy cheat on me while I was burying my grandfather and I quote didn’t feel, “empathetic to my situation” all because I didn’t want to marry him and bare his children after dating for 1.5 months. Oh my friend, do I have stories and if those little snips caught your attention we haven’t even scratched the surface you’ll want to stay a little longer.

So what makes this blog different from all of my other attempts? What changed my mind this time? I simply have stopped giving a f***. Everyone has an opinion and there will always be someone rooting against you in life, but if you’re doing something that brings you joy or a sense of purpose you have to ignore everyone else and just go for it!

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Blog Goals

Let me take a minute to tell you a little more about The Sunflower Patch and myself. My name is Donna; I am a 27-year-old woman with three cats, two degrees, a career, and one quirky animated personality. I love all things: fitness, make-up, fashion, xenomorphs, and videogames. It may seem like a strange assortment of things, but I’m interested in a little bit of everything. I also apologize in advance if my posts seem to jump around; I’m a lot like that dog from the movie UP I’ll be talking about one thing and then SQUIRREL, but I’ll get back to the point eventually. I also tend to be very sarcastic and even a little dramatic with my writing. This is all a reflection of my personality and honestly who doesn’t like a little dramatic flare?

My goal for The Sunflower Patch is to be a place of growth, where each life experience can help someone else bloom into the beautiful person they are meant to become just as I am becoming the person I am meant to be. I am an advocate for mental health and it is important to create healthy coping mechanisms that help us deal with past or current emotions and life events. The Sunflower Patch is a safe haven where we can express and heal from these past experiences without judgment or hate. I want this blog to become a community where I not only talk about my life but also shine the light on strong, brave women who also need to be recognized for their struggles and life accomplishments. I already have a handful of women I want to reach out to, to interview and get their stories out there for the world to read. We won’t be business all the time though, I also aspire to write short stories again and to review things I’m interested in at the time. I’m a creative, free soul and my content can go anywhere from hair, make-up, and clothes to DIY décor for your apartment and what type of liter works best in a multi-cat home. As you scroll down the blog you will see an area for videos, I am hoping this is where my gaming content will go or maybe we will turn some blog posts into Vlog posts. I have a long list of ideas I want to explore and I hope I’ve grabbed your attention enough to have you join me. Speaking of joining me, there is a place at the very bottom where you can actually subscribe to this blog and stay up-to-date with my posts! You can also follow me on my Instagram through the icon at the top or simply search me at ohxdonna. A Facebook page will be fully operational soon, so if you’re a frequent Facebooker you will be able to follow me there and keep tabs that way.

Lastly, I want to thank you for sticking around and giving me a chance, may it be the third or first time we've connected I am still grateful for your time. That's all I have for now Sunflower, may we speak again soon!