Karla's Chronicles

Oh my. Where oh where do I even begin??? That is a good question to ask myself, right?? To be honest, this past weekend was filled with such excitement and love that I am not even sure where to begin, but I’ll do my best to make it flow and give y’all the best recap possible!! This weekend, I travelled with my good friend Nicole to see our favorite band Lifehouse! Nicole and I connected through our love of Lifehouse, and I always felt like they were the bridge to our friendship! I was going to Jacksonville thanks to Nicole’s generous heart & her lovely idea to purchase VIP tickets for me as a birthday present! This will absolutely go down as the best and most fitting birthday gift I have ever received! I have been an avid fan of Lifehouse for 17 years now! I fell in love with their music at the very beginning of time and have never looked back! They have helped me through the darkest and most tumultuous parts of my life and for that, I’ll be forever grateful! They are the reason th...

You may see me refer to Lifehouse very often as my musical angels or loves. The purpose of this blog will be to tell you about Lifehouse’s impact and why their music means so much to me. My love affair with Lifehouse and their music began in 2001 when I saw their video for “Hanging by a Moment” for the first time. As a teenager, I had always liked alternative music, but there was something that I loved about them. I couldn’t quite put my finger on it yet, but as soon as I made the effort to purchase their debut album “No Name Face”, I would find out very quickly. I know that many of you follow me on social media or even just follow my blog and see me as a happy go lucky type of person who is not affected by much drama or negativity. While that may be true of my personality now, I wasn’t always like this. This transformation was 17 years in the making. I had a very hard time coming to terms with being in a wheelchair and seen as different by nearly everyone else around me. In 20...

Hello there, guys, I was up throughout the night, and this poem popped into my head. I swear I could not get it out. Of all these tears I have cried I don’t know if they will ever dry I have even listened to your dusty Blues records that we put up on the shelf I walked for miles to help you find your true Self But all the scratching and clawing Climbing and falling I don’t think it will ever be worth The suffocation No matter how hard I try I can no longer claim what is mine They say things they heal with time But I don’t know if that fits this rhyme or reason Pain is never here for just a season

The Haunted House on the hill was one I had always wanted to see. Feeling brave on a dark and dreary night, my friends and I decided we would go exploring together as a group. We figured going together would be less of a threat than going alone. After all, we were all avid fans of all things paranormal and what better time to go than in the fall! If I had to describe to what this haunted house looked like, I’d say that it was a typical looking haunted house. The kind with the old and frayed wood structure with an upstairs with a small window and adjacent windows are filled with candles. You know, the kinds you see in movies. I think the fact that it looked so familiar was one of the main reasons we were curious to visit this place. When we arrived, we parked in the rocky gravel parking lot. Since we were the only ones there, the parking lot had abundant spaces available. We tried our best to park in a space closest to the house. Though there were spaces closer than others, the hike...

I am a pretty cool chick. Very very laid back. Open to most people's beliefs (Notice I did not say ALL I said most). Having said that though, I am quite liberal in my thinking, which in the south, especially Louisiana, makes you a target at dinner parties so I just take the nod and smile approach most of the time. I'm happy go lucky, and I have just a little bit of funk added in for good measure! I'm an old soul and an introspective thinker. I am as independent as I can be by nature and have a spirit that does its best to withstand damn near everything that is tossed my way. I'm stubbornly strong and aggressively optimistic.Despite my setbacks and downfalls, most of the time I manage to keep all of the aforementioned traits in check. You know those types of people who will change certain qualities to fit in with others? I think that is the most ridiculous thing. In my opinion, though, it is a classic sign of intimidation or insecurity within yourself. I spent SO many...

This is a list I came up with entitled “Ways to tell that you are experiencing Chronic Pain conditions and Cerebral Palsy”. As a side note, I know that everyone is affected differently, and this list might not completely tailor to all your issues, but I thought it would be fun! So, here we go: 1.) When you feel like you have run a marathon, but all you did was shower, get out and get dressed! Showering is quite a chore, right?? Anything to stay clean, though! 2.) When you are trying to put on socks, but because your toes don’t flex, they keep getting caught in the strings of fabric on the inside! You keep having to remove them and start over! Hey, persistence wins! 3.) When your legs decide they are little bunny Fu Fu and want to hop through the forest, but instead you are having an episode of Clonus, and your legs are delusional! I know clonus doesn’t hurt everyone, but it sure does hurt me!!! 4.) When you are trying to figure out why you are tired as soon as you got out of bed. Then...

Let’s talk about challenges. The definition of a challenge is something that is likely out of your comfort zone that you are tempted to try to accomplish. If you happen to watch you tube from time to time for pleasure, you will know that a lot of the creators do challenges. Some of these challenges include things like the cinnamon challenge and the baby food challenge. I believe that the creators do things like this for entertainment and because it creates a sense of shock. A challenge may come along in real life when you feel your choice of employment is too easy, and you tend to feel lackluster and too qualified. You may want to begin applying for a job that is harder or more apt to fit your qualifications. You may want to do this for sake of using your education in a more fitting way or to benefit and contribute to the world. If you keep doing the same thing over and over and it is not triggering your mind, you will become bored. Other emotions you may be experiencing is sta...

I am diverting a little bit from the proposed topic I had originally thought about doing. I was inspired this morning because I was having a bad pain episode. I thought I would write a thoughtful post about the experience of pain, both physically and mentally. Pain is a universal experience. I know everyone has experienced pain at some point in their life. On multiple occasions, I’m sure. Pain can come in many different forms: Physical, emotional, mental. All are very unfortunate experiences, but to be honest, it is a part of the human experience. I have Cerebral Palsy as most if not all of you know. I have always experienced pain because of my disability. In case you are not aware, when you have CP, your muscles contract 24/7. As you can imagine, this can cause a “squeezing” sort of pain, and it can also cause your legs to tremble. The trembling does not cause pain. In ALL people who are effected, but it has always been a little tender to me. This is a pretty normal happening fo...

Today’s blog focus will be a motivational quote piece. I strive to write these posts with the intention of helping others, but to be honest, it helps me sometimes too. I am human, too. I do tend to have a very optimistic attitude and try to keep it that way for the most part, but every now and then, I need to be reminded of the simple things, too. Life is filled with good things that demand a celebration and bad times which cause bad moods and anger. I have found that good and bad times are an equal balance of 50/50. I understand though that when a hardship occurs, we feel like the world is against us. We feel like nothing we ever do can go right. We just feel defeated and backed in a corner by life in general. I would like to think of this as a natural reaction to bad stimuli. It can knock you down and refuse to let you get back up, especially if you are already prone to depressive feelings or episodes. Some troubles are easier to get over in comparison to many other tough times...