Welcome to My Story

This is me, present day. At various points in my life, countless people have told me that I should write my story and share it. Little by little, I’ve started doing just that.

Let me start by introducing myself: My name is Alayna, and I am the Mom of three brilliant young men and two cute rescue dogs, wife of 30 years to my amazing husband, Erik, and a Seattle native currently living in the beautiful state of New Mexico. As you’ll soon learn, the road to the present day hasn’t been an easy one; like so many, you’d never know by looking at me what I’ve gone through to become the person that I am.

I’ll share experiences from my life as they come to mind and, in keeping with the theme of this blog, you’ll see how I’ve used things meant for my harm as a way to spread love, kindness, understanding, validation, and encouragement to others. To use a popular adage, this is all about turning lemons into lemonade. There won’t necessarily be an order to the chaos, but is there ever in life? One thing that I’ve learned as I’ve gotten older is that it’s always best to just be real, and this blog will be as real as it gets.

So, without further ado, buckle up and welcome to my story…