Welcome to my safe space, AnnieSpeaks. Safe like quicksand. I started this blog in 2022, as an outlet of expression while I was recovering from my Plus Size Mommy Makeover. Writing is how I process my thoughts and feelings and how I avoid psychotherapy. As a child and young adult, I was silent about my trauma. This blog and writing has given me the voice that I never had growing up. After all these years, Annie does, in fact, speak.  Making videos and living out loud on social media has become another outlet for me, my side gig. My husband, Robbie, and I have just become empty nesters and all that time we spent at swim practice and water polo tournaments has to be filled somehow…and I much prefer self care, lip-syncing and making videos in my backyard over cleaning my house. I decided that if I’m going to share my every day life on the internet, I’m just going to keep it real. I’m just going to be me and if people relate to me and what I share, they will come along for the ride. I balance all that real with humor. Cuz if we ain’t laughin’ we cryin’. And laughing is way more fun. I’m the comic relief you didn’t know you needed in your life, right after I tell you my deep secrets. Balance.