About…

        My story is not unique by reality TV standards today (think Bravos Houswives) but it does have a message of  HOPE!!
I was going to start out with this tell all angle about my ex husband & his family reality TV stars the Louds ( An American Family 1973)  featured in People magazine ( 2010) as one of the most important TV shows of the 1970′s along with” Charlies Angels” & the recent HBO movie ”Cinema Verite“( April 2011) starring Diane Lane who played my mother in law Pat Loud & Timothy Robbins who played my father in law Bill Loud based on their original reality TV show…  BUT decided ( for the moment) that too much of my life energy had already been spent on trying to FIX things ( more like beating my head against a wall ) !!!
So, rather than get into all of that, I decided  first and foremost to make the focus about working on reconstructing & fixing  MY life.       

     You see everything changed for me on one particular night..My House & Garden lifestyle showcased in magazines & TV, the exclusive country club, none of it mattered anymore the night my ex made a really bad decision to drive under the influence… again… this time with our daughter. He may not have hit rock bottom that night but I sure as heck did…the financial & emotional toll was too much!! The process of starting over for my kids & I has been tough, it broke our hearts to see someone spiraling so out of control but we could no longer live like this.   As I talk openly & honestly ( not cover up anymore) other women approach me & want to share their stories. I hope to inspire people that they can get out of a bad situation…  rebuild, rediscover & reinvent their life one day at a time…
With knowledge, courage & faith (I got down on my knees & prayed for the strength) you can regain control of your life…don’t ignore the red flags ( we women do this) they are not going to go away…LISTEN to that inner voice inside your head sometimes it is the only one telling you the truth!! … Life is too short so make the most of it everyday… LIVE,LAUGH, & LOVE OUT LOUD!!!

~ judi Loud