Life, Laughter, Love...and Shiny Objects
Storyline. A conference in which you explore the discovery of and answer to the question, ‘Do I matter?‘ The answer is simple. Yes. You matter. I matter. The idea that only a few of us in the world can matter is false. We all have a place, a story, a voice. And we must own […]
You guys. When you write and publish stories every day on your blog for thirty straight days for NaBloPoMo (National Blog Posting Month), you’re going to have some days where you post non-sensical, shallow, silly stuff. Stuff that is really quite…well…boring and uninteresting. You know – for your own sanity. I just can’t dig deep […]
It’s true. I’ve done it. I’ve cried in the canned goods aisle at Target. Canned vegetables to be exact. I’m used to receiving phone calls from my son’s school; it’s been happening for years. The calls have come from a teacher, behavior intervention teacher, case manager or administration. Sometimes they’ve been in the moment calls of […]
Let me tell you all about the glamorous life of an anxious writer. On a deadline. Are you sure you’re ready for it? I don’t want you to have a serious case of “envy”. So prepare yourself. If you missed out on yesterday’s post, let me fill you in. I signed up for not one, but […]
Bless it. The curse and the blessing of being an overachiever has overcome me. I have signed up for both NaNoWriMo AND NaBLoPoMo because I don’t want end up with FOMO. Huh? NaNoWriMo = National Novel Writing Month NaBloPoMo = National Blog Post Month FOMO = Fear of Missing Out Doing one of these things […]
Broken. Bruised. And Brave. Every single one of us. In some way or ten. Sometimes it’s visible. Sometimes it isn’t. But every single one of us are fighting battles and hardships and stories in our minds telling us we don’t belong. We’re not worthy. We’re not loved, heard or matter. Except we do. Sometimes […]
Approximately six months ago, I was watching a story on CNN about climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro. In those four minutes, I was struck with an overwhelming feeling I was meant to do that. I was meant to climb that mountain. In the short days that followed, things fell into place, leading me to apply for a trek […]
Sometimes it takes others believing in you, before you do. With the right support and people behind you, you can take that first wobbly step. Even if you’re afraid. Because you have trust in them. You believe they’ll be there for you, every step along the way. You know you can lean on them in […]
Today I turn 43. A rather un-magical number, really. It doesn’t have the glam and parties that 40 offers up. It’s just another year closer to that hushed term, “mid-life”, (gasp). And it’s still several years before many consider it appropriate to throw another large party. Forty three. 43. 4-3. No matter which way you write […]
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