Life, Laughter, Love...and Shiny Objects
Day 30 of National Blog Posting Month (NABloPoMo). You know what that means, right? I’m DONE! Finished! Finito! For now anyway. This is a big deal to me. Because writing and publishing work, every day, for 30 days straight is hard work. Which you’ve already heard me whining about in previous posts. The big deal […]
I see all these mamas…running around cleaning and baking, cooking and organizing, getting ready for Thanksgiving. And you know what? So many of them are stressed and stretched, twisted tight and wrung out. And so you know what I wanna say to all these mamas? It’s going to be okay. Enjoy it anyway. There’s going […]
The world is hurting today. And so, I just don’t think I can write about anything else, when there is so much pain, hurt, frustration, anger, heartbreak, worry, and concern on our faces and in our hearts. I’m not going to carry on and on, but simply say this… This post is not about sides or right […]
This kid. Our journey. Perhaps you’re tired of hearing about it. But I feel it is so important to share more than just the struggles. We’re pretty tired around here, from a couple of days of waking at 5:30am for the kid’s swim meet. But we’re also filled with joy. In the past, these swim […]
Being brave. brave adjective, braver, bravest. 1. possessing or exhibiting courage or courageous endurance. courage noun 1. the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., without fear; bravery. However, I would probably edit the definition of courage from ‘without fear’ to ‘despite fear’ or ‘with fear’. Because most people I know that exhibit courage, haven’t eliminated the fear, but rather, they’ve learned to harness and embrace it. They’ve learned to use it. And that is what […]
Writing is hard. Writing your life’s stories? Even harder. Because it requires you show up and bare your soul, at the cost of potential criticism and disapproval. And so this summer, when I was at a blogging conference and felt disapproval from peer bloggers. I almost quit writing. For good. As mentioned in yesterday’s post, […]
You guys. I’m half way through this National Blog Posting Month (NaBloPoMo). Not that I’m counting. To celebrate, today’s post is going to be a picture. It kind of feels like cheating, but I’m giving myself permission to be okay with that. And hope you’ll forgive me. Besides, I’m too distracted to write any real […]
You guys. This gym I go to, it’s SERIOUS BUSINESS. I mean…it is HARD CORE. Planks and push ups, wall sits and box jumps. TRX bands and battle ropes. Mountain Climbers and Burpees. Jumping jacks and boxing. There is absolutely NO SCREWING AROUND. Well. That’s mostly true. Most of the time. Here’s the thing, we […]
Holy Crap. THIS. Why? Because I’m a recovering Perfectionist. Because I’m afraid to let errors show. Because I’m afraid to put something out there, if I don’t believe it is ready or perfected. Why? Because people may not like me. Because I’m a people pleaser. Because then they may realize, I’m really not good enough. […]
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