More Than Just Clothes 👗
I spent today going through my closet, trying things on to see if they still fit, still looked good, or if it was finally time to let them go. After trying on all my dresses, skirts, and a few blouses, my closet now has a little more breathing room. Honestly, I had been putting off […]
A Few Kind Words Can Change a Day😊
Have you ever had a day where you felt like a complete slob, like you weren’t doing anything right, and all you wanted to do was lie down and pull the covers over your head until the next day? I kind of had one of those days yesterday. I wasn’t having a productive day. Things […]
Documenting the Journey — A New Chapter in Taking Care of Myself 😇
Life Happens—And Then We Start Again 🤷♀️ Hello and happy almost Monday!I wanted to wait until after I had gone to the gym to post this. During Thanksgiving week, I wasn’t able to exercise for a few reasons. Between family staying with us, my knee bothering me, and—well—my eyes (it’s hard to drive when your […]
Sunday Disappeared… and Didn’t Even Say Goodbye 😆
Where Did the Day Go!Wow! The day got away from me. I can’t believe how quickly the time has flown by this Sunday.This holiday week has gone fairly quickly. As I wrote on Wednesday, my Sweetheart’s mother came to visit. She got here on Wednesday and left yesterday. We had a great visit, and then […]
When Your Space Isn’t Ready and Neither Is Your Inner Introvert 🤪
Holiday Cleaning Have you ever had family coming for the holidays and your house isn’t ready? Well… my Sweetheart’s mother will be staying with us this week. This isn’t a bad thing; it’s just that I’m not ready, and neither is the house. I’ve been cleaning the kitchen in my free time. This is a […]
A Stressful Day, a Sore Arm, and a Grateful Heart💞
Hello and happy Wednesday! For me, today was a bit of a stressful day.The day actually started off pretty well. I got up early, made sure my Sweetheart and the pups were fed, then I went to shower and get ready for the day. My day was supposed to consist of getting some pre-op bloodwork […]
“The Voice That Whispers, and the Strength to Silence It”
I have an upcoming speech that I’m currently writing and will be giving this coming Saturday at my Toastmasters club. I’ve been thinking about this topic for a while, but because I was working on my novel, I kept putting it off. Now I’m ready to move forward with this speech. What is the topic, […]
My Weekend Recipe: Friends, Food, and a Dream Come True
Have you ever been somewhere you wished you could stay? Been with a group of people you’d love to have within driving distance so you could get together more often? Well, that was my weekend. It started on Thursday and, sadly, will end tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. when we check out of the Airbnb […]
🌙 “Almost Back from the Editing Abyss: Lessons, Laughs, and Late-Night Rewrites.”
Hello and Happy Sunday! I’m Back! Well – Kind of.🙃 If you follow me, you may have wondered what happened to me since I technically missed three blog postings. I realize I should probably start with an apology for going radio silent these past week. Between editing, rewrites, and life’s curveballs, time completely got away […]
🧳 Traveling with Kindness
Happy Sunday! This will be a short post today as I’m still in the deep throes of editing and rewriting. My editor needs everything finished and returned by Wednesday (love saying “my editor”). Anyhow, I’ve got a lot of work to do in a very short amount of time. Today I wanted to talk about […]