There is a Facebook event floating around my circles and probably yours, asking women to write letters to a 12-year-old girl named Josie. Her mom was the person to put this together to combat the bullying and self-esteem derogation Josie is receiving from her school’s “Mean Girls”. This meme is gaining enough traction that I […]
On the first day, at the first break, of yoga teacher training I realized I just lost a baby I didn’t even know I had. Three weeks later, I lost mom. That’s a hell of a way to start a new challenge – any challenge, but specifically one where the homework is “sit quietly and […]
No, this is not a post about how to fill your day with glorious things that makes you want to bound out of the sheets and tackle the challenges head on. This is a post about how hard it is to get out of bed when you’re carrying a 12 pound bowling ball on your […]
A couple of weeks ago, this article about styling bookshelves stumbled into my Bloglovin’ newsfeed. This weekend, I saw this from A Beautiful Mess about Candy Vanilla Milkshakes. Really? Vanilla milkshakes aren’t good enough? A bookshelf stuffed to the gills with family photos and good books just doesn’t cut the mustard? Nope, not when you’ve been a […]
As I slapped on the “war paint” this morning, I laughed out loud. How is it possible that I even apply makeup the same way mom does?! Who knows, but I do. I laugh like she does, slowly… quietly, unless I’m really feeling tickled. I much prefer pajamas and staying at home and canceling dates […]