Month: January 2018

  • The struggle is real…and bad days are just part of life.

    The struggle is real…and bad days are just part of life.

    It’s been a hard day. Sometimes the struggle is real. While our brains know that first world problems are just that, they are still problems. They still make our days more complicated than we would like. The car is running weird. We accidentally pour decaf in our cup. Kids are sick, projects build up, checks…

  • Music Motivation Monday – It’s Beautiful!

    Music Motivation Monday – It’s Beautiful!

    Let’s see if we can get a little music motivation happening each week. Maybe this is a good morning song to get you moving before you indulge in your coffee. Maybe it’s a new song discovery for your gym or jogging music mix. Maybe it’s your power song when it’s 2:30 in the afternoon and…

  • Food as a Love Language

    Food as a Love Language

    I’m a foodie. I love shopping for food, preparing food, serving food. It’s creative, it’s calming. And on a day when I need to feel like I have closure on something, ANYTHING, building a fantastic meal from start to finish can often set my mind at ease. I’m somewhat confident that when Dr. Gary Chapman…

  • Day 8 – 4 Easy Hacks for a Better 2018

    Day 8 – 4 Easy Hacks for a Better 2018

    This year has started a little rocky. As I mentioned before, I got sick on January 2. Welcome 2018! Don’t mind me….I’ll be over here buried in Kleenex and cough drop wrapped! And then my husband got sick. It was inevitable. I know. (Insert joke about what happens when men get sick here…) So I’ve…

  • Day 5 – Has anyone seen my kleenex?

    Day 4 of #my500word challenge —- Colds and more colds. (this blog is part of a writing challenge, where it’s more about writing than editing…apologies for grammar errors.)   I need to start writing down a few ideas for what to write about each morning in this #My500Word challenge. That might be a better option…

  • Chatting about Easier…with Manic Drive

    Chatting about Easier…with Manic Drive

    A few weeks ago, we hard the new Manic Drive album and their new single “Easier.”  MAN, this song hit and resonated, with the simple statement “don’t expect it to get easier, not until You make me stronger.” I started thinking about some struggles that seem to never pass. Those nagging issues and trials —…

  • Day 1 – #my500words – already discovering too many distractions

    (This post is part of a #500WordsaDay writing challenge – #my500words. Please forgive any grammar issues or run-on sentences. Editing isn’t a part of the challenge!) I’m two days late in writing this, which seems to be the norm lately. So many friends have been posting their 2017 overviews for weeks. But not me! I’ve…