Facebook and Twitter and Pinterest, Oh My!

Social Media

I’ve got accounts on Pinterest, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. I am just as guilty as the next social media junkie. I like keeping up with my nieces via the pictures they post on Instagram, I keep up with the writing world on Twitter, Pinterest keeps me inspired, and Facebook is nice to keep in touch …

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Home Sweet Home

what I love most about my home is who I share it with

I love being home. My home is warm (even when cold air is seeping through old windows), home feels safe, in my home is my uber comfortable bed, and there are constant reminders that this house is well-lived in (e.g. shoes in the hall, toy cars littering the floor, mail on the counter, etc.) The …

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Beyond Passing Judgement

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. I first heard this quote by Plato a few months after my dad had passed away. I was over-the-top-frustrated listening to a 60 year old co-worker complain daily about her aging parents. They call her too often, she has to do too much for …

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My Brain Is On Overload

my brain is full!

It is so important to me to post to my blog every day. Not only because you, my amazing readers, need it to get through your day (ha, ha, ha!), but because it keeps me faithful to my passion and to the commitment I have made to writing. But sometimes life just says, nope- not …

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33 Things You Can Do Today To Make Someone Smile

33 Things You Can Do Today To Make Someone Smile

  My mom used to say, kind thoughts, kind deeds, kind words. And if it doesn’t apply- you shouldn’t be doing it. I often hear that voice in my head when I’m being snarky or selfish and still give the obligatory eye roll even though I know I need to reevaluate what I’m doing. In …

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