January Habit Create something every day. Breakdown Examples: fill a page in my sketchbook, do origami, sculpt something, paint, make a card, prune a topiary! Then: Document the progress. Backstory The last few weeks have been very stressful for me. My anxiety and panic attacks are back to daily occurrences and I can’t sleep. So […]
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30 Days of Blogging – The End
Today is my 30th post and while it has been difficult I learned a lot and become much more confident. I am really proud of myself for sticking it out for the full 30 days! My biggest take away from this challenge is I can do anything I focus on. Because this was the main […]
A Little Pinch
Out of all the relationships I was exposed to growing up my grandparents (nana and papa) seemed the happiest from my perspective. They always said thank you and I appreciate you. They made a great team but were also strong individuals. They also weren’t afraid to always show each other some affection. I don’t know […]
I don’t have time too…
Trying to blog every day and then trying to vlog on top of that made me realize some of the things I could have cut out a while ago. It just happened naturally. I knew I had to get these posts out so I found spare moments in the day to do them. I don’t […]
Why I eat my pizza backwards
When approaching any situation I tend to take my time and think what is the best way I could be doing this? Food is no exception. I am a firm believer that if something can be done there is probably a better way I can do it. Sometimes this leads me to crippling indecision and […]
30 Days of YouTube
I still have a little less than a week of my 30 days of blogging, but since it is the first of the month I thought I would start my youtubing challenge. I did my first video today and boy is it already different! It feels more scary and I don’t know that I would […]
Discovering my mom-self
Becoming a mom makes you lose yourself a bit while you adjust to your new normal. You have to rediscover yourself. I am getting my hair done for the first time in months. It feels great to get away for a little while and get pampered. I feel like a lot of ladies transition big […]
How to eat ice cream
I have been hitting the ice cream pretty hard recently so I thought I would share a quick tip on how to not over do it, but also make it last. Back in my calorie counting days I still wanted to eat ice cream but couldn’t really have much. When I put my sad portion […]
Why to work on two ideas at the same time
When working on writing my kids book I got stumped. Every time I picked it back up I remembered I was stumped and moved on to the next task. I ended up not working on it at all for a week. My husband took the boy out for a walk to give me some time […]
TMI – 1st Number 2 after baby
Yup I am talking about poop! Don’t worry I won’t get into the grosser details. This is more to share a great tip that had I not know would have made that first longer bathroom trip a lot scarier. I had heard stories about how scary it was for some first time moms. It did […]