hey everyone! hope 2021 is off to a beautiful & peaceful start for you!! it’s definitely been a while since i sat down to write anything outside of my daily journal entries & this fantastically long stretch of absence can be credited to the most incredible plot twist to my 2020. and as i sit […]
Tag: personal development
i bought a house!!!!!!
officially! and it’s all mine!! well, Poppy’s too – but i bought it all on my own & i am so dang proud of myself. which feels incredible since i haven’t had a whole lot to feel very proud of over the last couple of years. i’ve certainly made some questionable decisions & had […]
just don’t
what’s the very BEST advice that your mom ever gave you?? or maybe your dad? in our home, my mama was always dropping wisdom & she’s still the first person i turn to, to vent or get some perspective on tough situations. well, she said something when i was a little girl that i continue […]
changing seasons
after everything we’ve been through in 2020, & everything we continue to go through… why are we still being so dang hard on ourselves?! just the fact that we’ve made it to august should have us jumping up & down with joy & celebrating ourselves! but of course, pandemic or not, life goes on & […]
leaving the past alone
‘even if you could go back, you wouldn’t belong there anymore’ but for a long time, i really, really, really wanted to! it’s the thought that rolled around in my head at 1 in the morning when i should have been sleeping. it’s the thought that made me cry in my car when i was […]
coming back
did anybody else’s june feel like it just went on forever & ever?? the whole month seemed so emotional & to be honest – kind of terrible – & i feel like it sucked everything out of me, including my creativity & my desire to write anything. which was maybe a good thing… i spent […]
welcome to our afternoons
i have been pouring my guts out to strangers on the internet for months now, so i figured it would be a good time to introduce (or reintroduce) afternoons with Harley! i used to be the happiest girl in the world. seriously. my life was an absolute dream. i had a fulfilling & exciting career, […]
love in a dangerous time
preaching to myself right now… big time. now due to the fact that i’m single with no kids & have a career that requires me to put a bit more effort into my appearance, i, by default spend a fair amount of time & money focusing on myself – my happiness & my appearance. but […]
lost something but gained everything
before we all went into isolation & quarantine – i met a guy. a nice guy. and we were hanging out, talking all day long & i believed that things were going in the right direction… until i got the text. you know the one. the ‘i just want to be friends’ text. now let […]