I can’t help but feel like a failure sometimes. I feel like I should be further along. Sometimes it seems like I’m just stuck and life is passing me by. Have you ever had these thoughts? It’s easy to get caught on this hamster wheel of feeling less than. We live in the social media […] Read more…
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The Music Made Me Do It
Last summer we moved out of Los Angeles and down to Orange County, California. To get involved and settled into the area I joined a few Meetup groups. One of those groups is called Girls with Goals. Recently I’ve been able to make a few of the meetings. The group is all about sharing content […] Read more…
New Year, New Lessons
My son has to practice math facts and be tested on them every week. They are a list of 20 math problems that he has to answer in 60 seconds or less. There’s nine levels. He gets frazzled with each new set. As we study, he’ll get stumped on a problem. He’ll go over the […] Read more…
3 Habits for your BEST Life (seriously)
It’s about to be that time of year where we start thinking about where we are and where we want to be. You know it’s coming. All of the proclamations on Facebook about what people are leaving behind as they step into the New Year. I, for one, have no problems with those posts. The […] Read more…
One Thing On My Back Burner
Sponsored: This post is sponsored by Cars.com. All opinions are my own. Lately, I’ve been having conversations with lots of people about motherhood and putting your dreams on the black burner. Of course, I’m not a fan of that idea. Still, to some extent, I think we all do it. I’ve been taking steps to […] Read more…
Writing my book started with my feet…
You ever just need one of those days? A day where you wander, on your own, with no schedule, no time table. The only thing to do is enjoy yourself. I have to admit, lately, these days have been to rare. I need to have dates with myself way more than I do. Each time […] Read more…
How I followed my dreams to Hollywood
Recently I was talking to a friend about my journey. We’ve known each other for years but it hadn’t occurred to me that she didn’t know this huge part of who I am. See, 15 years ago I moved to Los Angeles. I left my job in Ohio, where I had gone to college, and […] Read more…
3 Ways to take back your day
On any given day, I see myself as an unpaid Uber driver. I take the kids to school, tumbling class, chess class and other activities through the week. We might be throwing soccer in the mix really soon. Needless to say, I spend a lot of time (too much time) in my car. Then there’s […] Read more…
Why we wait for permission and how to stop
I was reading a blog post not too long ago and something struck me. The writer talked about the idea that we wait for permission to do the things we want to do. She said it was something so many of us do and wanted to know why? That really resonated with me. It reminded […] Read more…
10 Questions Every Mama Must Answer
All over social media, I’ve seen everyone say it. 2016 has been a year for the record books. Not in a good way. There have been so many twists and turns this year filled with loss and tragedies. I can’t speak for you but 2016 has been a beast of a year for me. There […] Read more…
