I found out about Emily P Freeman via The Nester back in 2011. I had been following The Nester since my early blogging days and she threw the coolest book launch party when Emily released Grace For the Good Girl. You can see the party here and “20 Ways to Decorate with Book Pages” here (I’ll be referencing both when I…
Do you ever find yourself saying, “I feel so bad!”? I do and I am trying to stop feeling bad. I tend to feel bad when I have to break an appointment because a conflict arises. I feel bad when I accidentally hurt someone’s feelings. I feel bad when I inconvenience people. I feel bad when I can’t do the things…
I admit, I jumped on the self care bandwagon early on because I thought, “I don’t do enough for myself! Count me in!” Part of my story includes a major burnout on all things motherhood, church and work and it took selling a house, a car, moving across town and quitting all of my responsibilities to heal. Prioritizing myself does…
I had lunch with an inspiring lady several years ago and we talked about the need to gather an army of women to be dispatched when a need arose like a military wife with a newborn during her husband’s deployment or a woman undergoing cancer treatment without family nearby or a single mom struggling with home maintenance projects. Since then…
Lately I’ve been thinking about the best me time. At this point, everyone knows about the importance of me time and self care, right? (I wrote about self care here.) “I have to take care of me to take care of others,” “I can’t pour from an empty cup,” etc. etc. (We also know the importance of regular flossing and…
