Seven years ago today, I started blogging.
I stopped blogging about motherhood for a while. I came back. I started my design & lifestyle blog Urban Bliss Life, blogged about mom entrepreneurship on my (recently closed) Power M.O.B. blog, and now… here we are again. Back to blogging about all of it.
When I read my first [...]
Ten years.
A lot has happened in the 10 years from the day the world around me stood still. And yet, much has stayed the same.
I will not watch the anniversary tributes, read the full-color, multi-page coverage of the day, nor engage in public remembrance activities. None will heal my soul nor help my heart; none [...]
Today we said goodbye to our beloved dog, Thor.
My heart hurts.
He was pure joy and unconditional love and blessed our lives for the past 12 of his 14 years.
He was my road trip partner and kept me company traveling around four states over two years.
He made me feel safe and comforted in a dark house [...]
Ever have one of those weeks where life swings up and down so fast that just as you get comfortable enjoying the gorgeous views from rising high, gravity pulls you back down to a new low?
I had one of those weeks. Not bad, just full of constant ups and downs.
But that’s life, right? Part of [...]
As much as I follow the strategize-like-crazy-then-be-prepared-to-go-with-the-flow philosophy for my businesses, when it comes to my actual life, I’m about 99% fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants kinda gal. Usually it works in my favor (ex: “hey who’s up for happy hour in 10 minutes?”). Sometimes, it causes a bit of a scramble.
Take Teacher Appreciation Week. Oh, it’s THIS week! [...]
