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September 2015

September 24, 2015

On Fear

Yesterday, I was wildly on top of the world. And as a result I felt...

October 2014

October 23, 2014

Worst 31Day’er Ever.

It's time for me to face facts: I SUCK at writing every day for #31Days. ...

July 2014

July 01, 2014

My Writing Process

Participating today in the #ShareTheLove blog tour. I was invited by the sweetest Chicagoan journalist,...

April 2014

April 14, 2014

Write Through the Abyss or Buy An Area Rug

Yes, my insta feed, twitter feed & FB feed was all abuzz from my time...

November 2013

November 13, 2013

In Which I Wrote This For The Broken Women

Today, I'm guest posting over at the lovely Sarah Bessey's blog on why I shared a...

August 2013

August 27, 2013

Are We The Same or Different?

I’m so excited to guest post on Grace’s blog – and I hope you’ll find...

August 19, 2013

The In-Between, my InterView with Author, Jeff Goins

Super stoked y'all to share with you my recent interview with author, Jeff Goins. Jeff...

August 18, 2013

An Open Letter To the Over Sharing Mama

Dear Over Sharing Mama, I feel you. Sometimes, I confess, I over share because I...

July 2013

July 09, 2013

Being A Writer-Author-Blogger Can Kiss My Bootay. Pt. 2

Yesterday, I shared how I need my blog to be different. Per my promise, today...

July 08, 2013

I Need My Blog To Be Different, Pt. 1

Yo yo yiggity yo! I am back from my 6 wk. self-imposed blogging hiatus of...

April 2013

April 06, 2013

After

After it’s all said and done, I’ll be with Jesus. After I have all these...

March 2013

March 26, 2013

When Things Are Not Ideal

Someone once told me when I start to worry I should take the worry as...

February 2013

February 12, 2013

Exactly Where This Blog is Headed in 2013

I am a communicator: a writer, a speaker, an artsy fartsy fashionista who has a...

December 2012

December 28, 2012

My 2012 in Review

Earlier today, I begun planning out my 2013 plans, dreams & B.H.A.G.'s. (Big, hairy, audacious...

June 2012

June 12, 2012

Don’t Value Success over Significance

A few weeks after my Dad died, my brother called and said 'I think there's...

May 2012

May 17, 2012

Would you sit with me for an hour? + win a $10 Starbucks gift card

Would you sit with me for an hour? First things first: I know what your...

April 2012

April 21, 2012

10 Ways to Inspire Yourself

photo credit: me I believe every person should live life thoughtfully, being fully who you...

April 14, 2012

The Ultimate Blog Party – Come on In, Peeps +Tweeps, Lurks + Blurks!

What it is, yo. Sing the following words to Miley Cyrus' Party in the USA':...

April 11, 2012

The One in Which I’m Pretty Sure I’m Complaining and Feeling Sorry for Myself.

I've been doing a lot of never-give-up tweets or facebook status updates. Even my Google+...

April 02, 2012

How I Wrote My Way to $12,000 Buck-A-Roos (And Another Great Opportunity)

Have I...? Last week, I failed a writing contest to be featured in a Women's...

March 2012

March 22, 2012

Update on my book. A lot of #amWriting #amEditing progress. =)

I'm excited to update you on my little book project because it's crowning. I'm experiencing...

January 2012

January 31, 2012

Don’t quit your day job, Miss Thang

Thinking... ...dreaming... ...wondering... ...what it would be like to quit my day job so I...

December 2011

December 09, 2011

Yep, It’s Time to Start Thinking about those 2012 Goals

People Who Write Goals KEEP THEM! (Shocker) I'll never forget the little snippet I...

September 2011

September 17, 2011

I kind of want to share a chapter of my upcoming Memoir with you, so here it is.

I am sorry bloggers that all of my social media content right now is about...

August 2011

August 18, 2011

I’m pregnant, hiccuping and sputtering through fear.

Hello Friends! I'm not sure if I'm back to blogging yet, but I've got a...

April 2011

April 25, 2011

Cascade of Consciousness

First off, lent is over! (I can have Diet Dr. Pepper, Orange pop & Diet...

April 06, 2011

I have a book!

Not a book deal, per se... but a book. And I mean that in the...

February 2011

February 23, 2011

the slump

All right. *sigh* I hit the slump. A.K.A. the valley that comes after the mountain...

December 2010

December 08, 2010

Phantasmagoric Poetry

I just returned from a poetry reading comprised of talented writers from that creative writing...

October 2009

October 07, 2009

I have a dream (too)

Around this time last year I met a friend of the very gifted author, Ann...

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