Think back… way back to when you were younger. A nine year old child to be exact. What were your plans and past times? Did they include a mission to raise money for the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation? Yeah, me neither. That’s exactly the goal of a nine-year old little girl by the name of Lizzie. […] Read more…
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National Swimsuit Confidence Week
For some people the warm weather brings on stress. You start thinking about the shorter skirts, fitted dresses, shorts and the dreaded swimsuit. That last one really sticks out. People tend to really get freaked out when it comes to swimwear. A moo-moo on the beach would suit some peeps just fine. For this whole […] Read more…
When Seasons Change…
When seasons change people tend to feel wistful and hopeful. That is of course, when the seasons in question are summer or spring. These are my feel good seasons. It’s not hard to have a feel good season or two when you live in L.A. but, these are by far my favorite times of the […] Read more…
A Mother’s Wisdom
My mom has always really loved kids. She’s known for nurturing other people’s children when there’s a need. I once had a best friend in middle school who lived with us for a while because he household was abusive. She lived right around the corner but her parents were just fine with her staying with […] Read more…
40 Before 40 No. 3
I don’t think I realized how close the big 4-oh was until I started compiling this list. Not sure how I feel about that. Anywho, the next thing on my list is jewelry. For years I’d drive by this building that offered jewelry making classes and said to myself that I was going to take […] Read more…
40 Before 40 No. 1
I said before how my son has inspired me to go after dreams. We’ll here’s the latest “inspired by baby”. Last week, I told you that I would be starting a list of 40 things I want to do before I turn 40. I didn’t know how hard it would be to actually compile that […] Read more…
40 Before 40
What are your goals? Not bucket list type goals but, more immediate. I ask because I’ve been seeing a lot of lists on the web. On blogs everywhere, people often list the things they want to accomplish by a certain age. The one I’ve seen the most is the 30 before 30. Yeah, that ship […] Read more…
Mama Knows…
I’ve learned that my son thinks I’m a genius! Man, I love that kid! I love the way he looks at me as if I have all of the answers and I’m completely capable of ushering him through life. It’s awesome. He brings me books and sits down for me to read them. He points […] Read more…
Mission Accomplished…Kinda
Mommy has submitted the 2nd draft (hopefully final draft) of her book! I have been sitting on a manuscript for YEARS for a book I’d written. It’s about 10 years old at least! I’ve gone back and forth about publishing it and just kept putting it on the back burner. Then something changed. I found […] Read more…
