For today in Adulting is Hard I thought I would write about Meal Planning. Now, I love (LOVE) paper planners (yes, I know everyone and their Mom carries a smartphone nowadays) but I seriously love planning my week and daily to-do’s in a colorful paper planner – bonus points if I get to use stickers…
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Adulting is hard…how do you make friends as an adult?
Next up on the Adulting is Hard playlist – making friends as an adult. Now, I want to start this piece by saying I have some amazing friends – people I’ve known since grade school, amazing women from college – but none of them live where I live – they are all back home in…
Adulting is Hard: What do I do with my hair?!?
I thought I would kick off my “Adulting is Hard” series with my #1 issue – I have no clue what to do with my hair! Like, seriously, how do women (and I guess men?) learn how to do their hair? Do they have Moms that teach them? Do they all just watch YouTube videos?…
Do You Feel Your Age?
Funny story…I don’t feel like an adult half the time. I mean – I have a day job, I pay bills, I have a kid! But most days I still feel about 25 years old (which, okay, some of you might say, 25 – that’s still an adult) but when I was 25 I was…
The Art of Lying is NOW Available!!!!
Someone pinch me because I’m not quite sure this is really happening right now – my book, this labor of love, is available for people to actually buy on Amazon, right now! What?!?! I checked my notes and I’ve been working on this baby since 2011, that was the same year my son was…
Rachel’s Painting Playlist
When I write, I need music so I assume that my Main Character, Rachel – in The Art of Lying (available starting April 17th on Amazon) also needs music to create. She’s a painter and getting ready for her own solo art gallery show and is working on her final painting. She loves pop…
Visualization Inspiration for The Art of Lying
Guess what? My debut novel is almost ready to launch! That’s right, The Art of Lying will be available for purchase on Amazon (eBook and Paperback) on Tuesday, April 17th — whoohoo!!!! To get you lovely readers in the mood, I thought I would share some of the visualization inspiration that I used when writing…
Consistent Inconsistency
I have a bad habit of inconsistency. I start projects or goals with so much gusto, so much energy but usually, I fall off in a matter of weeks. I’m very consistent in my inconsistency too as I’ve had this bad habit for years (decades really). Here are a few examples: I started meditating…
7 Things I Learned Rewatching 90s Sitcoms
You guys know how much I love TV right? I mean, I have written quite a few blog posts about it – like here, here, and here – it’s a deep love that has been around for awhile so when one of my old favorites showed up on Hulu, well, you know I had to…
I Hate to Cook, but I Love to Eat!
I’m on a quest this year to take better care of myself and my health. This includes spending time in the kitchen cooking meals with real food. If you love to cook this isn’t hard, but I hate to cook…I’ve had panic attacks in the kitchen while trying to cook. Even just thinking about cooking…