Struggling to be unapologetically me

There is no question I am blessed. While my blessings have no doubt come with loss and hard work, I am fortunate nonetheless. However, I have a lot of guilt. I struggle with this guilt, internally, every day. I feel guilty for being able to have my own business and work from home. I feel…

Identity

You are more than a title.

Expectations and Judgement

Last night I watched the new Beauty and The Beast movie, yes, I know I am way behind. It got me thinking about love, life and happiness. As I sat and watched the film, nostalgically reliving my childhood, I could not help but think about how we treat, perceive and love people. The movie focuses…

Bad Days

DON’T CAMP THERE. It is no secret that some days are just tough. Some days you wake up and have gained a pound or you spill coffee on yourself when you are already running late. How you let that affect the rest of your day, though, is what matters. You are allowed to be frustrated,…

How do you eat an elephant?

KEEP MOVING FORWARD. Today I am feeling empowered and ready to take on the world. My husband and I have an insane number of things to get done before we can even make progress on our business venture, but I am feeling overwhelmingly positive. While we both have moments where we become overwhelmed by the…

Ask Yourself

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY? Months ago my former boss and I were talking about fundraising and how so much of this profession revolves around the question, “what have you done for me lately?”. This has stuck with me, but in a different way. I wonder what would happen if we were to ask…

Last Day

OUR PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS Over the past several months I have struggled with a perpetual need for balance and control over my own destiny. After much thought, prayer and conversation with my husband. We have decided to step out of our comfort zone and start our own business. Today is my last day in my current…

#TuesdayTea

YOUR TUESDAY THOUGHTS. “There is pleasure in the pathless woods.” – Lord Byron This was the quote from my tea today and it got me thinking. Every day we make decisions. We decide when to get up, what to wear, what to eat, so on and so forth. These decisions mostly come easy, but not…

Live the life you love

Your daily reminder to be unapologetically you. Today I am filled the with overwhelming sense of peace. I am living proof that life is not perfect, but that perfection is not what makes it each day so beautiful and wonderful. Your life is made up of choices. Each day you can choose to work hard,…

The Power of “YET”

I stumbled across this Ted Talk today about the "power of yet" and had a great realization. In today's fast paced world we all have a tendency to want things right and right now. I have found that, since I have grown up with technology at my finger tips and endless opportunities all around me, I…