Today marks the end of my first full week of being a part-time stylist for Stitch Fix as well as working full-time at the Medical Center. Let’s recap the crazy amount of things I try to do and why I have a limited social life: 1) 40 hrs (+) at my day job 2) 15 hrs (+) with Stitch Fix 3) 2-6 hrs teaching Self Defense 4) Church/teaching Sunday School to two-year-olds Granted, I do…

I woke up at 6:00 am again. This is a very new thing for me, and I can’t 100% say how I feel about it. Mind you, I didn’t roll out of bed for another 30 minutes, but the point is that I was awake. At six in the morning! All because my happy butt knows I now have two jobs and I can’t afford to let one slack. Thank the Lord for coffee! You…

Now yall should know I don’t do exercise very well. I may teach Self Defense but as an instructor and not the student, I’ve found my body is SUFFERING. ‘Course, it could also be my terrible eating habits… Ok it that’s for sure part of it. Its really pathetic and I am painfully aware of it. There is nothing worst than knowing that my students expect me to be awesome and struggling not to pant…

This time next week I will have officially completed my first day at my paying side hustle. I decided some time go that I really needed a second, part-time job aside from blogging. Because let’s be real, blogging sounds like a fabulous way to make money but you can ask any blogger that’s HONEST and they will tell you its not as easy as it sounds. It takes time to write, to find good things…

There is an awful truth that starts with a Heart Cry. The realization that you are broken. And the fear that others can see it too. I have been told time and time again that we are ALL broken. We all fall short. I know its true. Yet I forgive others for being “human” and easily tell them just how great they really are… without granting my soul the same grace. I have this conversation…

Ladies, being single sucks. Being married can also suck. But the biggest suck-fest of all? Feeling stuck. I read an article today in which a male blogger’s mother asked him if it bothered him that his wife didn’t keep a cleaner house. Now, it was well written and I totally saw it for what the writer intended but can I just share what my first thought was? “Oh crap… my house is terrible…” My heart…

I’ve worked in a children’s ER for over four years now. I am well aware its not for everyone, and for some people its just too hard. For me, it’s my favorite place to be. Seriously, I love my job and I love my hospital. That doesn’t mean that I don’t get sad sometimes. The longer I work in the hospital the more I am convinced that some people are simply made for the work they…

One of the first tips I ever read regarding exercise is to find a buddy. Get someone to workout with you so that you could motivate each other. It also helps to ensure you actually do it because most of the time we can make excuses on why not to go if we are on our own but we struggle to let others down. But not all of us live near someone we can workout…

I’m the Queen Avoider. Blame it on being the baby of the family, blame it on my generation, blame it on whatever you wish, it’s still painfully true. I’m not lazy. My boss would tell you I am an over-achiever who needs to take more vacation time. Easier said than done, I’ve got bills to pay. SO it’s not that I don’t work hard or don’t like too. Simply put: I’m afraid. I avoid what…

How do we find peace in a chaotic and (dare I say) manic world? How do we focus our over-stimulated minds? Let’s face it: we’re bombarded by information constantly! We can’t escape the inevitable “ding” of notification. You may have just received one telling you I posted! It’s madness that is driving us to move madness. And yet… we love it. I LOVE feeling connected to the world around me. I get excited when something…