Recently, I scrolled upon a GIF that said, "Forget about being cool. I want to be so kind that it freaks people out."I thought, "SAME." Then, I thought about all the time I spent trying to be cool, imagining myself as the cool kid, pretending that I was someone else that was cool, practicing being cool in the mirror (damn, it was cringe), and in doing so, *not* being kind OR cool... It was a lot of time, to be honest, and I regret it. I massively regret it. All of that time led to years of ... VIEW POST
Your soul deserves to be on fire
Bare Feet & Dirty Hands
Sometimes, writing comes easily -- words flowing fast and violent like white water rapids, almost too quickly that they're overwhelming. Then there are times that it's a struggle -- as if I have to coax them out from murky depths somewhere deep inside the recesses of my brain. Rarely is there an in-between. Either I'm overcome with words or I'm lost for words. It's the reality of riding the waves of inspiration followed by dry spells, burying myself in my journals whenever I feel the pull. ... VIEW POST
A day in the life: homeschool edition
How did we get here?Let's say ten-ish years ago, you told me I would be homeschooling five human children. Well, I would have spit my Mike's Hard Lemonade straight in your face (it's summertime and we're eating tacos on the porch, by the way. I politely hand you a towel to wipe your face because I'm nice like that.). Rewind to ten-ish (okay maybe 12)...(TWELVE?!?) years ago. I had one human child, was working as an elementary school counselor, and was, quite frankly, miserable. Do you ever feel ... VIEW POST
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