If I can do it, you can do it
In my 38 years on this planet, I feel like I’ve lived many different lifetimes. My childhood was splintered with rare moments of happiness. I don’t remember many snuggles or happy birthdays. Being poor...
View ArticleClik here to view.
2014 Lookahead – The last year of my 30s
Most of my life, I’ve lived on or near a beach on the Texas Gulf coast. When I was two, I learned to swim in the Gulf of Mexico and eventually embraced the surfer lifestyle. I learned to watch the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Fighting the fat – a never ending battle
Le sigh. If I published an image of my weight on a chart for the past ten years, it would look like some kind of EKG for a 16 year old on crack. So many ups and downs. This sums it up nicely: It’s...
View ArticleReflection can be a wonderful thing
I’ve taken some time the past couple of days to do some inward reflection. The ability to do this and the support I’ve gotten from so many people (support that has greatly overwhelmed me) has given me...
View ArticleDear person behind me in seat 6F
Dear person behind me in seat 6F, I understand you are tired. I had to get up at 4:30 this morning to make this flight today. I bet you did, too. And I understand that you are trying to sleep on a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
T-7 days to my first half marathon
Next Saturday, I’ll be running a half marathon. That’s 13 miles. 13. Could there be an unluckier number than that?? I really wish I had trained more for this. All my life I’ve wanted to be a runner,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
I’m telling my motherhood story
We all have a story to tell, right? And sometimes, we are lucky enough to be given a platform to tell it. This blog has been my platform since late 2010 and as a champion Starter of Projects I Never...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How “Listen to Your Mother” helped me grow
I was just a tiny girl on a great big stage when it started. But as I worked my way through my piece for the Southeast Texas Listen to Your Mother show, I grew. I didn’t realize it that day, but...
View ArticleI can’t say ‘Thank you’
I don’t take compliments well. I’m a master compliment deflector. You shoot a compliment in my direction and my snark-laden bronze cuffs will deflect each one with proper self-deprecation. Pew, pew!...
View ArticleDear person behind me in seat 6F
Dear person behind me in seat 6F, I understand you are tired. I had to get up at 4:30 this morning to make this flight. I bet you did, too. And I understand that you are trying to sleep on a plane and...
View ArticleI stopped blogging because of space
Sometimes, life just gets in the way. Or in my case, space got in my way. Most of you who know me know that space rules my house. And by space I mean NASA, human spaceflight, rocket launches and all...
View ArticleYou are good enough. Sometimes you just need to hear it.
I have always erred on the side of self-deprecation. Rather than giving myself credit for my highs, I make fun of my lows. But this week, something sparked. It was more than the 12 ft diameter, 154 ft...
View ArticleI am … Old School Blogging
Just when I thought I’d not be able to get words on the page, I came across this month’s Old School Blogging prompt from co-hosts Elaine at The Miss Elaine-ous Life and Angela from Jumping With My...
View Article
