Our daughter, a/k/a Excitedly Eight would much rather put her nose in a book than do math. That apple didn’t fall far from her Mommy’s tree! When it comes to her math lessons, subtraction has been more challenging for her than addition. Her teacher told us that this is quite common. While this is a… Continue reading A Lesson in Subtraction
Inspired Living & Celebrating Life
Beautycounter to the Rescue!
I don’t know about you… but after reading all of those facts my stomach got a bit queezy. The reality is that when it comes to beauty products it is oh-so-very difficult to know exactly what ingredients are actually in the product and further, what those products are capable of doing to our bodies. For… Continue reading Beautycounter to the Rescue!
Musical Monday: I Will Survive
Musical Monday: I Will Survive I light of the fact that today is Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day, I thought that I would share one of my all-time favorite songs, one that I listened to over and over again when I had FBC. I believe that this song is meant to empower people who are… Continue reading Musical Monday: I Will Survive
National Black Dog Day. Seriously.
Today, October 1st, is National Black Dog Day. Seriously. I thought it was a joke when I was first introduced to it. But, after I did a little research, I learned that it is in fact legit. Did you know that black dogs are the least adoptable pets in shelters because of their color? I… Continue reading National Black Dog Day. Seriously.
Fresh New Look of The Silver Pen
Hellooooooo! In addition to recovering from surgery, traveling for speaking engagements and writing a new book (more on that tomorrow!), I have been redesigning the blog. Why you ask? Well, it just didn’t feel quite right in it’s previous state. I felt like it needed a little “nip and tuck” if you will. Speaking of… Continue reading Fresh New Look of The Silver Pen
A Valuable Lesson in Following Intuition
This is my first week back at work and on the road, which required every bit of mental and physical strength that I could muster. My first trip was to the great state of Texas. Earlier this year I was invited to be the Keynote Speaker at the Pink Alliance annual luncheon fundraiser, Surviving &… Continue reading A Valuable Lesson in Following Intuition
Napping
Napping During this healing process, napping has been an integral part of each and every day. I have long been a fan of napping, but for the past month, they have been a necessity. One day, I was so tired at 11:00 am that I took myself off to bed. The HOTY (Husband Of The… Continue reading Napping
An August Hiatus
An August Hiatus Happy August, friends! Can you even buh-lieve that it is August? How on earth is that possible? I have made a bit of a radical (for me, anyway) decision: to take the month of August off from the blog. GULP. I can barely believe that I just wrote that! Wowsy. Despite the fact that I… Continue reading An August Hiatus
The Art of Living Simply
The Art of Living Simply
The Wisdom of Rick Reilly
The Wisdom of Rick Reilly Legendary ESPN sports writer Rick Reilly wrote his last column on June 30, 2014. I thought I would share his article with all of you because it gave me goosebumps. And anytime I get goosebumps, I need to share them with you, dear readers! In his last article, Rick Reilly… Continue reading The Wisdom of Rick Reilly