I was raised by my dad to believe I was strong. That I could do anything I put my mind to. And I believed him. When it came to work ethic and morality I was as strong as most. Put a goal in front of me and I would smash it to pieces. But……
Around Valentine’s Day of this year my daughter told me she was going to celebrate strong women. She said not everyone has a boyfriend and (she was 12) not everyone wants one. So I thought let’s do it. So the question is simple. If you were going to celebrate a strong independent woman in your…
It has been a few ticks around the clock since I announced I wanted to do a strong independent woman series in honor of my daughter. Several people sent me their submissions and all of them have been very gracious to give me some time off before posting them. The truth is I needed these…
My #BeReal guest today is Allie Burke. Allie is one of my favorite people to follow on facebook maybe because she looks like I would imagine my own daughter will look when she grows up. Not only is she gorgeous she is a strong woman and a force for good. I recently read her book…
My #BeReal guest today is Jacqueline Cioffa. I first noticed this lovely lady on the The Lithium Chronicles. She is another mental health advocate. It’s hard enough for most of us to piece together the real us but imagine being in the modeling industry. An industry dressing you up and asking you to portray their…
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“Done, done, on to the next one Done I’m done and I’m on to the next one” -Foo Fighers, All My Life Oh, Time Mag. You’re like, literally, so smart. I read your annual word banishment poll yesterday and I can’t even… I love your witty and oh so patronizing…
Take a peek at this cool girls blog: words4jp. I feel like we are kindred spirits in many ways but mostly because, like me, she puts her emotions into poetry. I am lucky to be one of her fans. If you like cute pet pictures she has those too! 🙂 …
So many of my family and friends are celebrating their birthday this month I can barely keep up! This beautiful lady, Mother of Imperfection celebrated hers recently… and she is as real as a person can get. Some of her posts hurt to read and prove, once again, how strong mothers can be. I…
Samara writes the superstar blog A Buick in the Land of Lexus I am not even sure where to start or end with this blogger because she is…well…she is Samara. She is a powerful writer who does not pull any punches when it comes to her writing. She writes what she thinks, feels,…
I am incredibly happy to introduce to you Laurie Works! If you want to read some incredibly powerful introspective writing you need to visit her blog HERE. The first posts I ever read were about the death of her sisters. I could not find the words to describe how I felt or words to offer…
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