Just the girl next door trying to get through life, both the sweet & the sour moments, one day at a time.
Mom comes to visit. And then she leaves. Her departures don’t get any easier. I love her so very much. Can’t imagine my life without her. There were a few years where unfortunately we were not as close. Our 10 times a day phone calls dwindled to a couple texts a week….
I’m quite delayed in sharing with you what we did for our last round of Spreading Sunshine. Been a little busy lately opening a studio. 🙂 Anyway, I just wanted to give you an update since it’s almost time to do it again! We chose 2 people to surprise this last month and both are…
Have you ever had a massage? I’ve had many throughout my adult life… usually as part of a spa day where I got spoiled rotten or on vacation where it’s meant to totally relax you. I have always loved them but viewed them as a splurge. Something to do when you have extra money burning…
This year I’ve been fortunate to not only continue worshipping Jesus at my home church, First Christian Church on Staley Road in Champaign, but at other small groups and events with others from all walks of faith. One of my son goes faithfully do Wednesday night youth group at Vineyard in Urbana, IL, and I meet…
If you find yourself being bothered by the haters of the world, it’s probably because you’re awesome. 🙂 Seriously. This is a follow up from yesterday’s post about Toxic People. Read the post to find out why I say this. And because you’re awesome, I wanted to share some information with you. I’ve gotten stronger…
The barrage of hateful, bullying and manipulative behavior that comes my way from time to time used to make me so angry, hurt and would leave me mentally cowering in a corner. Plenty of ridiculousness was directed at me the past couple weeks again, and while still annoyed that my attention has to be redirected at such…
Mom and I visited Xoximilco on our last night in Mexico. Xoxmilco’s website says… “Xoximilco Cancun is a perfect destination for young lovers and enchanted travelers seeking a romantic afternoon, or a Mexican-style party, eating, drinking and dancing to the mariachi music all along the way. The trajineras are a spectacle themselves; brightly painted…
I shared a while ago, how I’ve learned the two things I need to do for everything else in my life to fall into place; going to church and exercising. I have been feeling amazing lately because in addition to getting to church regularly, since the first of the year I’ve been going to the…
I spent 2 full days at Reset, a photography conference at the iHotel in Champaign, Illinois soaking in as much knowledge as I possibly could from the creative aspect of actually taking photos to all the things you need to make your business successful and have longevity. All of that was wonderful but the greatest value…
While in Mexico last month, there was so much eye candy. I loved all the vibrant colors, mixing materials, variety of textures and style everywhere I went. Everything had character. No cookie cutter designs for homes or businesses. As we ventured through Playa del Carmen, a few things jumped out at me as being great…