True belonging doesn’t require you to change who you are. It requires you to be who you are. –Brené Brown You know that feeling when something is off-kilter, but you can’t explain exactly what it is? I’ve felt that for a very, very long time now. Nearly six years, I think. This off-kilter sensation has been present…
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Just Be
I’m in several groups for bloggers on Facebook. One is about being courageous “earners,” bloggers, men and women, who aren’t afraid to state their worth and go for it. Whatever it is. The gauntlet has been thrown with this month’s challenge. Be. Be what? Be me. Be what I am. Do something that helps me…
How Miranda Got Her Groove Back (aka A Mom 2.0 Summit Recap)
I have no pithy way to introduce this post. I’m trying and the witty, attention grabbing opener just isn’t coming. I just have things to say about attending the Mom 2.0 Summit last week/end and this is kind of my place for saying the things I have to say. So there’s your hook. Bring on…
Unblock Me
Lately every time I sit down to my computer and open ye olde WordPress dashboard I feel…silly. Like this blog is frivolous and there are far too many important things in my life and in the world for this to even begin to matter. (But on some level it does matter. It’s six years of…
Spill It
In case you haven’t looked at a calendar, it’s August. AUGUST. Fall is upon us, school is starting (Monday!), and our busy, too short, blink-and-you-miss-it summer is done. Just like that. I didn’t blog at all in July and at first I didn’t care. Didn’t even notice. I was too busy doing and being and…
Hey, Look! I’m Over There!
“Hey, I’ve gotta go. Justin Bieber got arrested.” That’s how I ended my morning phone call with my BFF yesterday morning. Because that’s what I’m doing now. I have about 10 minutes before I fall asleep sitting up at my desk and thought maybe I’d take a minute to fill in the five people who…
All Done
I DID IT! I did it! With this post I have posted every day for 30 days straight! I KICKED NABLOPOMO ASS (and all I got was 30 blog posts). I tried this last year and I made it about 15 days before I just gave up. There were a few times this month where…
No, THIS Was The Fourth Best Day Of My Life
Today I was on the set of The Originals to interview the cast. AHHHHH!!!! Daniel Gillies walked in and someone asked if she could take a picture of him and he said “can I take pictures with people?” Um, yes. Of course you can. OF COURSE YOU CAN. So, Daniel Gillies took pictures with all of us….
Listen To Your Mother, Atlanta
One of the interesting side effects of blogging about motherhood and all its myriad successes and setbacks is that through this medium of online sharing, I’ve found my voice. I’ve discovered new parts of myself that couldn’t have existed before becoming a mom. I’ve shared my stories and I’ve found a community of mothers whose…
Do Work, Son
I never stopped being a working mom when I stopped being a working mom. I just changed the job and the location. (Moms don’t really ever stop working, in case you didn’t know that. Even the ones who don’t get paid in money.) I didn’t intend to become a writer when I quit teaching. I didn’t…