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Total Truth Tuesday: Why I’m Afraid of the Car Wash (It’s not what you might think)
As a young child (maybe 3 or 4), I was petrified of drive-through car washes. I vividly remember the panic I experienced watching those big brushes slam my window - no possible way of escape. But today's Total Truth Tuesday isn't about my fear of the brushes (I...
What I Learned When I Met a Favorite Author
Call it a hunch or an inkling. Whatever it was, I clicked submit on the contest form to win an invitation to the book release party for Simply Tuesday by Emily Freeman. I rarely enter contests, but something or someOne nudged me forward this one time. I have...
Total Truth Tuesday
I've heard numerous times lately that a sign of good emotional intelligence is the ability to laugh at oneself. This is not something that comes naturally to me, and since the topics of my posts have been on the heavy side, I decided to inject a bit of self...
Breakdown
You've heard it a hundred times, mostly in relation to a public figure: hospitalized for exhaustion. It sounds much nicer that way, as if all one really needs is a nice vacation at an exotic hotel. For my purpose, I am going to call it a breakdown because, well, my...
A Perfect Storm
I woke up this morning. What an obvious statement. "Of course, you woke up this morning," one might say. But for a long time, I didn't wake up in the morning because I never went to sleep. It was March 2014 and my life was hectic. I was working 30 hours a week as...
Roots {Part III in the Date with Destiny Series}
Continued from Date with Destiny - Part I and Date with Destiny Part II. The rain cascaded in tiny rivulets down the century-old old window panes. She stood there with her head pressed against the cold glass. A pretty 7 year old girl with straight, blond hair. Her...