Earlier this month, I took a big step forward in my journey; I closed on my very own house. Now I'm ready to make this house a home! I love it's charming colonial style and am excited to have a place to call my own again. For the last six months, I've been in a rental, and each time I identify a small-but-mighty improvement, I've had to resist the urge to break out the paint or screwdriver to fix them. One of my true loves is decorating and ... Read the Post...
Forfeiting a piece of my identity
MRSXXXXXX@GMAIL.COM. I excitedly registered my new married email address, unknowingly forfeiting a piece of my identity - trading my name for an honorific and his last name. No one asked me to make this trade; all of my soon to be sisters-in-law had retained their names in their email addresses. The whole family had the same email format firstname.lastname@gmail.com, but I CHOSE to be different. I chose to prioritize the idea of being ... Read the Post...
Momprenuer
Entrepreneurship - Here I come! I've worked in corporate America since I graduated from college. I am consistently a top performer and average promotion about every year and a half. I would certainly characterize myself as successful. I've been with the same company for the last 10 years, and have had the opportunity to witness a ton of growth and change. We've been acquired. We acquired ano ther company ourselves. We sold off a part ... Read the Post...
Learn to be Unapologetically Me
January 1, 2019 - a new year and a fresh new start, right? Except January 1, 2019, was 365 days ago, the day I resolved to start this blog. I hoped to introduce transparency into my life, share in more vulnerable ways, I wanted to learn to be unapologetically me, and foster genuine connections. Yet, I didn't write a single post. Last night as the country watched a nearly 12,000 pound Waterford Crystal ball drop 77 feet, I sat alone on my couch ... Read the Post...
