Today was supposed to be a gratitude reset. You know — one of those calm, inspirational posts where I talk about slowing down, lighting a candle, and counting blessings like a responsible adult with her life together. But then I realized… it’s my mom’s birthday. And honestly, if we’re talking gratitude, she’s Exhibit A. 💛 …
Continue reading 🌼 A Birthday, a Blessing, and a Much-Needed Gratitude Reset
There’s something about Friday that makes you want to exhale. Maybe it’s the iced coffee hitting just right, or maybe it’s that whisper in your head that says, “Okay… let’s try again next week, but softer this time.” I’ve spent years trying to “fix” myself — physically, emotionally, socially, spiritually — and spoiler alert: I …
Continue reading 🌸 Becoming Comfortable in Your Own Skin (and Other Weekend Miracles)
🧡I Did This to Myself. Kind Of. No one in my family ever asked me to be the Holiday CEO. No one demanded themed gift wrap or vintage-style napkin rings. No one ever said, “Please host every holiday like you’re auditioning for Southern Living.” I wanted to do it. I made the atmosphere. I planned …
There are things I thought I’d be when I grew up: a teacher, a travel writer, the kind of Southern woman who made peach cobbler from memory and wore perfume to the grocery store.What I didn’t expect was to be a retired military spouse turned trucker’s wife. But here we are. And baby, it’s a …
Because the glow-up didn’t stop at 40 — it just got better lighting, better snacks, and better boundaries. Back in my early 30s, I was deep in the trenches. The diaper bags were packed, the car seats were installed, and I was basically fueled by goldfish crackers and caffeine. I had mastered survival mode, but …
Continue reading ✨Middle-Aged Magic: What I Know Now That I Didn’t at 35
Accidental Life Lesson #9: Be the Reason Someone Rethinks Crying in Public It was a Tuesday. Not a bad Tuesday, necessarily. Just one of those days that feels like it’s wearing the wrong pants. You know the kind—when your coffee tastes weird, your hair cowlick is really cowlicking, and everything you attempt feels like it …
Continue reading 🌼A Random Compliment Saved My Entire Tuesday
You know that place between thriving and unraveling? Where you're not exactly living your best life, but also not crying in the shower with a pint of Cookies n Cream? Welcome to the ‘Meh’ Zone. Population: too many of us. It's that foggy in-between where everything is "fine", you guess. The laundry’s mostly done, your …
—A personality exposé wrapped in sass, truth, and a little self-drag. There’s a myth floating around that people change. That time and therapy and a few overpriced planners from Target can transform you into a brand-new, evolved, emotionally balanced adult. And I’m here to tell you—I bought the planner. I color-coded my trauma. But honey… …
The beauty (and comedy) of sticking together through all seasons Let me be clear: long-term love is not for the faint of heart. It’s for the stubborn. The slightly delusional. The wildly optimistic. And the ones who know that choosing each other daily is sometimes more like saying, “Fine. But I’m still mad and you …
Continue reading How We Still Love Each Other Without Losing Our Minds❤️
👩⚖️Subtitle: From Judgey Judy to Just Let Me Put My Reading Glasses On First Let me tell you something about younger me: she was full of opinions. Not the helpful kind, either. The “I’ll never do that” kind. The judgment came easy, the eyebrows were perpetually raised, and the eye-rolls were Olympic level. I had …
Continue reading 🙅♀️Things I Swore I’d Never Do… and Now I Do Them All☑️
Honey without Flowers 