Anything about Everything

 I went out to dinner with a couple of girlfriends last night and we had quite a few great conversations. Sometimes you just need to go out with some friends who accept you for who you are, without expectations, and just be present.  To set the scene here - all of us are mid 30s. Two of the 3 of us that were out are married, and I am on my way to the altar in just over 6 months (holy crap), and two of the three of us are also moms (spoiler alert: I am not a mom...yet).  Out of respect of my friends' privacy I am not going to use names. However, I am going to say that these two women have been through hell and back in their lives at one point or another - and I am inspired by them all the time.  One of the conversations that came up after dinner was one about identity.  Often times, as life ebbs and flows for us, we adjust to who we are. This is an ongoing adventure. However - YOU get to decide who you are, what you are going to do with your life, who you are goi...

  Whew - we made it! It's finally the end of what we can all agree was a dumpster fire of a year.  As we enter 2021 with a lot of uncertainty, I hope you are proud of yourself for finishing this year. It started off okay - I mean we had 2 solid months of real life before things started to shut down right in front of us.  2020 wasn't all bad. If you know me personally, you know that I am someone who thrives off being busy and constantly moving around. This year really forced me to slow down, to embrace the fact that I am not in control of a lot, and to be present. As hard as this year has been, I am forever grateful for it. It was a year I didn't know I needed.  I know I posted about it earlier this year - how the best investment you can make is in yourself - and I firmly stand by that. I am someone who carries a lot of burdens  (some aren't even mine.. how kind!) and this year allowed me to step back and process a lot of the burdens and trauma in my life. I gave...

It has been a WHILE since a post has been written. And this week, there will be 2 new posts!! ((not including this one)) Life gets crazy and when I am not feeling particularly inspired, I refuse to write. I will not allow mediocre work to come from a place of turmoil. Just not in my nature!  I stopped making time to sit and map out posts because I felt like my voice didn't matter. I didn't feel like sharing anything because no one would care that I had anything to say. This, dear friends, is a taste of what goes on in this brain of mine when I am feeling rather down. I have been wanting to share more content on all my social media outlets, but I feel like my life isn't near as exciting as everyone else's, so who would watch my content?!  Ladies and gents.. this is where we all need to cut. the. shit.  Comparison is the killer of literally everything.  Read that again.  Comparing your life to someone else's will kill your motivation, your drive, ...

Day 15 of 30 This blog was started as a way to reach people who needed to know they are not alone in this world. It started as a sounding board for societal issues, and quickly turned into a safe, self love haven. That while I don't have all the answers, I do have some life experience. I am more than willing to share anything that will help others, especially if they can learn from my mistakes. I also hope to spread positivity, and today's post will be riddled with it.  I invite you to write one of these to yourself once a month, and see how your life changes. Be positive, let the words flow, and believe good things will come back to you. Hey girl,  Thank you for being true to who you are. Thank you for choosing your happiness over everyone else's. Thank you for believing you are on the right path to success, and continuing to learn improvements every day.  Thank you for not listening to the naysayers, for supporting yourself regardless of the backlash y...

Today, in Massachusetts, is Patriot's Day - better known to us New Englanders as Marathon Monday. The amount of grit and hard work those runners put into training for this ONE day is so incredibly admirable. Their paths have not been easy, training was probably brutal for most of the days they didn't want to run. It's cold and rainy here today too, which makes for less than ideal running conditions. These people dedicated time to improve their running, to get through those tough miles when they just wanted to quit. This is a perfect metaphor for life. There are going to be times you want to give up and quit because it's too hard, too much at once. Take a step back and evaluate what you have in front of you, and GROW from it. Be inspired by who YOU are and what YOU bring to the table.  I went to an event this past weekend that reignited my fire. It gave me a reason to get out of bed every morning. It inspired me to keep living my best life. It surrounded me with so...

When I started this blog up, I wasn’t sure what I wanted to make of it, what topic I wanted to focus on, what audience I wanted to reach. And to be honest, I still don’t know. Yeah, it’s only been a few weeks. But a lot can happen in a few weeks – and I am still struggling to find what I want this blog to be. Lately I have had self love and accepting who you are weighing heavily on my heart - so we'll roll with it for now!  Something we have seen a LOT of lately in the news and across social media is the idea of loving yourself, flaws and all, and really believing in who you are. I have touched on this before in previous posts briefly, but I feel a deeper pull to discuss this now. Is it something I struggle with? DAILY. But if you aren’t going to love you for who YOU are, then how can you expect anyone else to? ...This Is Brave… For those who are not familiar with my taste in movies, I saw the Greatest Showman when it came out in December, and si...