Day 53: CREATE MY OWN AREA FOR WRITING I’d like to call myself a writer. I used to write poetry. But I gave up on that. I started writing a novel about a decade ago. Gave up on that too. I wrote a children’s book. After a year of rejection letters, I gave up on […] Read more…
You Capture: Hopeful
HOPEFUL… FOR A COLORFUL DAY HOPEFUL…FOR INSPIRATION HOPEFUL…FOR GROWTH HOPEFUL…FOR SWEET DREAMS What did you capture today? This post is linked to You Capture hosted by I Should Be Folding Laundry. Read more…
Operation: Observation
“In the depths of winter I finally learned there was in me an invincible summer.” ~Albert Camus Day 52: NOTICE ALL THE BEAUTIFUL THINGS AROUND ME Winter is my least favorite season. I despise being cold, I prefer flip-flops to snow boots, and I’m resentful that I can’t let my kids run off their energy […] Read more…
Operation: Exemplification
Day 51: BE A READING ROLE MODEL FOR MY CHILDREN I think a lot of mothers (myself included) put too much pressure on themselves to be supermoms. It’s as if we’re under the impression that, just because we gave birth to these developing sprouts, we are somehow obligated to entertain them at all times, to […] Read more…
Post It Note Tuesday
Operation: Advice Solicitation
Day 50: BLOG ADVICE PLEASE! As many of my fellow military spouses know, when a deployment is looming, you tend to reevaluate certain aspects of your lifestyle. With a deployment and its attendant issues heading our way, I am no different in my need for reevaluation. One area that is currently up for review is […] Read more…

