A Fresh Brew of Ideas for Real Living
June always arrives with so much pressure to feel happy.Like the sunshine alone should flip a switch and make everything lighter.But the truth is—I’ve never really been a summer girl. Give me shade, a cool breeze, snow, or fallen leaves over heat and humidity any…
“May” didn’t begin how I hoped. Life got messy, emotions ran high, and burnout knocked louder than usual. But somewhere in the chaos, I found a gentle reminder… Sometimes, growth looks like showing up a little late—but still showing up. Okay, I’ll admit it—I blinked,…
Midlife Blog crises and Burnout plus Broken Things: A Love Story? Maybe! Because who really needs emotional stability when WordPress is throwing errors, Google decides you’re irrelevant, and imposter syndrome becomes “you are” your most loyal coworker? Definitely not me. Nope. I’m thriving—if thriving means…
When the Friendship Fades Finding Peace in GOODBYE! I’ve always been the kind of person—even as a kid—who hesitated to speak up, afraid of offending someone. Friends, family, coworkers, strangers… that fear of being too much or saying the wrong thing never really left me.…
I’ve asked myself countless times—what does not good enough even mean? Why do I feel this way before I’ve even started something as if I’m already bracing for disappointment? Why do I push myself so hard? So many questions, right? It took me years to…
