Thankful Thursday: Be Encouraging

When you find yourself in one of those mud puddles of life things can get weird. You may discover that, not unlike Meredith Grey, you too, can be “dark and twisty.” It’s OK don’t feel bad, there are plenty of DTPs of the world. You know, Dark and Twisty People. I have come across a…

Thankful Thursday: Gratitude Rabbit Hole

  If you took the time to read G’s blog the other day on cultivating gratitude through a happy journal you may have been inspired to go out and buy some new, colorful pens and a notebook.  I love Target and office supplies so the temptation was real, but I was in the middle of…

Thankful Thursday: Being an Aunt

If you follow along with any sort of regularity or you actually know me in real life, you’ve figured out, I don’t have children. It was a choice and, again, if you know me, you can attest, it was a good one 🙂 But I am an Aunt to four wild, wacky, zany and delightful…

Thankful Thursday: You’re Welcome

If you have watched television at all in the last decade you know that there are a fair amount of commercials advertising new drugs on the market for heartburn, restless leg syndrome, diabetes and the list goes on and on.  You also know that most of the commercials involve warning you about all of the…

Thankful Thursday: Grandpa Bob

  Today, I want to give a shout out to the late, great Grandpa Bob.  He was my hubby’s grandfather and while he passed away several years ago he has been on my mind.  To me, Grandpa Bob was a fun, sweet-talking man who was always busy doing something. I knew him for years before…

Thankful Thursday: The Hubby

The only time I typically veer off the sarcasm or self-deprecation train is when I am writing about my girls or my close friends.  I guess I don’t feel like they will get a big head if I talk about their awesomeness because my friends deserve a shout out for just being my friend and…