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How to Deal with Failure
How to deal with failure Failure. It’s an ugly word, isn’t it? Ever since we were in elementary school, getting a big fat red F was bad news bears. We want to avoid failure like the plague, but it seems inevitable that we will all face some form of it at some point, doesn’t it? WHY WE FAIL Last summer,…
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Breaking Free of Social Norms
Alright, I’m putting myself out there. This is not a very flattering image of me, but I love it anyway because it was one of those moments. The type of moment where you are just lost in pure bliss and fun, without regard of anyone around you thinking you’ve lost your mind. Yeah, I just teeter-tottered with my 12 year…
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Bus or RV?
Bus or RV – Why a Bus? You might be a bit confused at this point, so if you have no idea why someone would say School Bus and RV in the same sentence, go check out my other post What is a Skoolie? first. Now that we’re on [relatively] the same page, let’s get into it. Naturally, when I…
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Doubt Monster
By now, we’re friends right? That is, unless you literally just found my blog, in which case, let’s be friends! Ok, now that that’s out of the way… Did you ever have one of those days, you know the kind I mean… Where nothing is going right, and everything’s a mess? The kids destroyed the house, your husband is blaming…
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How to Take Action Against Fear
Dictionary Definitions from Oxford Languages · Learn more Fear noun Fear is a strange thing, isn’t it? Think about it for a minute here… a feeling concerning the outcome. The likelihood of something happening. Fear is caused by us worrying about something that not only has not happened BUT something that may not and most likely won’t ever happen! And…
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How do I find my Why
Find your Why! This sounds so basic, doesn’t it? But, friends, any successful person (in any sense of the word) will tell you that It Is Essential to know your Why in order to succeed! What does that even mean? Your Why is who you are. It’s what you do. It makes you, you. Your Why gets you out of…
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There’s no Place like Home
“There’s no place like home” might seem like a cheesy quote from a movie to some, but to us it’s now the story of our lives. Tuesday, January 7, 2014 we were having our nightly dinner together in our kitchen that was just starting to come together after living in our home for nearly 5 years. My custom built spice…
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Homemade BBQ Chicken Pizza Recipe
It was one of those days… We slept in until 11:30am (yes, my 18 month old loves to sleep, be very jealous), which led to a late nap, waking up around 6:30pm and panicking with thoughts of what’s for dinner… I immediately ran to my freezer, and after gazing upon the last two lonely, frozen chicken breasts from last weeks…
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Best Chili Recipe Ever – Secret Ingredient
Sometimes, you find something so delicious, so perfect, that it doesn’t need a fancy name or catchy title accompanying it. Sometimes your creation is so perfect that you can’t speak, let alone come up with a clever intro for it. So here is my chili recipe. (Adapted from: cdkitchen.com recipe HERE ) Ingredients: Directions: 7. Add this mixture to the…
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Influential People
We are impacted by everyone we meet and every experience we have, in one way or another. Sometimes we can be influenced by those we have never met, but have read about or know of. Those influences can be either good, bad, or neutral. Usually, those who make the biggest impact on our lives will be remembered for always. I…
