A couple weeks ago I met a nice young lady at a networking event. She was about 12 years younger than me, pregnant, had a toddler at home and like me, was an entrepreneur. We got to talking and she asked me, “How do you do it? I’m finding it difficult to balance motherhood and [...]
My beautiful baby boy, 5 years old. I’ve gone back and forth with whether or not to write about my son. As you all know, I’m no stranger to vulnerability. I have no problem writing about my own life and struggles in order to help others, but when it comes to my children, there is [...]
We’ve all been there. Call it crisis, life stuff, drama, whatever, but all of us sometime or another get to a place where life is hard. My mom has this saying. Her reaction to anything hard is, “Shit, Martha!” I have no idea where it came from, I have no idea who Martha is, or [...]
Heeeey. It’s that time of year again, girls. We say goodbye to 2012 and hopefully reflect on all the things we accomplished. I did this last year and this year I’ve decided to do it a bit differently. I want to say again that this is by no means a brag list. Yes, I’m uber proud [...]
Ellie Schoenberger is the writer of the popular blog, One Crafty Mother, and Founder of Crying Out Now, a blog where women tell their stories of addiction and recovery and offer each other support through a vibrant and growing community. She is a jewelry artist and designer who runs a successful jewelry shop, Shining Stones, [...]
Friday, November 15th, I had a wrench thrown at me. On a flight from Salt Lake City to San Diego my MacBook laptop disappeared. I had packed it in my suitcase and checked the bag with the airline. Stupid? Maybe. But, I live in a bubble where I believe that people don’t steal. That there [...]
A follow up from the post from 9/27, which you can find here.
Guest post by Deborah Reber Ever since I realized my hub and I were on a not-so-typical path with my son – he taught himself to read just after turning three, was diagnosed with sensory processing disorder at four, and got a provisional diagnosis of Asperger’s two years later – I knew writing about our [...]
This archived post was originally published on August 25th, 2010. ************************************************************ This blog is supposed to be all about empowering women, to lead their best lives. I try my best to make the best out of everything, to put a positive spin on things, to talk about my struggles and how I overcame them. It [...]
Guest post by Ashley Mitchell When people hear my story-my entire story, they just shake their head. They have only seen people like me in the movies, or on Jerry Springer! The truth is in my life I have done things and seen things that I am not proud of but I am NOT ashamed. [...]