Joyfulness (n.)

A condition of supreme well-being and good spirits.

BLM. It matters. You matter.

BLM. It matters. You matter.

I picked a bad week to quit social media. If you've been around here for a while then you know I never really fell in love with social media the way I did with blogging. And I felt pressured to transition into that world as the platforms progressed and blogging, as...

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Just a little gratitude & laughter

Just a little gratitude & laughter

In all honesty, I've had this podcast episode ready to go since Sunday. But I decided, after being inspired by Maria of RunningMyselfTogether, to go for a run that day. It was my first run in...well, a really long time. And it was the furthest I'd run in...well, even...

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CHECK IN ON YOURSELF

CHECK IN ON YOURSELF

 There's a meme that floats around every summer that makes me laugh out loud every time I see it. You see, down here in North Carolina, we basically roast every summer. It's not unusual to have several days, if not weeks, where our temps hang out somewhere in the 105...

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What bubbles to the surface?

What bubbles to the surface?

I saw a tweet the other day from Anna Kendrick that said I guess I'll never be able to lie to myself about all the shit I would do if I just had the time. And while the tweet itself made me laugh, I made it pretty clear in a previous blog post that you don't have to...

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5 Tricks to increase your daily steps (10K per day)

5 Tricks to increase your daily steps (10K per day)

**I originally wrote this post to go live at the start of February. And then I just...forgot to post it. But considering how life has gone completely sideways since then and many of us are stuck indoors all day, I figured I might as well post it now.** Raise your hand...

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If the world was ending

If the world was ending

I was digging through an old wallet the other day (an original HOBO wallet, I feel like I should tell you only because it's probably the only somewhat fashionable thing I've ever owned) and I found an old business card. It was from my Bliss days, and the title under...

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Something all dog owners should know

Something all dog owners should know

I want to first start this post by saying that Bailey, so far, is just fine. But we had a bit of a scary experience on Tuesday. I'm sharing only because had I been armed with all of this information at the start, I would have done things quite differently. Now that I...

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The messy middle

The messy middle

When I was a kid, every so often my mom would come up the stairs and leave a box of black trash bags outside my door; the subtle indicator that it was time to do a deep clean. I hated the process but always loved the results, so after a few deep breaths, I'd dive in....

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