A lifestyle blog.

And author website.
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Hi, I´m Joey

It’s my hope that this website, which I founded in 2009, will become a regular source of inspiration, encouragement and comfort for you. We’re old friends here, and I’ve got stories to tell (and things to share). So grab a cuppa (or a glass) and stay a while.

While blogging is how I started my out-loud writing career, my debut novel, Yeah, maybe was released in 2014 and became an amazon bestseller. See more novels from me under “books.” 

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A Difference 8 Weeks Makes

A Difference 8 Weeks Makes

On Sunday morning, I woke up to the dog crying to be let out.  With sleep in my eyes, I stumbled down two flights of stairs and froze in the unseasonably chilly weather while she did her business. I sat quietly with my coffee when I got back upstairs.  When it approached ten, I started...

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Stuff & Things 3/26

Stuff & Things 3/26

++ I think I've admitted before that I have a very weird relationship with food.  Especially with breakfast.  While I get hungry in the mornings, I'm not hungry enough to eat when I first wake up.  My priority is coffee.  Always the coffee.  But then I get busy and...

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Skin Care Routine

Skin Care Routine

If you've hung around here long enough, you know that I've been in a pretty constant battle with my skin.  I've dealt with breakouts, including cystic breakouts, since college graduation.  I don't get it.  Aren't I too old for this crap?  Isn't part of the trade off of...

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HI, I'M JOEY

 Mama, indie author, wife, believer and friend.

My only hope is that while you’re here, you feel a sense of belonging, comfort and empowerment. Because life is too short to live it worried you’re not good enough.

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YOU SHOULD READ MY BOOKS

If you’re into the kind of books that suck you in, make you fall in love with the characters and root for the underdog, then you’ll probably love these stories.