A lifestyle blog.

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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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Favorite Fall Polishes!

Favorite Fall Polishes!

**If you know me at all, you know I hate halloween.  So I'm choosing to ignore it completely.** **Happy 30th Birthday to the sweet Lauren** I thought since we're about to dive into much cooler temperatures (thank you, NC, for allowing Fall to finally arrive) that it would be a great time to...

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Stuff & Things 10/30

Stuff & Things 10/30

>>Whenever I find a new (to me) youtuber, I fall down a rabbit hole of zero productivity.  How I've managed to accomplish anything (never mind everything) since having found Colleen & Josh, I'll never know.  I'm obsessed, and it's a real problem.  They're just so friggin'...

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Actually…

Actually…

This year has been about definition.  Redefining, actually.  From the moment I walked across that stage in 2008, I've just been wandering around aimlessly. I'd lost my label.  And I know I'm not alone in that feeling.  When student is stripped from our name tag, we're all...

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Utter Chaos

Utter Chaos

First of all, thank you all so much for your support yesterday.  I try to keep things as real as possible around here.  Because you know what?  Perfect is boring. So to say that things have been chaotic would probably be an epic understatement.  And when things get chaotic, I...

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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.