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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I Never Thought I’d Be This Girl

I Never Thought I’d Be This Girl

My Running Essentials: Runtastic App.  This tracks my distance, duration of exercise, calories burned and my pace.  It's a free app, and I love it! Running shoes.  You all remember how I ended up in a boot for several seven weeks?  Yeah.  That was because I thought...

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Scenes!

Scenes!

>>A turkey sandwich with romain lettuce, mayo, salt & pepper.  I didn't even miss the cheese. >> Campbell was weird, once again.  I heard all sorts of commotion.  I found him in the bathtub basically swimming.  It was empty. >> There was a bird in the tree...

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365 days make all the difference.

365 days make all the difference.

OPI overexposed in south beach Color Club harp on it Another DIY gel mani: photos taken on day 3 I have a different sort of "favorite" for you today.  Last year feels like it was just yesterday.  But yesterday, I ran 3 miles.  And I felt great.   The nip in the air reminded me...

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Stuff & Things 10/2

Stuff & Things 10/2

>> Limiting dairy.  I'm like a broken record, I know.  I thought it would be impossible.  Cheese! Ice cream! Pizza! How could I cut that out?  But you know what?  In my regular daily life, the only real dairy I ate consistently was cheese, milk in my cereal, and my...

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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.