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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Time passes without consent

Time passes without consent

Jonathan and I just recently celebrated our 7 year wedding anniversary. And today is my last day as a 30 year old. Over the weekend, we got to have lunch with my best friend from HS and Jonathan's best friend from college. (Fun fact, my MOH married his best man.) And...

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Ignoring the life boat.

It's like I was sent a life boat and I turned it away because I was waiting for a miracle. The life boat was the miracle. I am afraid to go on road trips because I'm afraid of breaking down. In the back of my head, I am angry that we aren't in a position to just buy a new car. So I can go and see...

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I’m coffee deprived. So this post has no title.

I’m coffee deprived. So this post has no title.

**FYI: the post I did on Monday (Stuff & Things) will become a link up on Thursday of next week with the darling Kristin!  Be sure to join in on the fun!** Somehow, I managed to give myself and my husband food poisoning on Tuesday night.  Now, J has a stomach of steel so it didn't...

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Fifteen Minutes Changed Everything

Fifteen Minutes Changed Everything

I was working really late hours at a bar. I mean, really really late hours. Sometimes I wouldn't get home until 3 or 4 in the morning And then I'd be up and out the door for 8 AM classes the next day. I couldn't keep up. So my roommate at the time suggested I apply to the rug store where she was...

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Stuff & Things

Stuff & Things

Yo, Kristin.  Why haven't you made this a link up yet? --As a kid, I had zero patience for the game Tetris.  This poses a problem for me as an adult.  How do I know this?  My husband always rearranges the dishwasher after me. --Everyone is all I hate this and I hate that and...

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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.