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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The Importance of Pacing Yourself

The Importance of Pacing Yourself

I've been searching for answers lately. Guidance. Courage and clarity. Things I know, I've started to second guess. I've been holding my breath, scared to take a chance. I can see what I want my future to look like, but moving forward seems useless because nothing is happening quickly enough....

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Break to Heal

Break to Heal

I've always been a firm believer in the good. I can't say I'm an optimist, I think life has weathered me into a bitter human, but I always hold on to hope. When things start to spiral out of control, life falling apart around me, I can't help but be filled with a bit of excitement. A wave I've...

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Decide & Do

Decide & Do

I feel the limitations weighing down on me. The judgements. The expectations. The assumptions. It seems we are all slotted into a certain category early on in life, and we spend the rest of our lives trying to break free from that box. Because honestly, who likes to be boxed in? I can no...

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Lonely Days Are Gone, I’ma Goin’ Home

Lonely Days Are Gone, I’ma Goin’ Home

There's an emptiness. An un-wholeness. A sense of brokenness. It sits inside my heart, and I can't be sure if it'll ever go away. It's not a sadness, exactly, though I am sad. It's more the revelation that things won't ever be the same ever again. There's a sick feeling that fills the pit of 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.