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 dreamt of this

I dreamt of this

Sunday light creeped through the window, and I stirred, an arm heavy over my waist. I rolled over to face him, and he hugged me in tight. Good morning. In an instant, I was seventeen again, back in my sky blue room, in my tiny daybed with a phone resting against my...

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A Journey for a Fashion-Stunted Girl.

A Journey for a Fashion-Stunted Girl.

Now that I'm free from the dungeon that was Buies Creek (I kid, sort of), I'm back out among people.  I know at this point you all must think I'm being dramatic when I refer to that life, but I'm not.  It wasn't uncommon for me to never leave the house for days, sometimes weeks, at...

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On The Truth

On The Truth

You know me.  You know me because when you come to this little space, you find Joey.  I have many different sides, but you always find Joey. I've been doing a lot of thinking lately about what direction this little blog needs to take.  And then it dawned on me.  If it ain't...

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Muted: Featuring Julep Alexa

Muted: Featuring Julep Alexa

I've been a little stunted in the whole nail polish department lately.  And it's taken me a while to figure out why. Don't get me wrong, I am just as obsessed with polish as I always have been.  But I think maybe just maybe I'm done with the whole nail art stuff. I still love a fun,...

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Stuff & Things: Life Lately Edition

Stuff & Things: Life Lately Edition

On Sunday we visited Walmart for the first time since living here.  On our way out, I stepped in the largest wad of gum you've ever seen.  And it was 100+ degrees out.  I slipped out of my shoes as we got in the car and left them in the parking lot.  Walmart = casualties....

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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.