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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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Inch by inch: Boundaries for opinions

Inch by inch: Boundaries for opinions

There's a tattoo that I've been considering for a while. It'll be small, and it'll live on my right wrist. My husband, who is not a fan of tattoos, has pressed in hard with the questions. I have my reasons I've said over and over any time he's asked. You'll think it's...

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Emily Ley Simplified Planner: Academic Daily Overview

Emily Ley Simplified Planner: Academic Daily Overview

I nearly screeched when I found the Emily Ley Simplified Planner: Academic Daily version tucked neatly on a shelf in a local Charlotte paper boutique!  The hugely sought after planner is tough to come by online, never to pick it up in your very own hands and walk it over to a cash register....

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Weekly Goals

Weekly Goals

Back in the day (oh holy crap this was a long time ago) I used to do monthly goals.  And then I'd break those monthly goals into weekly goals.  And I was so freaking productive all the time.  I do well when I have structure and I know what my expectations are.  I also...

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Stuff & Things 6/25

Stuff & Things 6/25

Emily Ley Simplified Planner: Daily Edition.  While I still love my Plum Paper planner (and still highly recommend it), I find that I need a bit more for my days.  It's time to graduate to a daily planner.  I'll have a full overview soon, but for now I just couldn't believe I got my...

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Moving.

Moving.

I keep having these dreams that we're moving.  Usually, it's not anywhere crazy--just a simple move within the same area.  In fact, last night I dreamt that we were moving to a different apartment within the same complex. And I always wake up sort of panicky and then I'm flooded with...

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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.