There is never enough coffee or hours in a day, but it has its rewards. — My alarm goes off at five o’clock in the morning every morning, no matter what time I go to bed the night before, and almost every day, it is a struggle to get out of bed. Bleary-eyed and groggy, I shuffle my slipper clad feet to the coffee maker, clicking…

and one you must follow. — When I started writing, I treated it like I would anything else new in my life. I researched as much as I could, read books and blog posts, listened to podcasts, and watched videos online. I wanted to know everything that I could to be the best writer I could…

A simple way to write high quality content faster. — When I started blogging, I was a wanderer. I began by writing a post about my son. From the very beginning of my decision to start blogging, I knew I wanted to write about parenting my son. Not only because I’m parenting alone as a single mother, but because my…

Someone, somewhere needs to hear it. — ‘How do you write about your life so openly?’ This is the question I get asked the most since I started blogging five months ago. …

Stage 3 — Bring on the Netflix, Popcorn, Ice Cream, and Wine. — There is nothing fun about being dumped. While I know that it isn’t exactly fun being the one that ends the relationship, the party that usually ends up mourning the break-up longer is the one who didn’t end it. I have a hard time letting go of relationships when I…

and yours should, too. — For the past few months, I have been single and focused on myself. Each day it has been about bettering my situation for myself and my children, focusing on achieving my goals, and striving to create a life I love. …

How you feel about yourself affects how you are with your partner. — Standing in front of the mirror, I look at my body. My eyes travel to my hips that have become thicker after each of my children was born. There are more strands of silver shining from the regrowth of hair that hasn’t been dyed black. …

and how it is ruining your relationship — “I hate drama.” At some point, you have more than likely said this, using it to mask a serious problem, an addiction to drama. When you say these words, you say them with complete sincerity, convincing your partner and yourself that there is nothing more that you would like to avoid at all…

#Mentoo — For the past six weeks, I have been watching the Johnny Depp trial. It quickly became part of my ritual to have it playing on my iPad while I was working each day. After dropping my kids off at school, I would grab my coffee and eagerly tune in. At…