IDEA? IDEA!

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I work with EleVen by Venus.  The zeal I am filled with about heading to L.A. today is all my own. Team EleVen by Venus at Fitbloggin! The title for this post fits because that's pretty much how last minute this is for me. My life is in flux these days so I'd been a firm No sorry. I wont see you at IDEA Blogfest riiiiight up until the moment I decided Yes. Yep. I'm attending for ... Continue Reading

Can you go home again?

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us. yesterday. home? Good gosh Ive dragged all of you through all of this with me. I've moved. I've whined. I'VE LOVED. I've achieved goals I never ever ever thought I could. And then I achieved some more! I've rambled about focusing forward and not rereading past chapters. And yet here I am back the beginning of my book again. Visiting (literally), ... Continue Reading

Venus, you looked STRONG out there today!

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("photo" credit: the eight year old.) I felt strong, Carla! I'm in awe at how you juggle three tennis balls without breaking a sweat!  That's amazing! Thanks! Ive worked really hard on this skill.  It took me forever to master, but now I rock it. Yep. I'm hanging over at Venus' place today and we're talking COMPLIMENTS. Giving. Accepting. And, most importantly, not doing the ole ... Continue Reading

The tattoo stories

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To my chagrin I had no idea yesterday was National Tattoo Day.  I be celebrating up in herre today. And yes. Just possibly. Definitely maybe. With a tiny new piece of ink. When people ask about my tattoos (why did you get them? do they mean anything? will you regret them?) I respond: For me a tattoo is 'right' if it feels as though it has always been there & just ROSE TO THE SURFACE when the ... Continue Reading

Go 4th and treasure.

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The seemingly small moments: she's obsessed. The moments which can feel...never ending. she's angry (?). The lollipops at 8 am moments. she's happyhappy. Check out the world around you.  She's fascinated. Allow your JAW to DROP. she's amazed. Go forth, savor and treasure. She's in.  I know I am. (comments closed.)   ... Continue Reading

Go to FITBLOGGIN.

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enroute to Fitbloggin '13. This year I wont be able to attend our family reunion Fitbloggin. (I'm gonna sit with that for a moment and drag you in with me. It's the first one Ive missed. I was there at BlogHer back in the DAY when Roni conceived of the idea and have helped/attended each year since.) And, because I have absolutely no filter and speak my truth it is ONLY because my family ... Continue Reading

BRAZEN shoe charms are here!

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Life feels crazy here these days. Hectic. More than ever I find I'm searching for mantras, meditation, and *anything* else I can think of to carry me through. Sure, it's mostly good-crazy (news to come! news to come!) yet, simultaneously, a little terrifying. It's type of nervous-excitement where I crave a touchstone. A tangible reminder of the fact I'm bad ass. I'm capable. I'm ... Continue Reading

I’m your Venus.

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I lament how EARLY my child gets up, yet I can't say I don't love our extra time together. We play kickball.  We hula-hoop.  We color.  We chat. Lately she's taken to asking what I have planned for my day. What will you work on, Mama, when I'm at school? Quite frankly, even as I detail specifics of writing I plan to do and calls I have,  I've always assumed she's not listening. Until ... Continue Reading

Happy birthday, Dad!

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(before) Lately there's been lots of talk about OLD SCHOOL BLOGGING. Bloggers doing posts with random life questions or the ABC's of life (?) and referring to it as OLD SCHOOL. For me old school blogging is something completely different. It's a return to the days when blogging was my life laid bare.  Everything hanging out for all to see. Old school blogging is, for me, back when life ... Continue Reading

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