When I first discovered Friday Night Meatballs I was heading back to Oakland from Austin. I was in-flight, clicking around on spotty wifi, when I stumbled upon Sarah Grey's article. My first reaction was: This is brilliant! I am SO doing this when we move back to Texas! It was August '14. I knew we were returning to the ATX. I wasn't (yet) allowed to widely share. As a result, ... Continue Reading
I love my MIRA Fitness Tracker.
Disclaimer: The Mira Fitness Tracker was sent to me for review and this is a sponsored post. Opinions are my own. It has been years since I've agreed to do a sponsored post. Yep. In an era where bloggers seem to do more sponsored than navel gazing I've tossed in the paid-post towel. For the most part the opportunities haven't been a natural fit and creating a story around the product ... Continue Reading
A recovering perfectionist (guest post).
As a Type A, competitive, driven person, the phrase that has become a theme in my life the last few years is “progress, not perfection.” Is anyone else a recovering perfectionist? It’s so easy to set a high bar for myself and then become discouraged or frustrated when those goals are not met, without recognizing and celebrating the progress along the way. The negativity is dangerous.Our ... Continue Reading
We got a book deal! ((tosses #wycwyc’fetti))
As I sit here--blank post open on my blog dashboard--I barely know where to begin. I'm grateful. Grateful for the fact, once upon a LONG time ago, a blogger I admired (& was almost afraid to approach) agreed to do a guest post for me. Almost exactly six years ago today. This was back in the *day* when there weren't as many of us, Twitter was barely a thing, and blogging could be ... Continue Reading