Cancer. When life has other plans…

December 26, 2023.Reading time 5 minutes.

Just as my book was heading off for developmental edits, I received news from my doctor that tilted the axis a little that my world moves on. I had cervical cancer. Thankfully, as someone who was receiving annual colposcopies because my insurance wouldn’t cover care beyond that one thing, I was quite literally right on […]

Off to the editor…

October 20, 2023.Reading time 5 minutes.

*deep breath* On Oct. 2, Daughters of Legianne was officially handed over to my editor. The first step of this editing process will focus on the developmental edits. Giving it to alpha and beta readers made my stomach a swirling mess of nerves. Signing on two readers who just read the book and gave flow/cohesiveness […]

It’s never too late to seize your dream.

August 30, 2023.Reading time 6 minutes.

Every time I sit down in front of my computer, it is always with the best of intentions to start blogging again. Life, on the other hand, always has a different set of plans for me. Last year, right as I was getting back into a routine here, my job changed. I suddenly not only […]

Goodbyes are the hardest.

June 14, 2022.Reading time 5 minutes.

I knew the time was coming. It started slowly at first, a series of days where he was spunky, and ready for action, followed by a day where I was painfully reminded of his age, and that we didn’t have forever. Then it happened faster, and faster. Muscle atrophy, the slow way in which he […]

February Bookish wrap

March 29, 2022.Reading time 25 minutes.

I’ve had to adjust my Goodreads 2022 challenge total a few times. I started with my usual 15 books. Something I started back when my son was a baby, and I knew I wouldn’t have much time to sit and read (at least, not do so at the expense of sleep). I figured roughly a […]

January reads from Bookish

March 23, 2022.Reading time 25 minutes.

My Bookish highlights on my Instagram just aren’t cutting it, and as I’m actually at a place in parenthood where reading is a far more regular thing, it seems that highlight tab is becoming overwhelming. Since I’m too stubborn to fall to the popular demand I start a Bookstagram account, at the end of each […]

Hidden Therapy, my green oasis

March 31, 2021.Reading time 9 minutes.

In September of 2019, just a few months before “pandemic life” had me working from home every single day, I was already working my way towards becoming fully remote for my job. I had started with just one day, back in February of 2019. Quietly, I stopped going into the office on Fridays for the […]

Opt outside: Getting my little into hiking.

March 8, 2021.Reading time 6 minutes.

Growing up where I grew up, there was never a shortage of outdoor activities. Hiking, paddling, exploring of any type was, and still is bountiful. I remember through high school, friends and I were always hitting the trails, hanging by the lakes, or grabbing some kayaks and paddling out to small islands for lunch. As […]

Business expanding during a pandemic – freaking yikes.

March 1, 2021.Reading time 7 minutes.

2020 was to be the year that I began focusing on expanding my personal training business back to what it was before having my son, and eventually making it my full time gig. After having a baby, the need for financial stability, health insurance, etc were, next to schedule flexibility, at the top of my […]

…and in to 2021 we go.

January 3, 2021.Reading time 7 minutes.

2021 intention: DO. My 2021 intention is a simple one. Do. Do what? Well, anything, everything, something. 2020 was a hell of a year. I’ve never written as much in one year as I did in 2020. But… I thought that was your job? Writing? Well, it is actually. Problem is, I was never given […]