Content vs Complacent

Merriam Webster's dictionary defines content as an adjective that means contented, or satisfied. It also defines complacent as an adjective that means marked by self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies; or unconcerned. For the longest amount of time I had been using the word content wrong. I found this out last …

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Using my planner to create a stress free Thanksgiving

If I haven't said it before I love, love, love, love to plan. So, it's no surprise that I am using my trusty planner to create a stress free Thanksgiving. Part of the no stress planning is that I made my 2018 plan last year. I used my 2017 plan to create what I thought …

My Baby Ain’t a Baby No Mo’

Yep, my oldest is headed to university next month y'all and I'm overjoyed at his accomplishments. I wasn't surprised that he would go off to college, because he's talked about it (along with his close group of friends) since he was in elementary school. I am happy to say that they are all going off …

It’s not you (diabetes), it’s me

Yesterday I almost died. I'm being a little dramatic, but it was pretty serious. I forgot to pick up my Novolog, and I didn't have anymore. The pharmacy was already closed by the time I realized all of this. It really boiled down to the fact that I wasn't using my planner. The thing that …

So I lied when I said I no longer wanted an Audi

So I lied when I said in a previous post that I no longer wanted an Audi. I came to this realization a few weeks after the post, but I tried desperately to deny it. But y'all every time I passed the Audi dealership (which is at least twice a day during the week because …

6 things I’ve learned (so far) in 2018

June is almost over and I can't believe it. I wanted to take time to capture what I've learned so far this year. Setting goals only get you started, tracking your progress and reviewing them consistently are the things that help you to complete them. In order to really achieve my goals I had to …

I got kicked out of church

I didn't really get kicked out of church, I had long stopped attending my church. It had been well over a year since I had stepped foot inside those doors. Although I had never been a regular church goer, I recently found myself not interested in attending at all. It had started to feel like …

3 Tips to start holiday planning

Hello loves! It's the last two days of October, which mean the holiday season is quickly approaching. I've already started planning for the holidays, but thought I would share a couple of things that have helped me so far.  My first tip is to create a plan. This can be done digital or on paper. …

Fear and how it kept me from my love of writing

I've never been consistent when it's come to writing. I usually start strong, and somewhere along the way fear creeps in. It wasn't until recently that I realized why I haven't been consistent with my writing. I really do love to write, and I always have. In elementary school I wrote poems and short stories, …

Chili Recipe

Hello Loves! I'm sharing a new version of a chili recipe that's been in my family for a very long time. It was my grandmother's recipe originally, but I've added a couple of things and taken away a couple of things as well. We had it last night for dinner and it was the best …