Over the past month, I have been pushing myself hard to get me S*&t together by creating a Press and Media Kit as well as a Speaker One sheet. This is on top of at least 3-4 classes a week, Mommy duties, launching a book-club and a book signing at the local bookstore. I am committed to finishing …
Mostly Happy Journey
Creating your family tribe
When I think of divorced and newly blending families, this African proverb always comes to mind. All the parental figures come together in their own way, bringing their own strengths, to raise the child(ren) together. Of course, it is tricky to comfortably blend the various familial dynamics so that …
BookClub Blog: Mandalas: the convergence of two workbooks
Over the past year, I have become aware that Mandalas will play an important part of my journey. These books made their appearance in my life when I felt confused and needed direction. After reading The Mandala workbook by Suzanne Fincher, I was excited at the possibilities and also intimidated to …
Pinterest seduces me: A story of making Pinterest inspired Easter Eggs
Hello. My name is Elif and I am a Pinterest Addict. It has been 2 weeks since I last did a Pinterest Project. This is my story.... Easter was on the horizon, so of course I needed to do something fun and creative with the girls. I scoured Pinterest for cool egg decorating ideas and came up with 2 …
The stories we tell ourselves
It is 4:15 on a Tuesday. There are so many things that I should be doing. I should be doing laundry. I should be figuring out dinner. I should take control of my house back from the recent ant invaders. I can't. I just need to write. I had a very angry day yesterday. Boy did I hold onto that with …