If you’re a word person, like I am, then the idea of keeping a journal is nothing new. I kept a diary through all the years I was in junior high and high school.…

This post contains affiliate links. If you click through and make a purchase from Amazon, I’ll receive a small commission. This will not affect the price you pay for any product. Earlier this week,…

I’ve been working since I was 16 years old. I’ve done everything from being a fast food cashier to managing warehouse shipments to my current job as an English professor. So, needless to say,…

Well, so. It’s been one of those weeks. You know the kind I’m talking about. Monday was Labor Day, which meant that Tuesday felt like Monday. Except I was teaching on my Tuesday schedule.…

Have you ever had a goal that just doesn’t seem achievable–a goal that resists all your best efforts to make it a reality? If that sounds familiar, it might be time to employ a…

Today’s post comes from guest author Allyson Bright, creator of Determined to Shine, a community of women who are determined to live their best lives possible by recapturing their creativity after trauma. This post…

I honestly don’t know why calendars start with January. Everybody knows the new year starts in September, right? Even though this was the first official week of the school year at my university, it’s…