“Are you sure you’re as happy as I am?” This is a question I ask Zach more often than I should. He always asks me why I feel the need to ask and it finally dawned on me the other day. Source I get paid once a month and the way we use the money [...]
Dealing With Disappointment
I am happy today. I have a lot of good in my life, but I’m also dealing with a pretty big dose of disappointment. The past two weeks have been a whirlwind as I’ve put a lot of time and effort into applying for a job that would (I think) be perfect in my transition [...]
I’m Writing This ‘Cause My Mom Asked Me To
I really didn’t think that this was enough to warrant a blog post. Mom demanded a picture and a blog post. This weekend I completed my FIRST EVER 5K RUN! (This is me after the race, not before. I couldn’t have been more happy in that moment.) The main reason that I didn’t want to [...]
I Am Beautiful
Those of you that are familiar with my blog know that changing the way we see ourselves, talk about ourselves, and take care of ourselves is a topic near and dear to my heart (See yesterday’s post on Lauren’s blog for starters). As a women who has fallen victim to believing that I wasn’t enough [...]
The 8th Deadly Sin
I believe that there is another deadly sin to add to the list of all lists. That sin is guilt. I don’t believe there is any place for guilt in our hearts. Not a single space. It doesn’t belong there. I have come to fully accept and believe that by allowing guilt to take up [...]
Thoughts on Becoming a Confident Woman
Last week was a long and grueling week for me and it precisely why I ended up sick over the weekend. I’m certain of it. One day last week, when I was spent in every possible way, a young girl that is also a 4th grader, but attends my friend’s class not mine (we’ll call [...]
The Perpetual Sleepover
Married life pre-kids is pretty amazing. It’s the never-ending sleepover of all sleepovers and every night is like its own date night. Well, if you like to unwind every night on the couch together watching Netflix. And you go to sleep at the same time together. And you have a snacking desire prior to aforementioned [...]
The Ten Parts of Me {Part 2}
Last week I shared the ten versions of Sharlee. I was thinking about those parts of me and how I go through periods of catering to one or two versions of myself and I neglect the others. Eventually I end up starving for spirituality, or feeling feminine, or time with words and I feel the [...]
The Ten Parts of Me {Part 1}
At the gym the other day, I did some thinking. Honestly, I am always thinking, but the gym is a time where I feel like I “work through” my thoughts. I realized that I have about 10 different angles to me. I’m sure we all do. Here are the ten parts of me: 1. The [...]
Why I Ditched the Scale Part 3
How it all tied together. (See Part 1 and Part 2 of this series) One morning it finally dawned on me. “I step on here to decide how to treat myself today, inside and out.” Basically I realized I stopped listening to my body. I stopped listening to my heart. I only heard what the [...]
Why I Ditched the Scale Part 2
(Part One) Why did the scale speak so loudly to me? There are numbers that the scale could show me that I was fine with and others would mortify me. The funny thing is, they could literally be 2 pounds apart and it would be a good day or a bad day. It took [...]
Why I Ditched the Scale Part 1
The scale and I have finally bid farewell. It was time to end a very unhealthy relationship. Each morning I would dread meeting up with the scale. I didn’t ever like what the scale had to say. Even though the scale spoke the truth, I always heard something different. Under my “normal” weight= I can [...]
