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Mother Script – Poem of the Week
This will be the last poem I share for this series where I have been publishing my assignments from class. The lessons have moved on to a bigger project that won’t be easy to share on these quick read blog posts. I hope you have enjoyed my creative writing. It has been really fun and…
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Four Week Check In – My New Life
The tagline for this blog says, “Follow my journey from Stay At Home Mom to Working Mom.” Well, the journey has taken me there. I can no longer say that I am a Stay At Home Mom, which by the way is a title that makes me cringe. It always has. Since the day I…
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From Quitting to Thriving: My College Comeback
Jen shares her journey overcoming anxiety while returning to college, highlighting personal growth, support, and excitement for future challenges.
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Facing Anxiety: A Very Personal Story
It’s time for me to be vulnerable. I had kind of a difficult day today. Difficult because I really struggled with my anxiety. It flared up big time, bringing me to tears (and I rarely cry). I don’t even want to say why because it was completely irrational and it was over a very stupid…
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Poetry PoTuesday: Road Tripping
It is tradition for our family to go on a road trip every summer. The kids actually get more excited about the journey in the car than getting to the destination. Admittedly I feel the same. Ok maybe not MORE excited than getting to the destination but the car ride is just as fun. Are…
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Poetry PoTuesday: Birth Story
I was never interested in reading birth stories. I used to be in several online mom groups where everyone poured over each others lengthy reports on whether or not birth plans were followed and if going all natural with no drugs was achieved. They remind me of the stories people tell before sharing a recipe…
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A Real-Life Romance Novel: My Marriage to a Leading Man
I’m not a huge romance novel fan – WAIT! DON’T GO YET! My saving grace is that I have recently read all of Sarah J. Maas’s “A Court of Thorns and Roses” series. ALL. OF. THEM. The reason why is because I don’t like feeling left out. I wanted in on the hype. I wanted…
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Top Three Reasons Blogging is a Bad Idea
“Wait, what? You JUST started this blog! You are quitting already?” While falling down the blogging research rabbit hole with the quickness of a toilet flush, I discovered that the only reason to start a blog, it seems, is to HUSTLE and STRATEGIZE and MAKE $10,000 A MONTH and PROFIT and SIX FIGURES and MONEY…
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Who is Okayest Jen? (Start Here!)
A few years ago Facebook told me it was National Siblings Day. I have a brother, who I love and appreciate, who I also like to make fun of as much as possible. While I was searching for a funny gift or meme to send to him I came across a t-shirt that said in…
Okayest Jen 