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What happens when you get married at 23 to the 3rd guy you ever kissed and then 2 kids and 23 years later suddenly find yourself divorced and nearly empty nesting? I have no idea. But we are about to find out.
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Friday Oct 22, 2021
Friday Oct 22, 2021
Welcome to the 2nd episode in the Ted Lasso series of The Next Twenty-Three.
Don't worry - there will be NO spoilers here (except the actual quote). I fully respect those of you who are choosing to hold off until each season if fully posted so you can binge it. Serious props to your self-control! I won't be providing pre or post quote context from the show - only from my own life.
In this episode, I am talking about what it means to have Zero Expectations and how that can actually help you during really, really great times and really, really hard times.
It's something I REALLY suck at, but am trying to get better at.
I know it to be true for two reasons:
- Because I have first had experience with it
- Because Ted Lasso said it
How could it NOT be true?
I hope you enjoy this series as much as I do. And if you haven't watched the first season of Ted Lasso - trust me, you are missing out on major GOLD!
Love you guys.
Friday Oct 15, 2021
Friday Oct 15, 2021
It is quite amazing to me how much I am learning on this divorce journey. Or any journey, really, that requires big change. It is also amazing to me the places that I have found inspiration and clarity and encouragement from. Ted Lasso being one of the biggest.
For that reason, I have decided to dedicate the next few (or many) episodes to Ted Lasso and some of his incredibly life altering quotes!
Don't worry - there will be NO spoilers here (except the actual quote). I fully respect those of you who are choosing to hold off until each season if fully posted so you can binge it. Serious props to your self-control! I won't be providing pre or post quote context from the show - only from my own life.
In today's episode, I am sharing a surprising moment of grief that I felt today and how my love for two very different genres of films are helping me through it.
I hope you enjoy this series as much as I do. And if you haven't watched the first season of Ted Lasso - trust me, you are missing out on major GOLD!
Love you guys.
Friday Oct 08, 2021
Friday Oct 08, 2021
"Life is such a beautiful mess." This is a quote from Elizabeth McCord in Madame Secretary - one of my favorite Netflix binges. I have been thinking about this quote for a couple of weeks and how it so perfectly resonates with me in this season of my life.
I have been noticing lately that the more I pay attention to things going on around me, the more I learn and grow and can really see the beauty in all of it - the good and the hard and the messy.
In this episode I talk about some of the seemingly random "things" that the Universe, Fate, or God (whatever you want to call her) has been showing me - from Jen Hatmaker introducing me to Maggie Smith and what that has to do with Madame Secretary to Collateral Beauty to my sweet pup - Daisy.
Love you guys.
Friday Oct 01, 2021
Friday Oct 01, 2021
You know when you are standing up, strong and confident, minding your own business and Life comes along and dead legs you? Well, that is what I call FGPs.
Unfortunately we have all experienced them.
Today I got hit with one in a very big way.
**Warning - there is language in this episode that while is very appropriate to my feelings at the moment, may not be ok for little ears.
Love you guys.
Friday Sep 24, 2021
Friday Sep 24, 2021
You guys...today is the day! My sister is coming to spend the weekend with me and I CANNOT WAIT! This is a short and quick episode because my excitement won't let me sit for too long! Take a listen and find out how I REALLY feel about this beautiful human being.
Love you guys.
P.S. - I have never known anyone whose name is a more perfect match for their heart and soul than my sister - Hope.
Friday Sep 17, 2021
Friday Sep 17, 2021
It's Birthday week and I am officially 48. Listen as I share my feelings about this and describe how I am approaching this next year of my life. Hint - it starts with hope and ends in adventure.
Thanks for being part of my story.
Love you guys.
P.S. - bonus points for counting how many times I say "truly"! :)
Friday Sep 10, 2021
Friday Sep 10, 2021
The Next Twenty-Three are filled with new things to learn and do and experience. These are the three areas that I am prioritizing in my life right now: happiness, learning and grace.
It's a process. It's a journey. It's an adventure.
And flowers make everything better!
Love you guys.
Friday Sep 03, 2021
Friday Sep 03, 2021
College Drop Off.
It's one hell of a hard goodbye.
Here are some of my thoughts about it - just two weeks post goodbye. Not really any great advice because really, there isn't anything I can say that will make it easy. Just some thoughts I have around how I am surviving it.
If you are about to take this road, I feel you and am here for you.
If you are at the end of the road, how did you handle it and what did you learn?
Here's to all of us mom's out there, just trying to hold on to our babies for just one more minute.
Love you guys.
Friday Aug 27, 2021
Friday Aug 27, 2021
I think it's okay to put your pain on pause for a bit in order to get through a hard season.
But only for a pause - not a permanent break.
Do what you need to do to get through a season in your life that you are struggling with as long as you have a plan to sit with the pain and work through the hard.
Love you guys.
P.S. - kitchen renovations and power tools are a great distraction!
Friday Aug 27, 2021
Friday Aug 27, 2021
Sometimes I do things that really make me feel like I am crushing this single adult life in a really BIG way. Today was one of those days.
I did something for the first time that may not have been the very best decision or the exact right way to do it, but holy crap did it make me feel empowered and strong and happy.
Cheers to empowering firsts!
Love you guys.