Celebrating Me. Celebrating You.
A few years ago I read Gretchen Rubin’s bestselling book, The Happiness Project. I took away many *things* from that book, namely: Happiness is what you make it. Instant gratification can cause long term unhappiness. (I talked about it here before.) The notion of of whether you’re an abstainer or a moderator. In a nutshell, [...]
Closets stand on the north and south sides of our bedroom, one for the husband and one for me. Built into the slanted eaves of our second story, they’re identical in their small size. His is neat and organized, everything placed meticulously onto hangers and shelves, shoes lined up on the floor. Mine is a [...]
There are very few people who are as honest, funny, and open about being who they are as Jill Smoker, also known to many as Scary Mommy. Jill shares stories, moments, and reflections on life on her incredibly successful site and has recently published her first book. Jill embodies the Be Enough lifestyle with humor [...]
The lovely Missy recently posted a photo made up only with her smile, and the Just.Be.Enough team discussed a series of photos in the same vein. I hesitated. I’m not mortified by the way I look in the morning, face bare but for the shadows of mascara I didn’t remove thoroughly enough to withstand my [...]
My mother converted to Catholicism after marrying my father, but her good-girl label had nothing to do with the church she attended. Her pragmatism and relatively chaste beliefs collided as we ventured into talks about sex and marriage and virginity. She never hesitated to share the physical aspects of what sex entailed, but the emotional parts [...]
Our bodies. As women they are so entwined with our self esteem and feelings of worth that many times it’s simply impossible to separate the two. Now imagine that your feelings of being “womanly” are the ones you can only see with your eyes. For instance when you gaze into the mirror you see yourself, your [...]
Last year for my 40th birthday, I hired a personal shopping duo to update my wardrobe. When they came for my consult, they first wanted to talk about my style. They asked, “What celebrities do you emulate?” Crickets. They clarified, “When you read magazines, which celebrities are you drawn to the most?” Chirp, chirp, chirp. [...]
It is almost that time of the year. The time where Twitter and blog posts start to buzz about social media conferences. There are big conferences, small conferences, conferences for fitness bloggers, conferences for foodies, and more. Each has its own positives, maybe even some negatives. But, in the end, a conference is all about [...]
I rise in the darkness, the stars and early commuters my only companions on the road. If I go now, I can be done before the busy day begins. The building is already starting to come alive as I walk through it. Through large glass doors, past a coffee shop and down an unassuming hallway [...]
I shift dishes from the dishwasher to cupboards, moving around the kitchen in a practiced dance. My daughter runs up the stairs and tears through the kitchen. The blur of blue tulle and glitter tells me she’s raided her dress-up clothes for whatever game she’s coerced her brother into playing this afternoon. Her articulate voice drifts towards [...]
Imagine feeling taller. Imagine feeling stronger from the inside out. Imagine knowing and BELIEVING that you are strong. Just.Be.Enough.
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