When I was in law school, we studied for exams by studying outlines of all the materials. The old school word for an outline was “the skinny.” (I know this because my Dad is a lawyer, too.) The skinny means the details or the lowdown on a subject. Getting the skinny means you really knew […]
25 Things from Glennon Melton’s Talk at Charleston Music Hall (Part 1)
Glennon Melton, creator of the wildly popular blog Momastery and New York Times bestselling author of Carry On, Warrior came to Charleston to speak at the Charleston Music Hall last Sunday. A friend invited me to attend since she knew I blog and that I read Glennon’s blog. I have to say, it was one of […]
H is for Hypothyroid (and Half Marathon)
I always have been pretty guarded when it comes to sharing my ailments (even though my ear problem post begs to differ). Call it not wanting to point out flaws or highlight something you wish didn’t exist–whatever the motivation, I’ve been good at hiding the fact that I have hypothyroidism. More specifically, I was diagnosed with […]
one yEAR ago today
June 4, 2014, I woke up with an earache and decided to get it checked. Antibiotic? Check. Ear infection cured? Not hardly. I remember being annoyed and like every mom out there who thinks, “I don’t have time for this!” Little did I know… Something was different, altogether unusual about this ear infection. I knew […]
Tongue Scrapers, Crystal Deodorant and Essential Oils, oh my!
Tongue Scrapers, Crystal Deodorant and Essential Oils, oh my! I’m Not in Kansas Anymore, Toto! Have I lost my mind? Well, that answer may be debatable, but I am definitely trying some new things. Here’s what’s on my radar right now: Tongue Scrapers: It’s all your fault, Claire. You posted about tongue scrapers and I […]