How I balance my weight loss with Girl Scout cookies At the doctor’s office today, I was congratulated for a three-and-a-half-pound weight loss. Apparently, two pounds were fat, one pound was water weight. Naturally, when I got back home, I ate an entire box of Girl Scout cookies. Life’s all about balance I blame the…
Author: Allison Divine
If you believe that we are all given a set of gifts and talents that are uniquely ours, you are in the right place! I love to use what God gave me to encourage and build you up so that you can discover what you are the best at and love doing! I'm here to show you how to step out of your comfort zone, because I'm sure as heck out of mine! There's a lot of stuff that I DO, but what is important is the knowledge I've collected along the way to doing it. I believe in God, family, hard work, and community! Feel free to be a part of my journey, and let's learn from each other!
Divorce Stole My Ability to Write
And left a list of things I no longer have. The stress of divorce and not knowing how I’ll pay my bills has taken away my voice. Or in this case, my words. My mind draws a blank when usually I can’t get to the laptop fast enough to get it all down before my…
Finding Things to Write About When You’re Stuck and Learning to Love Yourself While You Do It
The pressure is on. I know you can feel it! It’s hard to keep up with the demand for information when the competition to snag readers is so hot and heavy. This kind of stress can take the wind out of your sails and leave you struggling for words. Another thing slowing you down is…
Live Your Life or Plan Your Death
About depression and a pet cricket named Elvis When I was a kid, I had a pet cricket named Elvis. Mama said you can’t really have a cricket for a pet. The truth is, I never saw him once, but Elvis sang to me every night, so I reckon he decided to keep me instead…
How to Stop Feeling Mediocre When Nothing You Try Seems to be Working
A conversation about feeling like crap and what to do about it. Feeling like crap can come on suddenly and leave just as suddenly, or it can be a nagging feeling that hangs around for years on end, reminding you that you’re just not living up to your own expectations. Believing you’re destined for a…
The Reckless Glorification of the Good Ole Boy Mentality
It’s a killer concept. I’m not known for the popularity of my views. I’m also not one to keep quiet when I have something significant to say. The difference is, I’m writing this strictly for myself. I understand that my words may not be well received by a certain group of people, particularly a subculture…
I Don’t Know How to Do Any of This Stuff
I’m just over here stumbling my way through life. This probably isn’t even a surprise to anyone who knows me. If you look at my track record, you can tell I’m not getting anywhere fast. Not really. I’ll tell you something else. I’m directionally challenged. Let me explain. I can walk into a place (for…
Six Simple Truths About Grief
I talk a lot about grief and recovery. I probably always will. My son was 16 when I found him dead on the couch one October morning. You can’t go through that unscathed. You don’t ever get to a place where you stop talking about it. Love always comes with the risk of loss. Death…
Let The Good Times Roll
Things happen. Things that are unfair happen, and you end up in places you never intended to go. What do you do about it? Well, you can try to reason it out and get back on track. The problem is you don’t always know exactly where you veered off course. Things looked all right! Actually,…
The Rat Killin’
This is a true story. You can choose to believe it or not; that’s up to you. It was funny to me at the time, and God knows I needed some humor in my life. Things weren’t that great. The first man I married—I have to number ‘em because there’s been so many—maybe wasn’t a…
Pink Hair and Pajama Bottoms 