That’s Amandatory: “It won’t be easy, but it’ll be worth it.” Let me make this ultra clear: writing this post is not easy for me. Admitting fertility issues is not easy. I feel like a[…]
Category: Personal
Be Grateful
That’s Amandatory: Live a “Want To” Life. A while back I found some downloadable printables for my kitchen. I hung “Be Grateful” above “Whip It. Whip It Good.” because I want to see it first[…]
How to Go Gluten-free 1
That’s Amandatory: Listen to your body; it will tell you what it needs. Once people find out that I have been on the gluten-free path (more on that specific wording below) since October 2011, they[…]
Optimize to Energize
That’s Amandatory: Optimize to energize. Most of us face day-to-day challenges, especially when it comes to time. For me, it’s usually that I am cramming too much into a given day. People (you come to[…]
Cause over Applause
That’s Amandatory: Work for a cause, not for applause. As we walked through Animal Kingdom Orlando last week, a guy passed in front of us. He wore a tee from a conference filled with sayings[…]
MINUS a thyroid
That’s Amandatory: Realize there’s usually more to it. It was September and I was 37 years old. I had just moved to Austin, Texas in January of that year. I had been looking for a […]
Why thatsamandatory?
That’s Amandatory: Put a little logic into it! My mom is the queen of nicknames. I cannot even begin to recall the ones she applied just to me — puppy dog, piggy, baby, princess,[…]