To anyone following along, I do apologize for the delay, but I did actually release my first website on Saturday! I was surprised at how difficult it was to press that 'Publish' button and make my thoughts open season for viewing and criticism. Afterwards though, it was a relief. I did a lot of small refinements after and I'm fairly happy with how things are looking. Right now, I am hoping to expand on my content and work on my social media accounts to gain more views on my blog. I find myself

So if you've been following along, first of all, I'd like to say thank you. This community has given me so much courage and strength that I am forever grateful for. I came here extremely nervous and second guessing myself about 3 weeks ago. I'm still extremely nervous (one of anxiety's favorite gifts), but I don't feel so 'in the dark' anymore. I'm still learning, but it feels like I'm heading somewhere...just hope it's the right kind of somewhere. Second, I have failed my August goal to launch

So obviously it's Monday and everything that could go wrong for the entire week tries to jam pack itself into one day. I woke up hours early and couldn't fall back asleep. I was late to work somehow even though I had been up for hours and left on time. One of the girls who works under me is a pain and can't take direction despite me being her boss. I found out my daycare isn't open this school year and school starts in a week. My son's lawyer hasn't emailed me back. (In a custody battle and we

August is kind of a big deal in my household. It holds my son's birthday, my best friend's birthday, and also marks the start of the new school year for both my son and myself. I'd like to add another milestone to August and be ready to launch my first blog by the end of the month. Thus far, I have purchased my own domain, designed my site, and written eleven blog posts. I would like to launch with at least fifty! to give my readers an idea of the upcoming content and hopefully get them hooked.