Back in 2018 I hit a milestone that I never planned on achieving – I lost my job. I had…
Dovolution
New Year’s Resolutions – Bake Once a Week
Whether you are setting resolutions, goals, or just intentions, chances are you’re trying to start NEW habits and probably STOP…
So Long 2018, Hello Freedom…and 2019
2018 may have been MY most challenging year yet, at least mentally. Losing a job, especially for someone like me,…
25 Years: Year 20, 12 – 13
As we began our 20th year of marriage, we were in a routine that was pretty blah compared to the…
25 Years: Year 19, 11 – 12
NOTE: more photos will be added later tonight after I can access Facebook. By our anniversary in 2011, we were…
25 Years: Year 18, 10 – 11
At the time, I would have called this the toughest year, or the worst year. I probably won’t put much…
25 Years: Year 17, 09 – 10
Note: computer died while adding photos to post. I will finish in AM. In the meantime, enjoy the story. The…
25 Years: Year 16, 08 – 09
Note: More photos are coming. There’s plenty for each section, I’m having technical difficulties with the external drive. So hang…
25 Years: Year 15, 07 – 08
Healthy relationships are not something we seem to teach kids. Schools, to me, seem to be trying through Character Education,…
25 Years: Year 14, 06 – 07
Since my last story post was a day ago, let’s recap. We’re in Texas now. John’s still working on the…
25 Years in 25 Days: Three Truths So Far
Hey y’all, as we hit the halfway point in the marriage, I believe we can start to draw a few…
25 Years: Year 13, 05 – 06
Time for the Bellamy family is just flying by! Alec is in 6th/7th grade. Eric is in 2nd/3rd grade, and…
25 Years: Year 12, 04 – 05
It took us a while, but we were finally settling down and buying a home. We would’ve never been able…
25 Years: Year 11, 03 – 04
By our 10th anniversary we had made it to Texas. John was working on the toll road everyone despised and…
25 Years: Year 10, 02-03
This is one of my favorite years. If Dylan had been a part of it, it would be my all-time…
25 Years: Year 9, 01-02
We left off a week before our anniversary in 2001, and John had expressed that he wanted a divorce. We…
25 Years: Some Reminders Before We Move On
Before we go to the next year, let’s discuss some things. I want to make sure we are clear: This…
25 Years: Year 8, 00-01
Let me begin this entry by saying when two people are married, some years are easier than others. Sometimes spouses…
25 Years: Year 7, 99-00
1999 had been a pretty successful year for the little Bellamy family in Phoenix. That November, John’s company had its…
25 Years: Year 6, 98-99
As we started our 6th year together, John was working in a geotechnical lab and I was hostessing at a…
Order a Painting for Christmas
Hey y’all, last year I sold a few paintings before Christmas thanks to my oldest challenging me, and some gracious…
25 years: Year 5, 97-98
Our first year in Phoenix wasn’t necessarily easy, but I don’t really think we noticed the struggle. I later learned…
25 years: Year 4, 96-97
As we celebrated our anniversary in 1996, it was almost graduation time. Our plan was to move to AZ right…
25 years: Year 3, 95-96
They say the first two years are the honeymoon phase of a marriage. Year 3, the real work begins. Ha!…
25 years: Year 2, 1994-1995
Yesterday, we left learning that Tom, my father-in-law, was diagnosed with something that would change our lives forever. But let’s…
25 years later: Year 1, 93-94
Look at how stinking happy we were. We were definitely happy, even though I cried the entire time. Just look…
25 years later
[Once in a Lifetime by Talking Heads in back ground. Seriously! It just came on radio.] What makes two people…
Weekly Outlook Oct 29 – Nov 4
Happy Monday everyone! Hope all is well with that pesky Venus Retrograde. As an Aquarius, I’m not feeling anything significant.…
Weekly Outlook October 22 – 28
So how are y’all feeling? Has it been a strange few weeks? Are you enduring Venus Retrograde? Continue being wary…
Bonus Weekly Reading Oct 16 – 20
Gooooooooooooooooooood Morning Friends!!! Since we are in the depths of Venus Retrograde, and I was a slacker and didn’t get…
Weekly Outlook Oct 14 – 20
Oh my! I conducted the reading on time this week, but I didn’t type it up for y’all. I am…
Weekly Outlook Oct 8 – 14
Another week down. How was last week for you? Did you notice the beginnings of big changes? What about a…
Weekly Outlook Oct 1 – 7
Can y’all believe it’s October?!? People say in TX it doesn’t matter, but these cooler, rainy days tell me otherwise.…
Venus Retrograde Readings
Sunday I shared a Venus Retrograde reading with you. MY reading. You all read it…part of my big changes are…
Weekly Outlook September 3 – 9
It’s a shortened work and school week, but that doesn’t mean we don’t still have a ton to learn and…
Turn Signals: More
Today’s card, More, you’ll notice is on the teal background. This means this card is focusing on negative aspects or…
Turn Signals: Glue
Fell behind by 1 day. Let’s catch up quickly. Glue is one of my favorites. Notice it’s on the bossy…
Turn Signals: Tree
Today’s card is Tree. I love this one, and this image from the trails at Hamilton Pool exemplifies the meaning…
Turn Signals: Lead
Introducing Turn Signals – Oracle Cards Isn’t she beautiful? While I wait for the first produced deck to arrive I thought I’d…
Weekly Outlook Aug 27 – Sep 2
Are you ready for another stellar week? It’s going to be fabulous! Monday and Tuesday are going to be interesting. 8 Justice combined…
Never Give Up!
If you read this week’s outlook, you know that Monday and Tuesday were about giving it your absolute best (Knight…
Weekly Outlook August 20 – 26
I need to apologize. I am going to share this week’s reading through pictures, but I won’t be writing out…
What will your DOVOLUTION be?
For the last couple of weeks, we have looked at the concept of DOVOLUTION. Self-care Selfless acts Work a personal…
Weekly Outlook July 30 – Aug 5
Beginning of the Week The Trip card from the new Find Your Road Home Oracle Card deck signifies a new adventure…
10 lessons I have learned without a job
Featured image credit: Book cover, link below My husband is on his way home to his 30th high school reunion…
Dovolution – Make a Plan
Doing can be easy, once you have momentum. Does anyone have momentum after just one week? I certainly do not.…
Weekly Outlook July 23-29
Hey y’all! This weekend I briefly attended the Body Mind Spirit Expo here in Austin. I learned about breaking connections,…
Walkabout Wednesdays
What better to go with DOVOLUTION than Walkabout Wednesday. I think of a walkabout as Self-care. It’s almost a form…
Check Out My Shop
I have painted a few things that I’ve been curious how they’d look on product. So…I made a Society6 shop.…
New Content Coming July 1
Sabbatical from the Site
Hey there y’all! I finally did it. I secured my dream job. I’ll be teaching 6th grade science! Back to…
25 Years: Years 21-now, 13 – 18
Yeah, yeah, yeah. I can already hear some of you now. I cheated and did not really outline every year.…
