Author: Libby

Happy Links and House Cleaning

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I totally expected to have something riveting and thoughtful about the inauguration of Donald Trump, today. But I just don’t because I’m suffering from what I’ve self-diagnosed as Trump Fatigue. And I’m a little worried because we’re going to hear his name until the world implodes (which could be next week, who knows?). But I’m just trying to take a rest on it right now. It’s important to sit and get some deep breaths before you go to war.
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So instead of watching TV, today, I took my laptop to the coffee shop and sat amongst other people who were seemingly intentionally avoiding the television. And I made up a playlist filled with songs that help me feel pumped up when I’m mostly feeling defeated. I called it “We Go High”. You want in on this? Here you go.
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The Hardest Part

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The greatest struggle to quitting my job with no money-making replacement wasn’t the change in income. It wasn’t that I didn’t know how to spend my time—I filled that easily. It wasn’t that I got bored or lonely. It was the judgment.

“She just got married and decided to quit her job and stay home? Must be nice.”
“She doesn’t even have any kids to take care of, who does she think she is?”
“I thought she was a feminist…”
The side eyes. The sneers. For months, it was more than I could take.
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And the worst part of it all is that I was doing it to myself. No one said those things to me. I don’t know if they even thought them. Truth be told, there wasn’t one person that I talked to who, when they heard what I was doing, said anything other than, “that’s awesome! I’m so excited for you!”
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It’s Been a Year

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I’ve been trying to write this post for the past month but I just don’t know how to do it. I don’t want to throw anyone under the bus but I want to tell my story the way that it happened. So I guess we’ll just dive right in at the request of several people who want to know how I made such a significant life change last year.

This time last year I was in a very different place. I mean, not locationally or anything but mentally and emotionally. My heart was so different from what it looks like now. I’m reminded of that because of the beauty/ horror of Facebook telling me, every day, what I did or said 1, 2, 7 years ago. So in addition to showing me how problematic I have been in the past, it also lets me know that I did brave or scary things. On New Years Eve of 2015, I quit my job. I quit this job that was killing me.
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Ryan took me out for sangria at 2:00 pm and we sat together feeling like we’d just jumped off a cliff without knowing what was at the bottom.

I’m not sure we’ve landed yet.
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It Sounds Terrifying and Awesome. Let’s Do It

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Ever since the incredible Kalene of Blue Muse Photography asked me to be a part of this project, I knew I wanted to write about it.

Ever since I got the results back on the reader survey that I sent out into the internet, and I read about how many of you are challenged by your own sense of body image, I knew I wanted to write about it.

Ever since Saturday afternoon when Kat and I were driving home from this exciting, mind-shifting experience, I knew I wanted to write about it.

Ever since Kalene showed me these final (not-photoshopped) photos and I squealed over them, I knew I wanted to write about it.

Man, but what is there to say when I don’t have any words? Or, rather, I have so many words that I can’t form them into anything coherent? But I know I need to write about it so here we go, I’m going to just do it and allow the magic that happens when you trust the process take shape.

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Take the 2017 XOXO, Lib Reader Survey!

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Hi! I’m just popping in to ask you if you could do me a favor?
Blogging can be a little bit awkward because it gets a little one-sided. Because of that, I wrote up a quick eight-question survey so that I could get to know my blog readers just a little bit more.

Some of the questions are super basic, some require a little bit more thoughtfulness. I just hope that you take some time to let me know more about you. Responses are completely anonymous and they’ll help me to just see how I’m doing, how you’re doing, and how I can serve you better.

Just click here to take the survey. Thanks again! You’re the very best.

XOXO, Lib