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Quarantine and the Family Bubble
Quarantine and the Family Bubble

I love my alone time. Most people assume I’m an extrovert. Now, that could be because I spend my work days talking— mostly loudly— communicating, teaching, interviewing… you get the idea. But in reality, that’s work Jess! And when I’m off the clock, I’m a true introverted extrovert. In real life, when it’s time to go to a party, I have to spend all evening convincing myself to leave the house.

The idea of ordering takeout and hunkering down at home in my Christmas Pj’s is way more appealing than putting on real pants and motivating to go be with people.

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Black Dude White Dude Podcast
Black Dude White Dude Podcast

I’m back on Black Dude White Dude Podcast and it’s better than ever! I always love my time with Leo and Todd, and I had a blast talking about Sleeping with a Stranger with them. Leo and Todd are not who anyone would consider the target audience for the book, but they loved the book and totally related to the story.

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Mother's Day Gift Guide
Mother's Day Gift Guide

I’m not lying when I say that my absolute favorite thing to receive on Mother’s Day is a handmade gift from my children. For the past six years, the kids have made beautiful and sticky and special at school, and I get to wake up each Mother’s Day to three homemade gifts that I get to treasure and cherish. This year… things are different.

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The Freedom of Time
The Freedom of Time

As I dropped off Stella at school this morning she said, “Mommy, will you please come eat lunch with me today at school?”

This. This right here is the very reason I went into business for myself. Because I never want to ask anyone else permission for how I spend my time. I looked right at my daughter and said, “I’ll be here. See you in a few hours.”

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I Gave Myself A Lot of Grace During that Time
I Gave Myself A Lot of Grace During that Time

On this very day, five years ago…

We had just celebrated Stella’s first birthday a couple months before. I had just rebranded my business two weeks prior. I was feeling really good about the new year approaching and excited for 2015. But never in my wildest dreams did I anticipate the news I received on this day. “There’s your baby.” She said as she moved the wand across my belly. “And there’s the other baby.”

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Gratitude - Not An Easy Discipline, But Worth It
Gratitude - Not An Easy Discipline, But Worth It

This whole year, the word at the top of my vision board has been gratitude. I haven’t shared much about this yet, but for the past five years or so, gratitude hadn’t come easily for me.

I was stiff-arming my way through life, pushing and striving, trying to carve out safety and security for my husband and three tiny children as we faced financial frustrations, small business growing pains, and severe, debilitating illness of both the mental and physical varieties.

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