Monthly Archives: October 2011

Choosing the light

Posted on October 29, 2011 by elizabeth

“Cynics seek darkness wherever they go. They point always to approaching dangers, impure motives and hidden schemes. They call trust naive, care romantic and forgiveness sentimental. They sneer at enthusiasm, ridicule spiritual fervor and despise charismatic behavior. They consider themselves … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Faith | 8 Comments

A Husband’s Guide To Getting Laid (by his wife, OF COURSE! sheesh, what kind of blog do you think this IS?!)

Posted on October 28, 2011 by elizabeth

While I’m doing my best to be all sparkly and network-y at the blog conference, I’ve asked KC of “Some Wise Guy” to guest post for me. KC is a legit dude and makes me laugh. I likes his straight-up, … Continue reading →

Posted in Love/Sex Advice | 56 Comments

The Curvy Girl’s Guide to Buying Pants

Posted on October 27, 2011 by elizabeth

I’m winging my way to the Christian blogging conference today. So, while I’m busy complaining about Pennsylvania’s frozen-arsicle cold weather and hiding in bathrooms clutching my bottle of Xanax (because I don’t do Christian-y groups very well), I’ve asked my … Continue reading →

Posted in Her Royal Mommy-Ness | 26 Comments

Advice Fair-EE: “My husband prefers his friends to me!”

Posted on October 25, 2011 by elizabeth

Dear Advice Fair-EE, My husband and I moved to a new city because he’s always to live closer to his friends. At first, I was fine with this. But then my husband and his best friend made this goal of … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice Fair-EE | 32 Comments

Housecleaning for artists, creatives, ADHD-ers and ENFPs! (and ooooh! I defy Fly Lady!)

Posted on October 24, 2011 by elizabeth

For YEARS, I have studied how other people clean their homes. I read ENTIRE BOOKS on the subject—including this massive, comprehensive tome. I subscribed to Fly Lady. I read lots of blogs by Type A personalities. And every time I … Continue reading →

Posted in ADD, ENFP, Her Royal Mommy-Ness | 77 Comments

How I want to live my life

Posted on October 22, 2011 by elizabeth

A vulnerable, wholehearted, worthy-of-love life—this is how I want to live.

Posted in Her Royal Mommy-Ness | 9 Comments

Are you going to #Relevant11? Do we read each other’s blogs? Want to make sure we meet? Link up here!

Posted on October 22, 2011 by elizabeth

So, here’s the thing. Relevant is my first major blog conference. Last month I went to a local blog conference (Blog Sugar) and something weird happened: a bunch of people knew me but didn’t approach me (maybe I look different … Continue reading →

Posted in Her Royal Mommy-Ness | 12 Comments

Our original goodness

Posted on October 21, 2011 by elizabeth

Here lies the core of my spiritual struggle: the struggle against self-rejection, self-contempt and self-loathing. It is a very fierce battle because the world and its demons conspire to make me think about myself as worthless, useless and negligible….For a … Continue reading →

Posted in Faith | 7 Comments

it wasn’t meant to be this way

Posted on October 19, 2011 by elizabeth

me you everything falling apart late now why? after all this work, this too, too solid flesh it eats at us. addiction a dirty word, a dirtier secret absurd I’ve tried to walk the straight and narrow falling faster, falling … Continue reading →

Posted in My Poetry | 6 Comments

He’s been taking lessons for 3 months…

Posted on October 19, 2011 by elizabeth

and wanted to share this little original piece with you. He calls it “Train.” This is my son Jude.

Posted in Music | 7 Comments