F*ck Around and Find Out
Things in Erin's Head GOOD MORNING Faithful Readers!Have y’all seen this message floating around on the webs?? "F*ck around and find out?"The concept came up in a mastermind meeting I was in last week. I was oddly unfamiliar with the viral saying, and the...
It’s My Birthday MONTH
Things in Erin's Head It's my birthday MONTH. Yes, I'm declaring the ENTIRE month of January for ME. It wasn't always this way... I used to shirk away from my birthday... Who was I to celebrate MYSELF? And if I couldn't celebrate me, how could anyone ELSE...
Epiphanies and Hope
Things in Erin's Head Dear Diary, It’s time for me to confess. The people really should know. It isn’t as though I was *hiding* it, per se… I really just learned it myself. So I have to tell them the story, so maybe they can see it too… *** This past week,...
The Tenderloin Debacle
Things in Erin's Head Whenever a holiday rolls around, 90% of the time Jerry requests a Prime Rib Roast. 99% of the time I say, "No."It's not that I don't want to give him what he wants all the time (I strive to make all of his dreams come true... and if you...
The Wheel of Topics
Things in Erin's Head Last week I had a glimmer of what I might want to write today. But I didn't WRITE it, so it slipped away. Yesterday, a different little somethin' came to me while I was massaging (my best thinking happens a) when I'm massaging; b) in the...
Christmas in the Hospital
Things in Erin's Head I can see it in my head. Just like it was yesterday. We were living in San Antonio, and Jerry was in the hospital after his liver resection. He's in the hospital bed, his blanket in the perfect S-fold, holding a Christmas tree, with...
Caregiver Gift Guide
Gifts for #TakingThePause Welcome to my first ever Caregiver Gift Guide. We all want to share a little extra holiday love with the Caregivers in our lives; after all, they are navigating life in a way they never thought they would. They juggle life's regular tasks,...
Pig Latin and Your Birthday Suit
Things in Erin's Brain Two weeks ago in this very newsletter, I dropped a reference to Pig Latin: ixnay on the ardengay. I don't like to garden. (The whole butterfly endeavor has gotten me into it begrudgingly and there has been quite a bit of what I believe may be...
All things Erin – The Quick Access Guide
Things in Erin's Brain Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day. My favorite holiday. It's my favorite because: A) Food (my primary love language)B) No gifts ('cause that's NOT my primary love language)C) Gratitude Everyone talks about gratitude these days. There's a reason why....
Getting Dirty and Nitty Gritty
Things in Erin's Brain Who likes to get dirty? Were you a puddle splasher as a kid? Or maybe you are NOW... Or were you one of those toddlers who when you got anything goopy on your hands you waddled up to mama, fingers extended, with a "please, PLEASE help me,"...