Not broken, just untended. Notes from a city girl in a cow pasture 5am on a Wednesday How many times have you sat with the anxiety, the fear that you’re failing at the thing that is important? I typically have this written and scheduled to publish before Tuesday even arrives. This week? It is about…
I have been really trying to be less self-conscious about my appearance when I post on social media. There is, and has always been, a loud voice in the back of my head that says mean things. I don’t care. You’re so dumb. Shut up. The mean dialogue keeps going if I let it. I…
A personal reflection on resilience, leadership, and applying the 5 Pillars framework when life completely flips. Last week, I declared to myself and my community at Maintaining Melinda that I was done waiting for the “perfect” time to pursue my dreams. I was ready to flip the narrative, shed my limiting beliefs, and step fully…
Cracks, quiet rooms, and pool water: Why things that disrupt us are actually helping us grow. Sitting inside my son’s house on a dreary, rainy afternoon, the quiet felt heavier than usual. Almost deafening. There were no sounds coming from the other rooms, no furniture, no grandpups, Archie and Captain, racing across the floor. Their…
This week has been heavy. Like really heavy. The office where I returned to corporate life after having the privilege of staying home with my boys for nearly a decade has officially been sold. While I’m fortunate enough to remain with the company in a new role, my heart aches for many of my former…
I haven’t written here in a while. If I’m being honest, it’s because the soil has been heavy lately. For the last several months, my life has been a blur of dualities: the steady rhythm of my full-time career by day, and the soul-stirring work of building The Bloom by Maintaining Melinda and launching Jasmine…
Hey y’all, Today I want to talk about why we all need to eat the frog first. You’ve probably heard the phrase “eat the frog first.”Do the thing you don’t want to do. The thing you keep putting off. The thing that quietly sits in the back of your mind, taking up more space than…
Love is steady. Growth is enduring. It’s early spring here. That strange in-between season where winter hasn’t fully left but the promise of warmer days is close enough to taste. Last weekend, I started opening the pool. I added the first round of chemicals, and just like clockwork, the water turned that familiar milky blue….
A quiet shift I didn’t expect There’s a charger in my office sitting on the credenza behind my desk.It’s been there for years — a quiet reminder I see almost every day. It says:“Imagine the best version of yourself, then show up as her every day.” For a long time, that message resonated with me.It…
Life after weight loss and health changes taught me that healing isn’t a finish line. It’s a practice of continuing, even when the season feels heavy. A few years ago, I was sick, exhausted, and sitting in yet another doctor’s office—already braced for the same answer I’d heard for years. High blood pressure?Lose weight.Type II…
