Growing up, if I wasn’t in the backyard making my younger sister eat homemade mud pies {that I ‘baked’ in the mailbox}, rollerblading around the neighborhood, or dreaming up crazy ‘Double Dare’ dares I can guarantee that you’d find me 10 inches from the front of our 19 inch TV. From the moment I dropped […]
…until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.This is the quote that’s been playing in my mind like a broken record lately:2023 has been a very rough year at Sharing Solace HQ. I’ve been berating myself with all the ‘coulda, woulda, shouldas’ – not just for the past few months…but pretty much […]
Sounds like a big ‘ol oxymoron, right? Let me explain:I’m going to dumb it waaaay down {so people like me can understand}, the structure of a traditional teepee is ‘just’ round log poles {covered in cloth or animal hide and, maybe, secured with rope}. There are no fancy fasteners or bolts. No grading the ground […]
There are lots of reasons women around the world have a love/hate relationship with the second Sunday in May. When you’ve lost a child, whether you have living children or not, it’s always {at least} a touch bittersweet…I have found the first Sunday in May, International Bereaved Mother’s Day, actually lightens my heart a little. […]
I attended a networking event earlier this week – OK, it was an award recognition event for being a ‘Small Business Superstar’ in Kansas City {I know, low-key flex. Thanks Kansas City Chamber of Commerce}.If we’ve ever met, you know once I get warmed up I can even get a brick wall to talk to […]
“Hey Crystal! What do you think about the new Jonah Hill documentary Stutz?”Well, I’m glad you asked! I’ve already watched it about 3 times.**Side note: in case you didn’t know, you can watch Netflix at 1.25 and even 1.5 times speed…perfect for documentaries where it’s mostly just dialogue. 😉 **Dr. Phil Stutz talks about several of his […]
This entry has been a long time coming…In May, Sharing Solace was blessed to be asked to attend the National Funeral Director Association’s Professional Women’s conference in Miami. I mean, it was an all-expense paid trip to Miami – YES! I didn’t know what I was getting myself into…but I went in with an open […]
For as long as I can remember I’ve been a terrible sleeper. As a kid, I would wake up at 4 in the morning and go watch cartoons for a couple hours before I had to get ready for school. As I got older (and had more control over my bedtime) I became a terrible […]
There are lots of ways to say this same thing. Honestly my favorite? It doesn’t get easier, you get stronger!{But it doesn’t really lend itself to pretty graphics like this one…}I mean, think about it: When you got to the gym and you lift that 5lb weight over your head over and over again you […]
Resilience…kinda a daunting word don’t you think? Everyone knows you ‘gotta have some’…but do we really know what it is? Or, how to get it? Or, why we really even need it?I bet you’ve heard that phrase ‘everything happens for a reason’, right? {Cheese and rice, don’t get me started on platitudes, we’ll be here […]