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“I want to work with first-time authors to help them build their brand,” I said to a friend several days ago. There…I said it. It’s out in the open, and that makes it feel real. And real scary. It’s so scary because I feel completely unsure of myself. Imposter syndrome kicks in, and I think, […]

I sat in my boss’s office. My eyes were stinging from the tears I was holding back. “Jess, the client is not renewing our contract. I’m sorry, but I don’t have another big project to assign you to. We’re going to have to let you go.” Gut punch. I didn’t see that coming. Turns out […]

If you’ve been following my stories on Instagram – then you know recently we’ve been doing a #30daychallenge. Back in mid March, I put out the challenge to build a new healthy habit for 30 days. If you joined me from the beginning, then congrats on making it to 30 days! It’s been a journey! And the […]

As moms and creative entrepreneurs, we’re in a constant battle between hustle culture and our desire to be intentional. We want to spend our time with the people that matter to us, and the work that ignites our passion and purpose. We inevitably feel the weight of overwhelm from being pulled in a million directions. […]

Note: The following post is an excerpt from the introduction of my forthcoming book, “Unraveled: Finding Joy When Your Plans Come Undone.” Like many couples of our generation, we had debt. But not just “normal” consumer debt like cars and credit cards (which we had) but we also had a massive mountain—a mortgage worth of […]

Note: The following post is an excerpt from the introduction of my forthcoming book, “Unraveled: Finding Joy When Your Plans Come Undone.” I paced across my bathroom floor. I turned; I couldn’t look at myself in the mirror. I paced again. I locked the door so my five-year-old couldn’t come in. I couldn’t believe it. […]

I’ll never forget the smell of carrots. I stood at our kitchen counter in front of the juicer. I flipped the switch to hear the loud humming from the cream-colored machine. I grabbed a one-pound bag of full-size carrots out of the fridge. Chop! I cut the ends of 4 large carrots all at once […]

If you click on my affiliate links, I am going to receive a tiny commission. AND… Most of the time, you will receive an offer. It’s a win-win! The products that I share about are the ones I believe in. A few weeks ago, late one night, I found myself missing my mom. The pain […]

Can we talk about mom-guilt for a quick minute? I know it’s not a fun topic – but it feels all too important to NOT talk about it. We’re entering a new season of spring which usually means a fully loaded schedule all around. But really it seems that no matter what time of year […]

Note: The following post is an excerpt from the preface of my forthcoming book, Unraveled: Finding joy when your plans come undone. Saturday I was a mess. Sunday I was the fun mom. And at the end of the day, my six-year-old (Number 3 as we like to call him) said, “I had a decent […]