: Sweet As Hunny Photography When I was a teen I spent hours connecting to dial up internet on our single family computer and scouring whatever search engine came with circa 1998 for inspirational quotes. I then printed out those quotes and pasted them in a spiral notebook that I would thumb through on the regular. Like a caveman. But, it kept me going. One of my all time favorite quotes that I found on – probably Ask Jeeves- was this: “we are so powerful that we can make ourselves believe we are not, and then make it come true.” I have no clue who to give the credit to for that full-of-double ..read more

Guys. My book has been delivered to the publisher’s inbox and the next phase of this nearly decade long journey begins. That being said, I want to tell you a secret. Last November I met with Starfish Stories Publishing. They were the first publishing company to express any interest in my book and I went into the meeting assuming that they were going tell me they decided to pass because I’m confident like that. Anyway. These incredible women asked me what I was looking for in a publisher and I said, “I’m looking for a publisher that knows that this book won’t be a best seller but knows th ..read more

You know, I’ve been thinking about something and it’s probably gonna cause a ruckus but if we’ve learned anything in this life it’s that not talking about things doesn’t make them go away. In fact, it breeds ‘em bigger. So, here’s what I have been thinking: what if it is not enough? Motherhood that is. What if it is everything but not the only thing? What if it takes more from us than it gives us? What if it drains us more than it fills us? Am I saying that it’s not worth it? No. Because- somehow-beneath the exhausted, ragged, run down spirit is a heart so full it threatens to burst from the ..read more

Once upon a time I deactivated my social media accounts and in doing so, Facebook deleted my Rebel Housewife page and that means it also deleted all the micros that I had written which is all well and good but also it was definitely an unexpected consequence of my social media sabbatical. In order to avert such tragedy from ever occurring again, I am going to share my social media micros over here on the blog too; just so they don’t go anywhere when I inevitably deactivate all social media again and again because my struggle with social media remains real. A few months back, I was driving dow ..read more

Alright y’all. This is another one that makes me question my life choices and eternal commitment to shattering the stigma that surrounds mental illness. I think I would rather shy away and pretend like this isn’t real. That I don’t have this. That I do not experience this. That it is all in my head and that if I just try harder, then it won’t happen. Spoiler alert: that is all bullshit. Shame thrives in the darkness and that darkness can be debilitating. So all I can say to that is byyyyyyyyyyye Felicia. We share our shame here and in the process, we fucking crush it. I had a moment this morn ..read more

Now that the kids are back to school I’m finding myself sliding back into old patterns which turns out are crucial to maintaining my mental health. Oh how easily I abandon all routine. I don’t know what it is but when my kids lounge around, I lounge around. When my kids can sleep in I seize that opportunity to sleep in with them. You get what I’m saying. Anyway. Off to school they went this past Monday- and every day since- and I am sitting at my kitchen counter intoxicated by the smell of my “pumpkin sweater” wax melts reflecting on how I thrive when I maintain a little meditation and a who ..read more

Alright y’all. I am getting knee deep in this self-publishing-book-writing idea and I wish I was the kind of person who could do it all. Like write for other publications, this blog, and my book but, alas that is not me. I am the type of person who does better on doing one thing at a time. I am technically a multitasker but I don’t multitask well. So since I have to use all my multitasking skills at my day job and in motherhood, I am going to excuse myself from writing multitasking. If I sit down to write a bunch of blog posts to schedule out then I’ll be all like, “whew, that was productive ..read more

I wrote this post about a month ago but never got around to editing and finalizing it within a timely fashion of the world’s latest crisis. It has sat in my drafts folder ever since. I’ve been contemplating waiting for the next crisis to reveal itself before posting this but then thought fuck that. For starters, trying to get back into the groove of Mental Health Monday and if managing news cycles isn’t mental health mandatory, then I don’t know what is. Secondly, why wait for crises to talk about how to try and hold ourselves together? Let’s just make that standard practice. Let’s have ourse ..read more

This post is just gonna be a short and sweet little ditty. Nothing profound, just more of a checking in of sorts to let y’all know I’m still around and that writing still soothes my soul. But this past month has been a huge lesson in recognizing limits and setting priorities when it comes to my time and energy. I mean let’s be honest, it’s an ongoing process and something I have been working on for the last three years but it seems like every once in a while I have another level of lightbulb moments and you can gather from my lack of Rebel Housewife activity that this past month was a turning ..read more

Confession: I reactivated my Facebook account. I know. I know I know I know I know I know. I know. How did such a thing occur? Well. I hopped back on Facebook around the time the seasons were transforming from frigid temperatures to blooming trees. It all started with insomnia and lots and lots of late night thinking and sleepless thoughts. I know I know I know. Vague is annoying but my reasons for jumping back into the online hemisphere may not be “good reasons” and I don’t feel l like defending them. I will tell you one main reason is due to the fact that it is now Love Will Foundation‘s fu ..read more