Where motherhood and writing collide
It’s that time, again! This is my writer’s update where I inform you, the reader, about my comings and goings as a writer. As everyone knows, a writer’s world is fraught with financial insecurities. Some of the lucky few either have a partner with a decent income to support their endeavors or have hit the… Continue reading Accomplishing Dreams in the Working World
“We not only have fast food, we have fast eating! Try slowing down to experience mindfully and taste your food.” – The Meditation Bible by Madonna Gauding This exercise in meditation gave me a chance to slow down while eating my food. It taught me to pay attention to each bite of food, and I had… Continue reading Tastefully Delicious
As I look back on the past year, I see some goals not quite reached and a few accomplishments that make me proud. And, I begin the New Year creating new goals while finishing up old ones. I began the year in full force; eager to beat the 14 books I read in 2012 in… Continue reading Writer’s Update From 2013 to 2014
Weight: 256 lbs.Cholesterol: 240Triglycerides: 178 When I created Diary of a Fat Girl, it was for the purpose of a healthier me. I was to be 100% truthful with myself and with the world about my struggles in weight loss and infertility. After all, if I cannot face the truth about myself, how was I to… Continue reading The Leading Cause of Death in America
As you may have noticed, I have hit a stalemate when it comes to my writings. Many have asked for new materials, and I continue to ask for more sleep. Seriously, how do mothers maintain a writing career while raising children? They are either brilliant individuals or seriously lacking in some other area as a… Continue reading No Time to Write?
Over the Christmas holidays I was overwhelmed with news of pregnancies. I learned that two of my husband’s cousins were expecting and one of them was to have twins. Then, I learned two of my cousins were expecting; both of them due in May. As hard as all that news was, I swallowed my tears,… Continue reading So, Everyone Else Is Having A Baby…But Me!
My husband is my accountability partner. He and I would lift each other up and encourage each other to keep on going on; to reach our goals in weight loss and a healthy lifestyle. What happened?
Weight: 260 lbs. My husband’s health insurance has a new policy to help people attain a healthy lifestyle. With the effort to save over $700 in premiums this year, we agreed to one of many options offered in their new health program. There are many reasons in which I don’t support this kind of intrusion… Continue reading Get Up and Try, Try, Try!
Stacy N. Elliott 
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