Hey there Besties. Not sure how much fun this winter has been so far especially if you live in parts of the South, but this month's Monthly Musings is all about Winter Fun and prepping for Valentine's Day. If you are linking up with us, please link back to my page and then try to visit as many of the participants pages that you can. If you are here as a reader, be sure to stop by the other sites that link-up today as there are some great women writers who participate every month.
Good morning from the frozen tundra. We only had about seven inches of snow but the challenge is the ice. A chilly morning like this is perfect for Hello Monday with Sarah and Holly and sharing the topics and prompts for January Monthly musings and all of the topics for the 2026 Monthly Musings.
If you are impacted by the storms, stay stafe, stay warm and settle in for Hello Monday. I will see you back here for Monthly Musings on Thursday.
Today, I am trying something new. I am joining a new link-up party Wednesday Hodgepodge hosted by From This Side of the Pond. In 2026, I want to bring some fresh content to the site and this looked like a fun link-up!
Are you ready? Let's go!
Some years I struggle to come up with my word for the year. Other tyears I jump on a trend such as "Thrive" for 2025. Sidenote, To be really honest, last year was not giving me much to thrive about. For 2026, my word came pretty easily. My word for 2026 is "Peace". Peace is a really beautiful word that has lost its true meaning lately. It has moved from a beautiful, soft word to being a throw away line. For this year, I am taking back peace and below I am sharing how I am working to have more peace in my life.
Hey there Besties. I have a very fun post today. Before, I get to our fun news, I need to back up to early October and share some not so fun news. Hang in there with me, the end of this post will get Better.
On October 2nd, we lost our ten year old dog Stormy to a sudden and severe case of pneumonia. I tried to write a post about him a million times since he passed away and every time I sat down to write about him, I just couldn't make the words flow. I think it was the heartbreak and the chaos of all this happening the day that the federal government shut down for 43 days. It was the absolute worst.
