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The Courage to be Vulnerable: Book Review of ‘Daring Greatly’ by Brene Brown

August 8, 2018 by Liz SanFilippo Hall

Daring Greatly by Brene Brown

I’m going to get vulnerable here… and this is new for me. I feel like I’ve always been concerned with how other people perceived me. I always worried that I was too awkward and too weird. Or maybe too quiet. Or that I never knew what to say. In turn, I never felt “good enough.” It’s something I’ve been working on for awhile, basically ever since I’ve had kids, because I saw (and see on a daily … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Reviews, Family & Lifestyle, Parenting, Writing, Books, & Resources Tagged With: book review, brene brown, courage, daring greatly, feel like not enough, mindset, not good enough, personal development, quotes, relationships, self development, vulnerability

My History with Words… and Introducing my Path to Publication

August 2, 2018 by Liz SanFilippo Hall

Path to Publication

I feel like this is a bit of a coming out for me even though I’ve been writing nearly my entire life. At eight years old, I walked into my 3rd-grade classroom during recess and told my teacher Mrs. Engle that I’d rather stay inside and write. Instead of pushing me out the door, she asked me, “How about we start a writing group every Friday?” She was the first person, other than my parents, to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Path to Publication, Writing, Books, & Resources Tagged With: #boostmybio, aspiring author, confidence, kidlit, passion, path to publication, picture book, published author, writer bio, writing

5 Tips for Breaking Habits and Making New Ones

July 27, 2018 by Liz SanFilippo Hall

old habits

Habits are crazy things. Sometimes we create them without even meaning to, and when we go attempt to change them? It can be really, really hard to get out of our old ‘auto-pilot’ setting and into a new one. Take for example, our old dishwasher. Yes, I said dishwasher. In our apartment, the dishwasher’s top drawer only came out halfway. It was a pain in the arse, but we lived with it for five … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Inspiration, Personal Development, Work From Home Tagged With: bad habits, habits, inspiration, personal development, self development, work life harmony

What Buying a First Home and Renovations Taught Me

July 16, 2018 by Liz SanFilippo Hall

First room home renovation

What a crazy past few months it’s been. We put an offer on a house in February. We closed in April… and we immediately dove into some renovations, namely updating the kitchen, painting the walls, and lastly but most trying, replacing pretty much all of the flooring. If I’m being honest, I’ve been a ball of anxiety ever since the kitchen was gutted. Some of the rehab work has gone smoothly. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Inspiration, Work From Home Tagged With: first home, first home ideas, home construction, home renovations, new floor, renovation before and after, renovation tips, self care, work from home

How to Bullet Journal Work-at-Home-Mom Style

June 26, 2018 by Liz SanFilippo Hall

Casual bullet journal style

Let me preface this post by saying this: when I saw beautiful bullet journal designs on Pinterest I thought, Cool idea, but I don’t think I’d EVER have the time to do that! Even so, the trend of bullet journaling kept catching my eye, and the whole concept totally intrigued me. I am a lover of to-do lists. I used to have notecards and post-it notes, and slips of paper EVERYWHERE with my lists … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Journaling, Work From Home, Writing, Books, & Resources Tagged With: bullet journal, bullet journal for work at home moms, busy mom, journal, organization, productivity, social media, wahm, work at home, work at home mom, work at home organization

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Multi-genre author. 📚BECOMING CHARLOTTE CORDAY, a YA historical fantasy coming spring 2027 from Apprentice House Press

I’m working on some fun projects this summer, an I’m working on some fun projects this summer, and I want to know your preferences on the kinds of things you like to see in your adult coloring books! #MomLife #GuidedJournals #AdultColoring #CreativeProcess
Road trip home and I keep switching between two bo Road trip home and I keep switching between two books. No wonder I feel compelled to write/edit/work on multiple projects at once 🤣#AmReading #RoadTrip #BookLife
What will my creativity process be like this summe What will my creativity process be like this summer? How much writing will I get done? I have no idea! In my latest Substack, I share how I’m trying to embrace @marieforleo’s mantra of how everything is “figureoutable.” For the full post, hop on over to my Substack!#SummerLiving #MomLife #WritingLife
I normally write in Google Docs (for access on the I normally write in Google Docs (for access on the go), but I’m thankful I didn’t last night because a side quest project I’m working on wanted to be handwritten. #WritingLife #MomLife #AmWriting
When I was a young mom, my dreams of writing felt When I was a young mom, my dreams of writing felt so out of reach. I was being pulled in a million different directions, and I never thought I’d make the progress I needed to. But then I realized that I just needed to reassess my process (and give myself some grace). Gone were the days of immersing myself in my imagination for hours on end… but 5-10 minute writing sessions? That I could do. This guided journal was born out of that process. Grab this 28-day guided journal through the link in my bio 🥰#MomLife #WritingProcess #WritingDreams #GuidedJournal
My writing goals this week are… being realistic. My writing goals this week are… being realistic. Zero camps this week for the kids. Boatloads of free time. Changing routines. Yeah, I’m giving myself some grace. #CreativeWriting #SummerBreak #MomLife
My wild and crazy Saturday night included playing My wild and crazy Saturday night included playing with my black and white drawings. I didn’t know where this one would go… I had zero preconceived notions. But I’m curious - what do you see taking shape? #Drawing #FreeDrawing #MomLife #FunWithArt
Book two in my Charlotte Corday series is underway Book two in my Charlotte Corday series is underway! I actually started in on this book last fall, so I’m about halfway into my “draft zero” already… 40,000ish words that includes a handful of chapters and a whole lot of outlining and world building. I’m having fun figuring out how this story pans out, and that’s basically all I can say without spoiling anything 😜#AmEditing #AmWriting #MomLife #DraftZero
Rejection is so freaking hard… but it’s part o Rejection is so freaking hard… but it’s part of the publishing process. So how can we find ways of tolerating it? In my latest Substack piece, I share some things that have worked for me over the years. #Publishing #WritingLife #HandlingRejection
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