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Lessons from Little Miss: Spreading Sparkles

January 4, 2017 by Liz SanFilippo Hall

Lessons from my daughter about spreading sparkles

Little Miss and I were at gymnastics a few weeks back when she put her tiny little toddler hand into her pocket, pretended to grab something, and then lifted her hand high into the air. “Sparkles!” she shouted! Yes, at first, I was a tad confused… but thankful there was no ‘real’ glitter in there. The gymnastics teacher loved it and asked for some sparkles, too. Little Miss obliged, digging … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family & Lifestyle, Parenting Tagged With: affirmations, busy moms, inspiration, lessons from little miss, life lessons, life with kids, little miss, mindset, parenting, toddler

What Fills Your Cup? The Importance of Self-Care

September 28, 2016 by Liz SanFilippo Hall

My daughter is obsessed with water, and taking one cup to fill another. I’m sure it’s a toddler thing. But the other night during bath time, she was pouring the water back and forth, and she suddenly looked in the empty cup, and exclaimed, “Where did it all go?!?” Maybe it was my tired pregnant mama brain, but it made me think about that saying, about cups being half full or half empty. I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Inspiration, Self Care, Self Care & Beauty, Work From Home Tagged With: affirmations, busy moms, family, inspiration, me time, personal development, routine, self care

Finding Beauty Everywhere: Book Review of ‘A Different Beautiful’

August 1, 2016 by Liz SanFilippo Hall

I first learned about Brenna shortly after she was born. News came from my sister-in-law, a best friend to Brenna’s mom, Courtney Westlake, that the little girl -- born just before Christmas -- was fighting for her life due to a rare skin condition. This sweet fighter named Brenna not only survived but eventually thrived. I first followed her story through Courtney’s blog and was always amazed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Reviews, Family & Lifestyle, Parenting, Writing, Books, & Resources Tagged With: a different beautiful, beauty, book review, courtney westlake, redefined beauty, review

5 Steps to Time Management When You Work From Home

June 21, 2016 by Liz SanFilippo Hall

Time management when working from home

Where does the time go? Sometimes it feels like a day zips by in a blink of an eye, and I used to wonder if I even truly got anything done. But as I’ve said time and time again, things changed after I had my daughter. Not only did I realize that time is precious and to enjoy the time at home with her, but I also realized if I was going to make being a work-from-home mom work than I needed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: WAHM Life, Work From Home Tagged With: organization, social media, time blocking, time management, wahm, work from home

The Terrible Twos: My ‘Guide’ to Survival

May 7, 2016 by Liz SanFilippo Hall

The little girl in our house has reached the terrible twos. The mama in this house? She’s learning a whole ton about patience… and trying not to pull her hair out at the constant phrase, “I don’t want that.” Time to get dressed? “I don’t want that.” Time to put on shoes? “I DON’T want that.” Time to walk out the door? “I DON’T WANT THAT.” She grows more and more insistent. She gets angrier and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family & Lifestyle, Parenting Tagged With: busy moms, family, life with kids, little miss, mother's day, parenting, terrible two's, this too shall pass, toddler life

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Multi-genre author. 📚BECOMING CHARLOTTE CORDAY, a YA historical fantasy coming 4/27/2027 from Apprentice House Press

It kind of feels like I lived in two different wor It kind of feels like I lived in two different worlds in August: we wrapped up our final Michigan vacation of the year and finished summer with a series of huge thunderstorms… and then the kids returned to school, and all of us have been acclimating to our new routine ever since.Given how much time I took “off” in August, let’s just say this: I’m pretty proud of all that I accomplished. Every single baby step on a creative project takes me one step closer to sharing it with the world.What I worked on:🌸 Finished final line edits on my YA historical fantasy, Becoming Charlotte Corday, and sent the manuscript over to some authors I admire for their blurbs/testimonials🌸 Worked on some ghostwriting projects and wrote about topics like brand management and orthodontics.🌸Wrapped up my online Summer Writing Momentum workshop series and left feeling inspired by my students and their progress on their stories🌸 Exchanged feedback with a writing partner on her YA gothic paranormal book and my NA contemporary🌸 Published 4 blog posts to OopsAndDaisies.com🌸 Continued publishing weekly to my Substack, Where Daisies Grow🌸 Created a waitlist for a new creative community I’m launching later this year. (Check my bio for more info about Open Window Lit)🌸 Networked and learned from some amazing individuals through Jenni Gritters’ World Builders Collective, including Lindsey Galloway, Bailey Lang, PhD, and Sara Strese🌸 Held my weekly online Creative Writing Accountability Club… and officially renamed it to “Creative Writing Cowriting Club!”🌸 Hosted a free reflective writing session focused on writing letters to ourselves. I’m thinking I’ll be hosting free sessions like this on the regular… stay tuned!🌸 Decided to launch a weekly video sharing updates on my writing, because people keep asking about my process and what it’s “like” to write and publish a book.And through it all, I, of course, toyed with some new story ideas, journaled a ton, and let myself enjoy some creative playtime!#WritingUpdates #WorkLife #WhatIDo #WritingLife
What I’m working on this week… but before I share What I’m working on this week… but before I share my creative writing updates, I give a quick glimpse into my work days and how I juggle my freelance work with my creative endeavors — because making time for my creative writing is important! I may just share a hint of something new that’s coming too. 🥳#CreativeWriting #WritingLife #TimeBlocking Follow along as I share my journey as I head toward the publication of my debut novel with #LizsWritingJourneyNab the first chapter of my book when you join my author newsletter linked in my bio.
We’ve been waiting and waiting and waiting for the We’ve been waiting and waiting and waiting for the huge raspberry patch to burst in our yard… and it’s finally happening! Normally, our raspberries come in two big batches: early June and mid-August. With this year’s extreme weather, we’ve only had one handful ALL summer. Who knew, sometimes you just need to wait for your seeds/plants to be ready on their own time. We can tell that a whole bunch are about to burst! 💖#GardenMetaphors #StoriesFromMyGarden #WritingLife #SummerLiving
For me, Sundays are for organizing and figuring ou For me, Sundays are for organizing and figuring out my week. It’s also the end of August, so it’s also time to figure out my September priorities. I took a hot mess pile of papers and started sorting… and ended up with 12 piles! Some were story ideas, some were workshop notes, some were notes from networking and business meetings. You get the idea… fortunately I managed to group some things together, because 12 felt way too overwhelming 🤣#HowIWork #AuthorLife #CreativeCommunity #AuthorAugust26
I can’t wait until I can share it with everyone!!! I can’t wait until I can share it with everyone!!! In the meantime, go on and grab the first chapter by signing up for my author newsletter in my bio. 💖#YAReads #AuthorAugust26 #HistoricalFantasy #Bookstagram
Every time I work on an idea: a book, a workshop, Every time I work on an idea: a book, a workshop, a story, etc… another (few) ideas always seem to show up! #WeeklyUpdate #WritingLife #TheCreativeLife
Proofreading: the final step in writing/editing a Proofreading: the final step in writing/editing a book before it’s formatted!Since I’m working with a small press, I decided to make my own “proofreading guide” for Becoming Charlotte Corday to give to my proofreader. It includes everything from how names and places are spelled to character details, like eye and hair color. In my case, I also include the spelling of major events and places in and around Paris.This is the first time I’m handing my “own” proofreading guide to someone else. Usually it’s the other way around… a publisher/client gives me their manuscript along with their proofreading guide and style notes.It feels weird to be on the other side of the equation! But let’s be honest, I love it, and I’m totally geeking out over assessing/double-checking everything in my manuscript, from formatting rules to punctuation preferences!Since proofreading is a “final” step, you might think I’m just about done, right?Well, close. After this round of proofreading, my press will format the book… and there will be another chance to proofread, because formatting can impact surface errors, like splitting words between pages.Writers, please don’t skip the proofreading stage! When you’ve looked at/reviewed/edited your manuscript a ton, it’s so easy to miss small things that might catch your reader’s attention (and not in a good way). That’s why I’m so thankful to have an “outside” proofreader who hasn’t seen my book before give it a look.#Proofreading #WritingCommunity #WritingLife
I used to think I had “too many ideas”… now I real I used to think I had “too many ideas”… now I realize it’s a superpower, because it means I’ll never run out of things to write about! But… writer beware: we still need to be cautious of shiny-object syndrome.Read the full post via my story or through my bio! #WritingAdvice #Brainstorming #Superpower #WritingLife
I’ve always wanted to be like Dolly… fearless, bra I’ve always wanted to be like Dolly… fearless, brave, strong, unafraid of speaking out, an advocate for so many things. Never stop chasing your dreams. Be unapologetically you. We’ll miss you, Dolly.
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