For the longest time I had an “and then what” problem. I did things because they were expected of me, because someone would be disappointed if I didn’t, because someone might be unhappy with me if… And then my husband started asking me (especially about the things I would do because of someone else’s […]
Month: April 2016
Break it Down: Living
Maybe, just maybe this post will be a shorter one since the concept of “living” should be pretty straight forward. This will be a shorter, one… but still too long for Facebook. 😁 I did consider using the term Leading. And maybe someday in the future when I actually feel like I’m leading I’ll change […]
Break it Down: Mrs. (or Miss, Ms., Mr.)
Mr. / Ms. / Miss / Mrs.: They are all titles that imply respect. And they all have a slightly different connotation & implication to them. The title of Mrs. carries with it that my life is joined with someone else. My relationship with my husband is the single most important relationship in my life & […]
Break it Down: Unapologetic
Break it Down: Successful
This word is thrown around SO much in society and it’s so often associated with people in Hollywood who have more money than a lot of countries on the planet. And this association does such a disservice to people because it sets both unrealistic and likely unhealthy expectations. So many people want to be famous […]
Break it Down: All
What’s this whole All+SUM LIFE thing all about?
For me personally, the concept of an “awesome life” which has since turned into “All+SUM LIFE” started years ago, while I was still dating my husband. I’ve been through some rough situations and while I still have a deep love of travel, early in my career (especially when I first had enough money to take a vacation) a lot […]
Why another blog & why now?
Yeah, I’ve tried the blog thing several times. The one with the largest number of posts was actually when I visited Europe in college where I basically blogged my journal about the locations we’d visited. The intention there was so my family & a few friends could keep up with what we were doing & where we […]