with love, c.p

  • Filtered Ambition

    Filtered Ambition: How Social Media Warps Our Goals Without Us Realizing We scroll. We double-tap. We save inspirational quotes and watch strangers live curated lives that seem impossibly perfect. Social media was supposed to connect us and used as a… Continue reading

    Filtered Ambition
  • Logging Off to Tune In: Digital Minimalism.

     Logging Off to Tune In: Digital Minimalism and the Psychology of Online Validation We live in a world where our worth can feel like it’s measured in likes, views, and followers. Where every post is a performance, and every scroll… Continue reading

    Logging Off to Tune In: Digital Minimalism.
  • Self Publishing vs. Traditional Publishing

    Self-publishing and traditional publishing each offer distinct advantages and challenges, and the right choice depends largely on an author’s goals, resources, and preferences. Self-publishing provides authors with complete creative control over their work, including decisions about content, cover design, pricing,… Continue reading

    Self Publishing vs. Traditional Publishing
  • Rewriting My Future

    My daughter and I are a family. We are stable and loving and just enough the way we are. We don’t need anyone else to make us complete. Don’t get me wrong I still value marriage and if someone down… Continue reading

    Rewriting My Future
  • Societal Expectations + Life Update

    I apologize for being MIA the past couple of weeks. I had started this blog post and hoped to get in out a couple of weeks ago but it got a little hectic in the process. Life Update! I’m going… Continue reading

    Societal Expectations + Life Update
  • Happy Thanksgiving!

    Happy Thanksgiving Friends! 🦃 I know that Thanksgiving is definitely an American holiday which honestly gave me the idea that if the rest of the world doesn’t haven’t to wait to listen the Christmas music than I don’t either 😜… Continue reading

    Happy Thanksgiving!
  • Busy Bee | How to Stop the Brain Buzz

    I have had a problem resting. This isn’t something that is entirely new. I have such a hustler’s mindset that it’s really hard to slow it down at times. I have been putting more effort into my business than ever… Continue reading

    Busy Bee | How to Stop the Brain Buzz
  • How to Persist with a Positive Mindset

    How to Persist with a Positive Mindset and Why Wake up every morning and be grateful with what you have! There are so many things that could be going wrong in your life and all of them are valid and… Continue reading

    How to Persist with a Positive Mindset
  • July Favorites!

    I promise that not every product I use is Mary Kay! Although I do love their products there are some others that I adore too! For example, I never realized the importance of Hair Masks until I started using them.… Continue reading

    July Favorites!
  • Shoulding All Over Myself.

    I just want to start off by saying how grateful I am that you guys show up to read my rants and raves even if you are just here for the recipes or the product reviews. I personally feel like… Continue reading

    Shoulding All Over Myself.