GROW :: 2013

I've decided that I need to be fully committed; surely in more ways than one as some of you will agree but what I mean is I've made the decision to be fully committed to 86 Big Mama {ahem} again. I took quite the hiatus due to several reasons but mainly because I was being "criticized" for sharing too much. I've come to find that is indeed who I am. I share, I try to relate to others, I've been through and witnessed enough to have compassion for almost any circumstance (here in suburbia) but most importantly I've found that sharing and writing is something that's been instilled in me since I was a small child and well - I could give a rats ass if anyone feels I'm sharing too much. Now. Now I could give a rats - before I wasn't emotionally equipped to handle the criticism. 

I have stories to tell. It's my release. It's my escape. It relaxes me and I find it therapeutic. So there. Nothing will be off limits. Except of course the names of those I've dated in the past year who will be poked fun of. Ah, come on...it was definitely earned. One day we'll laugh and the next we'll cry; if you don't then you might just be the Tin Man ;) Oh, I'm still obsessed with food - #getreadyforthefoodpicturesallyoufoodpicturehaters. Let's see: food, parenting, dating, business, pretty stuff, ugly stuff, inspirational stuff, disheartening stuff - you name it, I'll touch on it. 

First up:

A colleague of mine (who just happens to be the cutest thing since The Olsen Twins, Full House edition)  posted a fun/inspiring little ditty about committing to just "one little word" that sums up what you want for yourself in 2013. It took me 2 seconds to commit to mine: GROW. I want to grow personally, grow professionally - grow up basically. It is time for me to GROW with the grace of a woman rather than the grief of a child. It. Is. Time. 

{image via tumblr}

So friends, saddle into your big girl (or boy) panties, sit tight and enjoy the sometimes unfortunately true stories of my life that make Honey Boo Boo's family seem normal. If the sole purpose of reading this blog is to help you realize that we all have struggles regardless of how big/small our house is, how expensive/crappy our purse is, how amazing/not so amazing we portray our significant other to be, how successful/unsuccessful we are professionally - then mission accomplished. Hopefully I can offer a little comic relief to some of the tough stuff because trust and believe this is quite the side show over here. If you're here to criticize/ridicule/take me 100% seriously go blog stalk some other broad. Pronto. 

All eyes on me in the middle of the ring - just like a circus. So true Brit Brit, so true.