family cave, baby in crib, painting, diy
Decorating, Humor

Family Cave Makeover

  When Ella was born, my mom came from central Illinois to spend two weeks helping me adjust to baby-hood again. At the time, it was a survival technique. It was January, really cold in these here parts. It was dreary, and dark at four in the afternoon in these here parts. Mike was working… Continue reading Family Cave Makeover

vision board, selfhelp, livewell, vision, blog, blogging
Blogging, Humor, Link Party, Menopause

I Will Create a Vision Board, Dammit

Last spring, I was a better version of myself. I read a book about being a badass, and then I felt like I was a badass because of said badass book. Because of all of this badassery, I was going to make a vision board. Don't know what a vision board is? You are not… Continue reading I Will Create a Vision Board, Dammit

humor, pic monkey, canva, graphics
Blogging, Humor, Nonsense, Photography

Creating Idiotic Canva and Pic Monkey Graphics Is Why I’ll Never Get a Million Followers

I love this post because it brought me so much joy to create it. I hope it brings you joy as well.    First published February 12, 2018 So here I am writing a ton of posts and articles for my other job on a lazy Saturday afternoon when suddenly I got the stupidest brainstorm… Continue reading Creating Idiotic Canva and Pic Monkey Graphics Is Why I’ll Never Get a Million Followers

FAQ, blogging, blog, humor, humor writing
Blogging, Humor

My FAQ Post Means I Never Get Asked Anything Frequently

First published January 22, 2018 I recently read an article that stated a good blogger should always have a FAQ post on their blog, which is ridiculous because how do they know what "good bloggers" require for their blogs? I bet the author of the article isn't even a blogger, but someone with a deadline… Continue reading My FAQ Post Means I Never Get Asked Anything Frequently

Family, Humor, Link Party

Art Party Because We Are Too Cheap to Go to a Studio

    Ella has a January birthday and every year we try to make it special because BIRTH and because WINTER. I wrote about how I had a revelation years ago about not really going all out for her birthday because of WINTER. It was since that revelation that we have made up for our… Continue reading Art Party Because We Are Too Cheap to Go to a Studio

Christmas, Food, Link Party

Snickerdoodle. Lick a Poodle

  That was just fun to say. As you can see, 2017 is not going to be about award-winning journalism here at A Grace Full Life. No see the bar is set low on purpose because you all need a freaking break from Facebook, CNN, Buzzfeed and Yahoo News informing you that MY GOD ARETHA… Continue reading Snickerdoodle. Lick a Poodle