10 Things To Be Grateful For Every Day

This is a list of 10 things you (yes, you!) can be grateful for every day. The ability to make someone else smile. You have the ability to make someone else smile, which is among one of the most precious (yet underappreciated) gifts you can give someone. It doesn’t take much; a simple compliment, an “I…… Continue reading 10 Things To Be Grateful For Every Day

Mini Hiatus!

Hello, world wide web! Namastephanie.com is going to be taking a mini-hiatus this week to catch up on my holiday Etsy orders as well as to fully imerse myself in mashed potatoes Thanksgiving. 😉 I will be back with a Meatless Monday post a week from today- until then, to my American readers: Happy Thanksgiving! And to…… Continue reading Mini Hiatus!

I Did Something Crazy.

Oftentimes, taking great leaps of faith is labeled as irresponsible or selfish or insane (until you succeed of course, then you’re brilliant). -Jen Sincero, You Are A Badass. I did something crazy. Absolutely insane. Something my former self would have never even considered doing. I quit my job without lining up another one. The Stephanie of…… Continue reading I Did Something Crazy.

I have a plan. (And here are the resources I used to get to this point)

I have a plan. It makes me excited and nervous and thrilled all at once. It may not look like I want it to yet but I’m realizing this is all a process. Everything I don’t like about my life is a lesson. It’s setting me up for something greater than I can even imagine. The…… Continue reading I have a plan. (And here are the resources I used to get to this point)

Gratitude, Journal and Crystals, Oh My!: Mail Haul 12/28/15

Online shopping is the greatest. I don’t have to get out of my PJs, face the cold, get in my car, or deal with people directly? I’m in. My introverted heart is aflutter. I typically don’t do a lot of shopping for myself, but when I do, it’s usually an aid in my individual and…… Continue reading Gratitude, Journal and Crystals, Oh My!: Mail Haul 12/28/15

So Your Spouse Is Attending a Police Academy…

… you probably have a lot of questions. First of all, let me state this: I only know about my experience, and I can only speak to that. Police academies all different; different lengths, different demands, different intensities. My experience is with a partner attending a very demanding academy, which requires most of his time,…… Continue reading So Your Spouse Is Attending a Police Academy…