"It's All In Your Head" is 1 year old today!
I'm feeling much joy and gratefulness as I reflect on what this last year has brought for me, as a result of doing this whole blog thing.
Blogging has given me so much life, and it's all because of YOU!
What's a birthday/anniversary without a little something special?
As a thank you for all of your love, support, and feedback this last year, I've put together a little gift basket for a lucky reader!
Watch the video below to see what you could win, and how you enter!
I'm feeling much joy and gratefulness as I reflect on what this last year has brought for me, as a result of doing this whole blog thing.
Blogging has given me so much life, and it's all because of YOU!
What's a birthday/anniversary without a little something special?
As a thank you for all of your love, support, and feedback this last year, I've put together a little gift basket for a lucky reader!
Watch the video below to see what you could win, and how you enter!
How to Enter
Leave a comment answering these two questions...
1) What's your favorite, "It's All In Your Head" post from this year?
2) What is something you learned this year, about life or yourself?
I'll draw a winner either at the end of the weekend, or early next week.
Happy 18th Birthday to the BIEBS!
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Thank you for being part of
a very special year for me!
~Jessica
Great giveaway! Favorite post??? Well this one is hard for me...I guess it's a tight race between "Supermom" and "Grammar Police"...for supermom because I can totally relate to almost everything in that post and the grammar police because it's very funny and I'm pretty sure I'd be your worst nightmare! Ha! I"m a southern girl. I wouldn't say I have bad grammar nor do I sound ignorant but I am guilty of not using the correct spelling/tense a lot. I'm a math girl though and my husband saves me on the grammar (thank god!). So I guess we balance :)
ReplyDeleteWhat I've learned about myself over the last year??? I've had a lot of challenges over the last few years. I think I have learned to show compassion and give forgiveness more freely than I have in the past. I'm a Virgo so I'm always trying to play the "fair" or "justice" card. Our lives go by so fast and we have to enjoy our time here with our loved ones.
Didn't mean to write a novel but there you go! Hope you have a great weekend!
Jessica obviously if I win dont tell anyone and pick someone new. After thinking long and hard about what my fave post would be I decided it's a toss up between the identity games and the pumpkin Thursday latelies. The identity games series was so special to me that you and I not only became friends but did a whole blog series together. I loved our thoughts, planning and posts and growth together. The pumpkin thursday latelies because it is rare for a cooking anon like me as you know to latch on to someone else's recipe but that Thursday latelies changed my life forever when fall exploded in my mouth. They will now be a tradition every year and also my readers responded well to them too. Thank you for sharing life. Xoxo
ReplyDeleteHi there- I just wanted to say that I really enjoy your Thursday Latelies and look forward to them every week.
ReplyDeleteThat said, my favorite post was of course a Thursday Lately, the one after you came back from a weekend away with your Mom. You were so refreshed and I thought it was such a good message for people that it is okay to take time for yourself and that nurturing your own needs is okay when you have a family. I am not married nor do I have kids, but I see this guilt in a lot of my friends and I wish that they would take the time for themselves and see it as beneficial.
So, what did I learn this year, well I ended an 8 year relationship (we were more friends than boyfriend/girlfriend and wanted different things out of life). This taught me that I am brave, I didn't just go with the flow and wait it out to get married, I put myself first and was active in making my life what I want it to be. I also am living alone for the first time and am really starting to feel more "myself" than I have in years. It has been challenging/fun/scary and sad-but totally worth it.
Thanks for your uplifting attitude and Happy Blogiversary!
Kendra S
Jessica! Happy one year blog-versary!!! That is so exciting! The give-away is such a cute idea. =)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite post so far has to be the 'What is a "super-mom" anyway.' It was so nice to read because you can tell that you were being completely honest with yourself and others. Most Mom's want people to think that they have it all together and that they are indeed a "super-mom". It's just not realistic. I'm not a perfect mommy and it makes me feel good to hear that I'm not all by myself in the "I don't have it all together as a mommy" boat. =) Your honesty was refreshing!
Hmmm... What have I learned this year??? It's so hard to choose just one thing! I've learned that it's okay to not be perfect. Trying to reach perfection is exhausting and not worth my time! =) That's not to say that I don't want to give my all in all I do... That's just to say that I have learned to be proud of myself for even just trying. It's very important to love yourself. =) Hope I made sense.
Lots of Love,
Sarah Cutright
My fave post of yours was the Super Mom one because it solidified the fact that we are, in fact, soul sisters! I am so glad you are my real life friend now and that I found you through this crazy blogging thing. Although, I would hope it was only a matter of time before we met anyway with all of our similarities.
ReplyDeleteI have learned and changed A LOT of this last year. Mostly about how to draw more boundaries in relationships.
Like Jenny said, though, you should absolutely pick someone else if you draw my name :)
I am glad you're my friend - happy blogoversary!
Jessica! Congrats on the one-year!!
ReplyDeleteI really loved the post on your kids, you had done some really fun photos at a park in the fall-time and the leaves were nice. I don't remember the title of the post but I love checking in here from time to time.
Something I learned this year: that at the end of the day, or life in general, it doesn't matter who we are it's about how we served God. I've really been thinking about the "infinity" to come and wonder if I'm doing enough here for Him? It's really made me think about the "now" of everyday life.
Keep blogging!
Much love,
Sonja
Happy Blog-versary!! I'm WAY behind on my blog reading, so sorry for the late response. Congrats on a great year of blogging!
ReplyDeleteI think my favorite post was your post on forgiveness. It was so freeing to read your perspective. Thank you for being so open and honest! I also love your Thursday Latelies. I was just thinking the other day how many new things I've tried that you've featured. My favorite product so far is probably the Burt's Bees Face Wash. I love that stuff.
One of the best things I've learned over the past year is that I'm not as alone as I once thought. "Meeting" people like you and Jenny and some other friends I've recently met or reconnected with has helped me to see that even though my thoughts and beliefs might be quite different from those of a lot of people I know, there are others out there who are going through similar questioning and reshaping. I so appreciate knowing that just because whatever I'm thinking doesn't fit in a neat little box, there is freedom in the journey of finding where it does fit. It's great having a few new friends who aren't judging me for it!
Congrats again!
Miss Jess! One year...I love it!!!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite post (actually posts), oddly enough, were the ones about your curtains!!!! I love DIY stuff like that and I thought they turned out MAGNIFICENT! Love love love!
One thing I've learned this year is that you have power and control over your emotions. You can choose to let them get the best of you or you or you can choose to overcome them. Ive also learned that it is so much easier, for some weird reason to dwell on your fear. So many people would rather obsess over their fear or things they can't change. I now can look at that and say why???? Why dwell on what you can't change? Why let it get the best of you.
Anyways...congrats on your one year...yay!!!!!! Love you friend.
Kimberly C.
Hsppy one year!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite are Thursday latelies. I am still trying to buy a pair of the knee high tan boots you bought. :)
One thing I've learned this year is about being a mother of now two boys. I've learned that the things that used to seem daunting are really doable if I force myself to face my fears and do them.
Congrats!!
Happy Blog-versary!!!
ReplyDeleteIt's hard to pick one post that's my favorite, because I have used so many of your ideas! I have tried the black bean burgers and loved them, read the Hunger Games and loved seeing Layla and Cullen on video! I also loved your post about the Pritchett's vs. the Dreamers - It's so great to hear your perspective about everything.
Something I've learned goes along with the quote from Dr. Seuss:
"Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.” - because I have learned how much I need to embrace who I am without any apologies instead of trying to please those around.
Thanks for sharing yourself with the world!
xoxo
Rachael
Happy Blog-versary, Jessica!!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite blog would have to be the one after you came back from Santa Monica... Loved the pictures, loved you're fresh perspective, and it was such a good reminder to take time for yourself (Mom or not). Life is crazy and you need the down time to recharge your battery. It was awesome.
Something I've learned: Is to be brave and be myself... it's so tiring to be someone you're not. Here is my theme for 2012 (I adopted it in August of last year)... "My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style"
- Maya Angelou
I look forward to your posts each week, Jessica! You are a blessing.
Thank you everyone for taking the time to share a little about yourselves. Truthfully, reading your responses about what you have learned this year, was the highlight of this giveaway for me. I so appreciate all of you!
ReplyDeleteNicole~ I loved hearing your thoughts! It wasn't a novel at all :) You are a Virgo?! I'm a Virgo! When is your birthday? I am with you about wanting things to be fair and for there to be justice to everything. For that reason, forgiveness is a huge process for me. Giving it more freely and learning compassion is huge. I would say, I'm working on that as well. What a profound thing you've learned this year. Thank you so much for sharing!
Jenny~ Words can't even accurately say how grateful and blessed I am that we have become so close this last year. Doing Identity Games together, and sharing life as much as we have, has been such a lovely surprise in my life. I can't wait to go through more life together! Love you, friend!
Kendra~ Hello! It's so nice to "meet" you! Thank you for participating! When I was reading what you learned this last year, I immediately thought, "how brave she is." I can't imagine what a life a change you have experienced as a result of ending your, almost a decade, relationship. I think that takes so much courage to do what you did after everything you had invested in that relationship. I don't know you, but when women do things like that, and take care of themselves in that way, I feel proud. So, for what it's worth, I'm proud of you for making such a hard decision. Best wishes to you as you continue through your journey. You are strong lady!
Sarah~ It was so fun to see your name pop up when I received your comment :). Thanks so much for participating, but mostly for your honesty in what you've learned this last year. I can totally relate to the idea or expectation that "perfect" is what we should be striving for, and have felt the sting of not feeling like I'm not living up to that "perfection." But, you said it best when you said you were proud of yourself for even trying. And that's just it... We measure perfection by outside things, when we need to be looking at ourselves, and saying, "what is my best?" That's what matters anyway; how you feel about you. What an awesome thing you learned and experienced this year. Thanks for entering! I'm praying for your baby girl! Love you!
Andrea~ We are SO soul sisters! I seriously could not be more excited and thankful for the friend I've found in you through blogging and now real life. I'm with you, that I hope it would have only been a matter of time before we met anyway. Either way, it's lovely to have you a part of my real world :).
Sonja~ Thanks for responding! It was cool to read what you're learning. I think it's amazing how God can be the same God all around, but be teaching us different things as individuals. I say that because this year, I feel like I have experienced the opposite of what you're learning. I used to feel so guilty and obsess over not doing or being enough, and in this last year I've experienced Christ saying to me, "It's not about what you do, it's about who you are, and you are enough simply because you were created." I think what you do is a natural extension of who are...I just think it's so neat that we can learn such different things about God in our phases of life. It's proof of God's beautiful vastness to encompass all of our questions and lives simultaneously. I appreciate you sharing!