Yesterday was the two-year anniversary of my breast cancer surgery. Absolutely something to celebrate. Only, Wednesday morning I found a bump, a small lump, under my right arm pit. Ordinarily I would have dismissed it and chalked it up to an ingrown hair, a sweat gland being backed up from all the working out I've …
Milestone…
I did it! Yesterday, I completed a journey that I have been on for the last six months. More accurately, I've been on the journey for most of my life, but six months ago I decided to commit to gaining the tools I needed to make real impact in the lives of others. Yesterday was …
A million words…
This was me last night. Emptying out. Like the valve on my brain and mouth were pried open and I couldn't stop the words from flowing out. We had a leadership meeting at church last night for our ladies' groups. There were maybe eight of us in that room as not everyone was able to …
8 years in the making…
Last week marked the first actual vacation I've had from work in eight years. It's uncomfortable to even read that sentence. But it's full of truth. I've never pegged myself as a workaholic, but I have to own my part in the situation. I work for a small law department nestled within a medium-sized company. …
Wrestling…
It's been a while since I've written. In the time since I last touched these keys to blog the world seems to have become a very different place than it was just months ago. First Covid, then the great racial awakening and so many things, struggles and discoveries in between. Towards the end of February, …
Writing copy is hard…
It's no secret. I love to write. I feel blessed because when I write, I rarely experience "writer's block". I sit, and generally speaking, the words flow. Over the last week, I have started work on my new website. I am in the midst of my Christian life coaching certification and have decided to dive …
Lost in learning…
Though I have come to enjoy some of the slower pace that this time in lock down has provided, my brain has certainly had its challenges. I am not one for Netflix and binging a series over the course of a few days, or weeks, even. This is where the nerd in me shines. I …
Hard questions…
Most often, when I blog here on Shrinking Shay, I forget others read my musings. This is a journal more or less, one that I keep not only for posterity, to memorialize moments in my life, but one I use to sort out my thoughts and feelings. I generally write out what's on my heart …
Authenticity…
It's been a wild ride these last few weeks. And it has little to do with being "locked in". Or everything. Being locked in has given me more quiet time than I am used to for sure. In "normal" circumstances I don't stand still much. I'm a doer, a goer, always on the move. I've …
