by Mary Carver | Mar 8, 2016 | Giving Up on Perfect
Last fall I went to the Allume Conference and met lots of bloggers and writers. Many of them were friends of friends or they were familiar names/faces I just hadn’t met in person. But lots of them were simply brand-new-to-me bloggers. And even though the...
by Mary Carver | Aug 24, 2015 | Faith Life, My Life
On Saturday night I went to bed at a decent time, with plans to get up on time the next morning. That might sound like common sense, but it’s not always – or even often – what I do. Most Sunday mornings start off late and get more stressful every...
by Mary Carver | Jul 28, 2015 | My Life
I don’t have an office. Or even a desk. I work at my laptop, on a TV tray, while curled up on the left side of my couch. It’s not ideal. Also not ideal? The left side of my couch kind of sags. Because I sit there too often. So for the last several months...
by Mary Carver | Jan 19, 2015 | My Life
This April I will have been blogging for seven years. Seven years! That’s considerably longer than I’ve held any one job, which is interesting. (To me. It’s interesting to me.) For the bloggers who began this journey around the same time as me, I...
by Mary Carver | Nov 4, 2013 | Home Life, My Life
Two years ago this week, I launched my first ebook, Plan a Fabulous Party {without losing your mind}. It’s part how-to manual and part manifesto for avoiding the crazy, Pinterest-driven meltdown so many parties can create. I’m obviously a little biased,...