Bold & Bella

I once read in a book that what other people think about you is none of your business.  It took me a few reads of that line for it to really sink in.      It's none of my business?        It's none of my business.         It's none of my business? WHY is it none of my business? Because it's a thought in someone else's  head, and what happens in someone else's head has no impact on me whatsoever. The only opinion of me that matters is the one that I have. It's truly none of my business what goes on inside of a mind that is not my own and that mentality has been a game changer for me.  I have to confess: I like to be liked. I have met people who genuinely don't give AF about what anyone else thinks of them. In fact, I'm married to one. My husband happily goes about his life, doing and saying as he pleases, never pausing to even consider what someone else may thing, much less someone he doesn't even care about. Now, tha

Working from home has always been a dream of mine. I even got my Bachelor's in Entrepreneurship because I was going to own my own business, be my own boss, control my own destiny...you get it. Now, in this dream, I envisioned having a beautiful, clutter-free office space. It would be filled with inspirational quotes and pictures, have a cute little desktop, a printer, notebooks, fancy pens...can you tell I get excited about office supplies? Oh, and the window! It would have a tall, gorgeous window to let all the natural light in, and an over-sized chair next to it, where I could sit and do my research or organize my thoughts. Can you see it? More importantly, can you hear it? The silence.  It's a room. With a door. A room where no other humans, tiny or otherwise, would be allowed to enter, much less interrupt. Beautiful, isn't it? Well, now that my dream has come true and I actually am able to work from home, my reality is much less picturesque. Overnight, my entire