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• How One Photo Inspired Our Porch

  

  Over the weekend I was cleaning out a bunch of files on my computer, and I came across the image below. It’s the picture I saved when we moved into our home fou... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2017 BOOKS, DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• How One Photo Inspired Our Porch

  

  Over the weekend I was cleaning out a bunch of files on my computer, and I came across the image below. It’s the picture I saved when we moved into our home fou... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2017 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Sunday Casual Brunch | What I Wore

  

  Time for a little fashion on the blog… Sometimes going out to brunch can be a very formal occasion. Other times, it’s a casual affair. Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2017 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Sunday Casual Brunch | What I Wore

  

  Time for a little fashion on the blog… Sometimes going out to brunch can be a very formal occasion. Other times, it’s a casual affair. Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2017 BOOKS, DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Annual “I Hate Making Dinner” Post

  

  Honestly, if I had known how much time I would spend preparing and making dinner, I might have given the whole domestic thing a little more thoughtful... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2017 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Beautiful Beaufort, South Carolina

  

  * It was one of those places I’d seen highlighted over and over again in magazines: Beaufort, South Carolina. As we’ve recently made Hilton Head, South Carolina... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2017 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• When People Reach Out and Remind You of the Advice You’ve Given? Blessed.

  

  Yesterday, I received an email from a former student of mine. She said she is an avid reader of my blog and encouraged me to keep on going having read one of... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2017 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Reconnecting with Simple Pleasures

  

  There are only a few weeks left of summer, and I made an agreement with myself when I decided to pause for a bit from book promotion that I would reconnect... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2017 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• 5 Pieces to Build a Modern Audrey Hepburn Look

  

  Looking to update your wardrobe and create that classic look that lasts? Buy some pieces that have the ability to enhance your wardrobe and extend it. Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2017 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Poetic Candor (And the Best Advice You Ever Got)

  

  I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: sharing poetry is similar to walking around naked. You truly do bare your soul when you share your thoughts. Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2017 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• When Did You First Fall in Love…with Someone & with Reading?

  

  The Bowie Branch Library – where my mom would take us to check out books when we were little. * My mother recalls my disconnect as a young kid with books. “You... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2017 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Case for Teaching: Inspiring Students AND Inspired by Students

  

  One of my students wrote this piece about my blog for our campus newspaper. So cute. It’s Sunday morning, and I’m sitting on my porch writing this post and... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2017 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Do You Write to Sell Or Do You Write to Tell Good Stories?

  

  Yesterday, when I was texting with a dear friend of mine who has been quite influential in my life and career, I shared with him that I was taking a break from... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2017 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Cup of Candor’s Dose of Inspiration – From Princess Diana & the HBO Special

  

  My commemorative book about Princess Diana. * Two nights ago, I couldn’t sleep. I don’t watch a lot of television, but that night, I watched a movie with my... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2017 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• What I Didn’t Have in College

  

  It’s time for the first Cup of Candor, so grab your coffee or tea, and let’s chat. When I decided to embark on this new format for Steph’s Scribe and change... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2017 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Truth About Burnout, Steps to Rejuvenation, and A Cup of Candor

  

  I know this post is coming sooner than you or I expected it to come, so let me explain. Earlier this week, I experienced something unfamiliar. It came out of... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2017 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Steph’s Scribe’s Sabbatical

  

  *** Yesterday, I posted that I might need to quit writing. After examining that statement more closely, getting a good night’s sleep, and reading aloud what I... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2017 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Thoughts on Quitting.

  Monday morning. Ten thirty-five. I’ve been sitting here looking at this screen for at least twenty minutes wondering what the hell is going to come out of my... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2017 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Road Trip & Book Signing in Oxford, MD

  

  *** As P.T. Barnum used to say used to say, “Let’s get this show on the road.” This Sunday, July 16, I’ll be doing that thing I love to do–driving over the Bay... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2017 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Wednesday Wardrobe – Date Night

  

  What to wear on date night? Well, it depends where you’re going. There are so many different things to do on your night out, and your outfit should reflect... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2017 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION