by Alissa | Jul 8, 2020 | Alissa McClure blog, giveaway, Joy, motherhood, random thoughts, self-improvement, strengthen family
2020 has been hard. And I won’t even pretend to understand how hard it’s been for everyone else. I have a pretty active imagination, but I know I couldn’t even imagine some of the situations you have had to deal with. I’m so sorry. I keep...
by Alissa | Jul 7, 2020 | giveaway, giveaway, Joy, motherhood, random thoughts, self-improvement, Updates
For the entire year I had been planning to attend a writing retreat. I was so excited to go and spend some time focusing on the novel I am working on for hours on end. But then, of course, plans changed. Remember how I wrote about how unexpected last summer was for...
by Alissa | May 4, 2020 | Alissa McClure blog, Joy
In 2019, I spent the year focusing on JOY. I know, I know: my blog is called “AliMcJOY” and I wrote a book about joy. But I don’t think anybody can cap the amount of joy in her life. There is no joy ceiling. So after feeling very strongly about...
by Alissa | May 15, 2019 | Alissa McClure blog, Joy, motherhood, random thoughts, self-improvement
A few months ago I had the opportunity to attend a women’s conference in my area. The entire program was phenomenal. As part of the conference, every participant was given the supplies to create a painting. An instructor presented step-by-step directions to us with...
by Alissa | Apr 17, 2019 | Alissa McClure blog, family finance, Joy, recommendations, self-improvement
For most of my life, hearing the word budget made me cringe. It evoked feelings of inadequacy, guilt, entrapment, and failure. I had attempted different versions of budgeting for most of my life. In college, I projected my expenses and worked multiple jobs every...
by Alissa | Apr 10, 2019 | Alissa McClure blog, Joy, motherhood, random thoughts
About a month and a half ago, I reached out to a company I admire. They provide a product I love, one that I share with people ALL the time. I was planning some content for April and was hoping they wanted to provide a coupon code or give something special to my...
