by Alissa | Mar 27, 2019 | Alissa McClure blog, Joy, lifehacks, motherhood, strengthen family
You know those older computers where you click on an icon (with a mouse, pre-touchscreen) and nothing seems to happen so you click on it again and again? Suddenly, you have several windows of the same program open on your screen. That’s basically what happened...
by Alissa | Mar 13, 2019 | Alissa McClure blog, Joy, lifehacks, random thoughts, self-improvement
Believe it or not, it happens to us all. We drop the ball. We mess up. It is a part of the human experience. And it is not fun. Let’s Pause for a Definition Just so we’re all on the same page here, the expression “to drop the ball” means to...
by Alissa | Feb 27, 2019 | Alissa McClure blog, Joy, lifehacks, random thoughts, self-improvement
Most weekday mornings after we drop the boys off at school, my daughter and I go to a nearby park. She typically rides in the stroller while I walk for about two miles. But at the end of our two miles, we must “go see the fishies.” There is a lovely koi...
by Alissa | Jan 16, 2019 | Alissa McClure blog, Joy, lifehacks, random thoughts, self-improvement
At a recent Houston SCBWI meeting, I sat in the back of the room with a dear friend and listened to two fantastic (and successful) children’s book authors discuss some of the challenges they face now and some of the challenges they faced early in their careers. I was...
by Alissa | Dec 5, 2018 | Alissa McClure blog, lifehacks, random thoughts, self-improvement
About a year ago, I shared with you my long-standing tradition of choosing “One Little Word” each year on which to focus my efforts instead of a laundry list of resolutions. My 2018 word has been LISTEN. As this year comes to a close, I have been...
by Alissa | Nov 21, 2018 | Alissa McClure blog, giveaway, lifehacks, self-improvement
Maybe it’s the writer in me, but I find myself thinking about individual words and their meanings quite often. Yeah, I’m OK if that officially makes me weird. For the past few weeks I have been thinking about the word “Thanksgiving.” Most of all, I have considered why...
