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 30, 2019 | Alissa McClure blog, Joy, motherhood, random thoughts, strengthen family
PC: LeilaEllice This time 10 years ago I was in the hospital. I shared that adventure here if you need a refresher. And now, our house has seven people living under its roof: five of which are our children! Sometimes I have to say it out loud because it doesn’t seem...
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 20, 2018 | Alissa McClure blog, random thoughts, self-improvement
You know those weeks where you feel like you should be doing about 99,956,789 things and you just can’t get them all done? I am having one of those weeks. It’s the end of the year, we’re preparing to go out of town, and everything seems to require a...
by Alissa | Dec 12, 2018 | Alissa McClure blog, random thoughts, self-improvement
I had a short list of words. Profound words. I thought one of those words would be the word for my 2019. I thought the word I chose would double as a mini-mantra for my writing. I mulled over these words for a few weeks before I determined to sit down and really—you...
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...
