Kelly Rae Roberts's Blog, page 99

Nepenthe, by Andrea Scher (a guest post)

hi friends! while i continue to focus on my e-course (which i'm loving in so many ways) and house renovations, i've asked a few friends to guest post over here in this space from time to time. their posts will be mixed in with my usual (though less frequent) postings for two more weeks.
i'm so happy to have andrea scher visiting us for today's guest post. recently i was on the phone with her when she told me this amazing story (the story below) and i think i said something like, "andrea, you h...

on why knocking on a stranger's door can be very awesome

(our house when we bought it.)
my mom always told me that when it came time to paint the exterior of a house, that i should drive around, find a house i loved, and knock on their door and ask for their paint colors. she's been telling me this since i was a teenager and it's exactly how she's found her house colors throughout the years.
when it came time to paint our little bungalow we were considering my mom's advice. when i told our contractor that we would be driving around looking at house ...

house reno tour!

here i am in our new temporary place - 25 weeks preggers. things are still a little wild and unbalanced over here but i'm trying to let it all go, embrace the chaos, and move along with an open heart. i was reminded on my birthday (i turned 35 on on father's day!) that we're so often living in the future (i'll do xyz when our house is done being renovated, when we have a baby, when the e-course is over, when when when). but really i want to be in the very center of where i'm at right now...

dream lab - come play!

hi friends! while i continue to focus on my e-course (which i'm loving in so many ways) and house renovations, i've asked a few friends to guest post over here in this space from time to time. their posts will be mixed in with my usual (though less frequent) postings for two more weeks.
today we've got jen lemen who many of you know from the popular mondo beyondo e-course. she's not only a dreamer of dreamers, but she's a dear friend and very much a touchstone in my life. i'm so glad she's...

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denial is totally serving me at the moment

i love this photo so much. taken with the iphone. and i love our bus so much, too.
this morning i had a total meltdown as we were rushing around to leave the oregon coast and check out of our hotel. i was trying to frantically check and respond to emails before we hit the road as well as answering numerous phone calls coming in from various leads on our housing situation. yes, it's true. as of this morning, we were still trying to figure out where we were going to live for the next five...

the oregon coast, and reminiscing

we took a much needed spontaneous trip to the oregon coast - just me, john, and our doggie bella. it's june but you'd never know it with our fleece hats, scarves, raincoats. it's always like this in oregon. you can't really count on summer arriving until july (but it's seriously the most perfect 3 months when it does finally arrive). the weather lately is sort of driving me a little insane, all this rain and cold. on the rare occasion that the sun does come out, we're all flocking out into...

What Dreams May Come by Tracey Clark

(tracey clark, photo by brene brown)

hi friends! while i continue to focus on my e-course, and moving into our next temporary apartment (while house reno continues!), i've asked a few friends to guest post over here in this space from time to time. their posts will be mixed in with my usual (though less frequent) postings these next three weeks.

today, we've got tracey clark, founder of shutter sisters. she's a woman who knows that the magic of life exists in the small details, the everyday...

i am 24 weeks and a little loopy

evidence that i am delirious. and 24 weeks pregnant.
running through my mind today:1. i think it's time i buy some preggo jeans. and bras. and shirts. i cannot go another day wearing my old clothes.2. we have to move out of this temporary furnished tiny apt on sunday. that means a) time to pack and b)time to figure out WHERE you're going to go. hotel, maybe?3. don't forget, you're turning 35 years young next week. what kind of cake do you want?4. i seriously need more protein intake5. you...

judy wise and expanding our personal horizons

(judy and me. way back in 2007. my, how time flies. i miss my pigtails!)
earlier this year, i was at a small gathering of women where i had a chance to spend some time with one of my favorite people on the planet: judy wise. she's the woman we all want to be when we grow up. she's the one who says the wisest things in middle of a random conversation. she's the one that brings you down to earth in all the best ways. she has been on one heck of a personal journey these last many weeks and i've b...