Brandi's Consulting

My utmost admiration for another "before the sun rises" author, Julie Clark, in telling the story of Paige, a single mother - by choice,...

I've been listening to this voice. The one that says, "Live courageously. The water is sometimes raging, but live courageously anyways!"...

If there was a magical place where you could float yourself away to another dimension, would you go? I would-and I do, regularly. I...

Birthdays are a time of reflection. Birthdays are a time when we celebrate another year of wisdom, another year of growth, and another...

Ten years ago, we made our annual New Year's Eve sparkler bomb with 960 sparklers. For ringing in 2019, I definitely didn't see the New...

I almost never watch a movie and then read a book, but #SkippingChristmas by #johngrisham was a gift and since this winter break I have...

With it being the day after Christmas, this exhausted mom curled up with a YA novel The State of Grace by Rachael Lucas. (I may have...

I disappointed my kids on Friday. I thought there was an activity for them to go to at the gym, but it's next weekend. So, I asked my...

I am #exhausted. It's been a long 6 months. Today was #iceskatinglessons and a #familyChristmas. I was going to stand on my bench, the...

I am so grateful for the students that I work with every Monday and Wednesday morning. They are sharp. They are dedicated. But mostly,...

I am always thinking about writing (whether or not I even have an audience reading my posts). It doesn't really matter to me if you are...

January 6, 2013 was baby powder snowpocalypse at our house. My thirty-first birthday present was being left home alone with a 2 and a...

My expectations of myself are high. I want to be an author of a fictional series that people actually want to read. I want to have a...

We've all be there. We want to do our own thing, but our children are acting amazing and they asked to spend time with you. Yes, someday...

Women, it is up to us. It is up to us to make our voices heard and it is up to us to exercise our right to vote. I know that you are...

If you love my blog posts, I just want to let you know that I will try to post at least once per week during the month of November. I'm...

For those of you that have never wondered where Halloween originated or why we celebrate it, you're not alone. I really hadn't...

When you're not a diva, but have an 8 year old who is, you find a way to bond over painting toe nails - while watching Power Rangers....