self discovery

If you…..(and you do so read this)

by Kim Lampe November 11, 2010

New Here? Keep Fueled Up. Subscribe to Modern Bag Ladies Weekly Posts! want to prepare for the new world order concerning work have dreams of loving your work want to find your passion and make that your work want your work to fit a  lifestyle and not live to work want your work to have [...]

New Here & Liking It? Keep Fueled Up. Subscribe to Modern Bag Ladies Weekly Posts! I had to close my office door.  Tears were flowing. “I’m such a failure as a parent.” The Crisis, though relatively minor, plants a hard left hook. Two months earlier, a call from daycare explains how he was not following [...]

Get Back On

by Kim Lampe October 19, 2010

Before I started writing tonight I gave myself a time limit to write.  Challenging myself to just freaking let it flow.   So here we go….. Holy puppies, it’s been 12 days since my last post.  Wow, I just had a Catholic’s first confession flashback.  “Bless me father for I have sinned.  It has been XXX [...]

The loser in my brain just told me I couldn’t write this.  Her negative voice can be quite tenacious at times.  I guess being aware of her presence is much better than being deaf to her damaging blows. (Off to soak in the tub to flood her out.) Ok, I’m back. She’s always trying to [...]

Motoring in the Bright Lights

by Kim Lampe August 15, 2010

Mom to 8 year old son, “Gavin, What should I write about?” Son replies, “Write about the bag lady in Vegas, duh mom,” Gavin and I were in Vegas spending some time with dad and husband this last weekend. Tom works in Vegas. He works for Lifetime Fitness, a high-end fitness and wellness company. He’s [...]