Happy Friday, everyone! Our trip to Kansas City, where we lived for a very long time, brought up a whole lot of feelings, so I thought I’d do a Friday recap! We went to the Chiefs parade. We weren’t there during the shooting. Although Mr. Donovan and I have lived in the Chicago area for a few years now, we
Category: Semi-Charmed Life
Hi friends! Welcome to my first Friday recap of 2024. You’re so kind to read! One thing you might not know about me is that I’m a perfume geek. I know; you probably don’t care about perfume. But I have a point here—promise! 🙂 You can’t always judge perfumes by the first minute after you spray them. That’s especially true
Hi there! I wanted to share a SMART goals worksheet PDF with you in case some of you, like me, really get into making goals at this time of year. Of course, any time is a great time to set a smart goal! Scroll to the end for the PDF download! ote You probably know what a SMART goal is…
2023 was one of the best years of my life… along with 2015, 2008, 2000, 1993, and 1991. And it came after several difficult years—years in which I was trying to be positive, but I was really struggling. If your 2023 was lovely, let’s celebrate. If it was horrible, I’m ready to commiserate…and I hope you’ll remember that things
Hi friends! Welcome to a Friday recap! Here’s what’s been going on… My Blog Turned 9 Years Old Today! BrynDonovan.com does some serious numbers for the personal website of a not-yet-famous author. It has several thousand subscribers and it gets over 3,000 hits a day. This is my 488th post. I can’t even guess how many hundreds or thousands of
A word of the year sums up your wishes, hopes, and intentions. When you choose a word of the year, you’re choosing a vision for the year to come. I have 150 ideas for power words here, including 50 words that describe roles. I’ve updated this for 2026! Those words are at the end, if you want to skip ahead!
Do you know when I last watched the TV show Friends? Last Thursday. Four days ago. I watch it all the time. A year or two will go by where I don’t watch it, and then I’m back on it again. The show makes me happy. There are a few things that haven’t worn well, but the good things about