Michelle Schultz
Bio
I'm mostly an editorial writer. I love to share my opinions and experiences. I don't hold back and I swear so if you take offense easily, my articles probably aren't for you. I'm a single mom just trying to stay sane.
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Stories (99/0)
Today We Buried My Grandma
Today we buried my grandma. I couldn't have been more appalled. I knew she had passed away, obviously, but it really didn't hit me until I was there, standing at her casket. I don't know why. I was there when she was in the hospital. I stood by her bedside while a priest prayed over her. I knew what was coming. I would like to say I was mentally prepared. That would be a lie though. My grandma was one of those people that you never picture dying. I honestly thought I would pass away before she did. I never thought of her as sick or old. She was in her 90s and I still fully believe she could've kicked my butt. I know I'm not the only one who thought this. Just looking around the room it was pretty obvious that no one there was prepared for her passing. She was the only grandparent I ever really knew and listening to people talk about her today I cried even harder because there's so much I didn't know about her too.
By Michelle Schultz6 years ago in Families
30 Journal Entries to Self Discovery - Day 22
Hey Y'all and welcome to day twenty-two! Thanks for bearing with me through that double feature yesterday. Just a lot of craziness this week and no possible way to control it. Hope you had fun with it yesterday! Here's the quote of the day: "Quantity produces quality. If you only write a few things, you're doomed." - Ray Bradbury (Yeah, I really like him, can you tell?)
By Michelle Schultz6 years ago in Motivation
Raising My Daughter Religiously
Religion and I have never quite seen eye to eye. I was raised in a Catholic church, not super strictly or anything—we weren't at church every single Sunday or anything. But my dad always sat with us at bedtime to say our prayers. We were at church on the major holidays and we were baptized and had communion and were confirmed. I, however, was not the perfect little religious child. I was definitely more rebellious than religious. The church that I attended wasn't exactly thrilled when I got pregnant out of wedlock but luckily, I have a pretty cool family and they introduced me to the church I currently take my daughter to.
By Michelle Schultz6 years ago in Families
30 Journal Entries to Self Discovery—Day 20
Hello all! Welcome to day twenty and day twenty-one! Yesterday was a little chaotic and I missed my writing time so here I am! I'm sorry if you actually missed me yesterday. But you get two of me today!!! Isn't that exciting? I hope so anyway. If it's annoying then thanks for still reading. Here's the quote of the day: "It is perfectly okay to write garbage - as long as you edit brilliantly."—C.J. Chennyh
By Michelle Schultz6 years ago in Families
30 Journal Entries to Self Discovery - Day 21
Happy day 21 and day 20! Since I pretty much already did my greeting today, I'll keep it short and sweet. Thank you all again for following along. I hope you're all still writing along. I can't believe I've made it this far, blah, blah, blah. Here's another quote for today: "If I waited 'til I felt like writing, I'd never write at all." - Anne Tyler
By Michelle Schultz6 years ago in Motivation
Co-Sleeping
I am 100 percent for making your child sleep in their own bed. I was the first to announce that I was never going to co-sleep with my child. Whether they were 6-months-old or 5-years, it wasn't going to happen. Let's all laugh at that statement together. This—if you're a parent, for obvious reasons—didn't happen. I held true for a bit, but eventually, like I'm assuming most parents do, I caved.
By Michelle Schultz6 years ago in Families
30 Journal Entries to Self Discovery - Day 19
Welcome to day nineteen ya'll! I can't believe I'm nineteen days in. I honestly can't believe I actually made it this far and haven't quit yet. I'm pretty proud of myself. I hope you guys are proud of yourselves too! And even if you're just following along to mock me, I'm happy you are. Thanks for the views. The quote of the day: "The beautiful part of writing is that you don't have to get it right the first time, unlike, say, a brain surgeon." - Robert Cormier
By Michelle Schultz6 years ago in Motivation
30 Journal Entries to Self Discovery - Day 18
Hello everyone! Welcome to day eighteen! I'm currently sick as a dog and trying not to die (I might be slightly overreacting). But it gives me time to sit at home and write while I'm trying and failing to breathe through my nose. Hope everyone else is feeling better than I am! Anyway, the quote of the day is: "The writer's only responsibility is to his art. He will be completely ruthless if he is a good one. He has no peace until then." - William Faulkner
By Michelle Schultz6 years ago in Motivation
30 Journal Entries to Self Discovery - Day 17
Hey everyone! Welcome to day 17! If it's your first time reading one of my posts, welcome and go back and read the other sixteen! Just kidding... no, I'm not. Anyway, welcome to day seventeen and I hope everyone is following along and writing along. Here is my positive writing quote for the day: "A professional writer is an amateur who didn't quit." - Richard Bach
By Michelle Schultz6 years ago in Motivation
30 Journal Entries to Self Discovery - Day 16
Hey everyone! Welcome to Day 16! Hope everyone is still writing along. I'm writing as my two-year-old naps so... let's get started before she wakes up. The quote for today is one of my personal favorites: "This is how you do it: You sit down at the keyboard and put one word after another until it's done. It's that easy, and that hard." - Neil Gaiman
By Michelle Schultz6 years ago in Motivation
The Kavanaugh Case
My family and about 90 percent of the people I surround myself with have been following the Kavanaugh case religiously, from completely opposite ends of the spectrum, I might add. Even if they weren't, it's been constantly in the papers, on the news, on Facebook, on Twitter; it's basically impossible to avoid if you live in the modern world. I'm not trying to avoid seeing it. I believe it should be seen and talked about. But no matter where the truth lies in this case, it's scary as fuck. The scary part about this case and cases like this is that there's no way to prove what actually happened 30 years ago. There's his story and there's her story and somewhere in between is the truth. Another scary part is that it's very possible that they both believe they are telling the truth. The scariest part, though, is how this is affecting our society at the moment. The protests I've seen aren't the worst I've ever seen. However, they seem to be on a level of harassment towards the senators on the case. I have been asked many times what my thoughts on the Kavanaugh case are. To some, I have answered this question the best I can without starting an argument. Now I have some thoughts.
By Michelle Schultz6 years ago in The Swamp
30 Journal Entries to Self Discovery - Day 15
Hello all! Welcome to day fifteen! I can't believe I'm already halfway done with this series. I hope everyone is enjoying following along and I really want to thank everyone for following along. I know it's not the most interesting article series in the world, but I hope at least those of you that are also writers are finding it entertaining. It's still weird to me. But has inspired me and maybe I'll do something like this again. Anyway, here's the quote for today: "It's not too late to write your best story" - Bryan Hutchinson
By Michelle Schultz6 years ago in Motivation