Michelle Schultz
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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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30 Journal Entries to Self Discovery—Day 14
Happy Mean Girls Day (Wednesday, October 3rd)! Yes, I am wearing pink and welcome to day fourteen of my self-discovery journal! I can't believe I'm two weeks in and thanks again for following along everyday! The quote for today is: "I'm not a very good writer but I'm an excellent rewriter."—James Michener
By Michelle Schultz6 years ago in Motivation
30 Journal Entries to Self Discovery - Day 13
Hey, Y'all! Happy October! Halloween is my all-time favorite holiday and so this is my all-time favorite month! But anyway, happy day thirteen! Sorry for the small day break there. Had a little sickness that I had to get over, but I'm back and back to keeping up on the daily posts! Hope you're all still following along! Here's the quote of the day from another one of my favorite authors (no seriously, go read Fahrenheit 451):"And what, you ask, does writing teach us? First and foremost, it reminds us that we are alive and that it is a gift and privilege, not a right." - Ray Bradbury
By Michelle Schultz6 years ago in Motivation
Childcare Nightmare
I'm a working mom. It's awful. However, I have no choice. I have yet to accomplish my dreams of writing the next great book series like the Harry Potter series, so until then I must go to work. My daughter is of course, in a daycare program and while they suck almost every last dime out of my pocket to basically expose my daughter to every disease imaginable, they are not open on weekends. I'm not required to work on weekends. Only if I want to eat. The loop of constantly trying to find a babysitter so that I can go to work travels around and around. It's a never-ending horrible cycle.
By Michelle Schultz6 years ago in Families
30 Journal Entries to Self Discovery - Day 12
Day 12 has arrived. It's like the twelve days of Christmas. Except there are no gifts from anyone else... and we still have eighteen days to go... Okay, it's nothing like the twelve days of Christmas. But I'm having fun with it! I hope y'all are too! The quote for today is: "Be courageous and try to write in a way that scares you a little."—Holly Gerth
By Michelle Schultz6 years ago in Motivation
30 Journal Entries to Self Discovery - Day 11
Hey, Y'all! Hope everyone is having a good week so far! Happy Thursday! I'm excited about this question today and I hope you all are too. If you're writing along, be it in an online journal or your own personal notebook (I love actually writing things down) I hope you're getting inspired and self-discovering. The quote of the day: "I am writing a first draft and reminding myself that I am simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castles." - Shannon Hale
By Michelle Schultz6 years ago in Motivation
30 Journal Entries to Self Discovery - Day 10
Hello, hope everyone's having a great week! Sorry for the late post this morning from day nine, technical difficulties. But welcome to day ten and thanks for following still. Here's the quote for the day: "We write to live life twice, in the moment and in retrospect." - Anais Nin
By Michelle Schultz6 years ago in Families
30 Journal Entries to Self Discovery - Day 9
Happy day nine everyone! I'm honestly loving this journal for more than just the writing. I really love that people are actually following along. I really liked hearing about other people's favorite books. It made my day. I can't wait to see how else this journal connects me with everyone! Quote of the day: "When writing the story of your life, don't let anyone else hold the pen." - Jack Kerouac
By Michelle Schultz6 years ago in Families
30 Journal Entries to Self Discovery - Day 8
Welcome to day eight! Week two starting out and honestly, I'm way too excited for this question. I sincerely hope that everyone writing along is as excited for this question as I am because... I'm a huge book nerd. There isn't a better way to say it. Anyway, the quote for the day: "A library is a hospital for the mind." - Anonymous
By Michelle Schultz6 years ago in Geeks
30 Journal Entries to Self Discovery - Day 7
HAPPY ONE WEEK!! Thank you again, to everyone following along. Or even if it's your first day jumping in to read, thank you. This first week has been more than I thought it would. I'm actually surprised at how much I've truly enjoyed this. I also thought I would've given up by now because, honestly, I usually do. This really isn't my type of thing. However, I haven't and I'm having a lot of fun with it. I'm also having a lot of fun reading the few messages I've gotten from people following along. Thank you again and keep writing! Here's my quote for the day: "Writing is like driving at night in the fog. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way." —E.L. Doctorow
By Michelle Schultz6 years ago in Motivation
30 Journal Prompts to Self Discovery - Day 6
Hey everyone, happy day six! I'm almost a week in and pretty happy with where this journal is going. I really hope people are writing along with me and you guys are finding it helpful or at the very least fun. Here's the quote for today: "A writer is by nature a dreamer; a conscious dreamer." —Carson Mccullers
By Michelle Schultz6 years ago in Motivation
30 Journal Entries to Self-Discovery - Day 5
Hey, Y'all! Happy day five! It's weird, right? This is weird. I've never done a daily follow along blog post. It's always been one article on one topic. So this is so weird for me. However, I'm really enjoying it. I hope you are too and if you're not... then why are you still reading? Anyway, here's the quote for the day: "Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart" - William Wordsmith
By Michelle Schultz6 years ago in Humans
Reading Over the Screaming
I have a two-year-old. The terrible two's are real. I don't give a damn what anyone says. My child is adorable and I love her with all my heart... but holy shit there are moments I seriously think about selling her on the black market. I won't, but the thought is there at times. The screaming, the tantrums, the biting, is nothing compared to when someone else tells me that she was an angel while they watched her. I was seriously hoping I would be able to skip this stage. I think every parent hopes that though. That if they discipline their kids just right, maybe, just maybe, they won't go through this god awful fucking shit box of a phase. Is that just all imagination? Wishful thinking? Probably. I genuinely enjoy when I put her to bed and an hour later she actually goes to sleep. It is pretty much the most peaceful moment of my entire day.
By Michelle Schultz6 years ago in Families