why's my blog called "grit and glory"?

now i get it
This week last year was hell on earth. I honestly don’t know how I managed to stay standing breathing. I’d finally found undeniable proof of my husband’s affair—evidence I knew he wouldn’t be able to deny or push back on me. But for a long list of complicated reasons, I had to wait until the end of the week to confront him with it. I had interns who deserved the best debriefing po

my heart is tired
The past few weeks have been full of some really great things. But when I landed back in Atlanta last night, I knew I was more than just physically tired. My heart is weary, too. And that frustrates me. I’ve spent time doing things I love with people I love, and yet… my heart has settled back into this valley-like funk. Hmph. The past two years have destroyed the holidays for me. I hope they get redeemed at some point, but right now they just feel… hard. And my eyes can’t help but fill as I let my thou

captionating: blind date awkward moment
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cliff notes
Cliff notes of my week: I spent time in DC with my sweet friend Tracee. The morning after I arrived, I ended up in a pediatric (don’t ask) dentist’s office on an emergency visit . What I thought was possibly a filling that fell out was actually half my tooth. Yikes. We ate at one of my favorite restaurants from back home in South Africa—in downtown DC. (Holla if you’ve ever eaten at Nando’s on either side of the ocean!) I was disappointed they didn’t have Castle Lager, but the peri-peri

three-minute thursday: take 19
Go. I spent four hours in a studio today shooting a new promo video for Thrive. And I’ve gotta tell you — I am juiced up right now! I went into this thing feeling kinda nervous about it. Intimidated by it really. I’ve done this sorta thing before, but never by myself. And for someone who tends to shy away from the proverbial spotlight, being in a literal spotlight all by my lonesome can be pretty nerve-wracking.