Stephanie Arnett | Cotton District by Lura Jordan To be exact, I was rejected twice, in one day Rejection A: *received by email, before our scheduled video call “We do not need to talk. After looking at your profile, the only things we have in common are being women, and working in real estate. You discuss …
Feeling Overwhelmed By Your INBOX?
When you have a packed schedule, the prospect of tackling an inbox of dozens of unread messages can feel insurmountable Not to mention, the defeat you may feel when you respond to one email, and it is replaced by two new unread emails While “snoozing” will not solve all of your inbox woes, it is …
•A Mom’s Fear•
Police raid - camera image from Blink | March 2023 As she packed her bag for the long day’s work, she made sure the kiddo was settled in for home-school. Since work takes her away from the house, a friend volunteered to watch over the kiddo’s school progress Comforted, she left for the day’s work …
Rescheduled, Cancelled , Rescheduled, Cancelled, Rescheduled, Rental Car, Cancelled, New Airline
JAN to DFW by Stephanie Arnett, 2023 Los Angeles to Mississippi Groggy, I rubbed my eyes, rolled over, and confirmed that I had woken up before my alarm — 230am… again [thanks, Pacific Time] California did not turn out to be the “sunny & 75” I was expecting. Instead, there was a winter weather storm …
One Thousand Eight Hundred Seconds Equals Thousands of Dollars
What if I told you... one thousand eight hundred seconds equals thousands of dollars???? What If I told you... it happens once every twelve months???? What if I told you... it's free to claim???? **drumroll, please...*** Allow me to introduce you to... HOMESTEAD!!!! The State of Mississippi allows a special provision in the tax laws that reduces the …
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•Lovie Dovie•
Aunt June, Flora-Bama for her 80th Birthday How in the world were we supposed to celebrate her 80th birthday???? By 80, I assume you’ve done most everything you want to 🤷🏼♀️ Not Aunt June… She wanted a “weekend to remember” with her girls. The finest of dining, the tastiest desserts, ocean waves waking her, sand …
• DEFEATED•
**image provided by MissMagHomes.com and Pixel Dawg I consider myself to be a wise woman, and unfortunately, that wisdom usually comes at a high price **WARNING: Before you begin, this is a long post, filled with excitement, confusion, drama, frustration, tears, shock, determination, slander, racism, bullying, and ultimately - defeat It all started with Xan… …
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As I walked along the sidewalk with family, said hello to friends, watched the smiling faces of each small business owner, breathed in the holiday cheer, and listened to the mischievous giggles of over-spenders, I couldn’t help but ponder on how unWINE came to be Several years before the pandemic, our Downtown began fading away, …
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• Battle Scars •
• NINETEEN YEARS • Looking back, I am not sure what my twenty-three year old self thought marriage was, but I can say with confidence - it did not live up to my expectations I’m not a “pity party” kinda girl, but I am an “angry & bitter” girl… [don’t  ‘tsk tsk’ me, I’m …
My First Murder Trial
photo by: Jimmy Emerson, DVM It was a little after 1 o’clock, and the Mississippi sun was at its peak. As we walked along the oak shaded sidewalk, it occurred to me, I had never paid any attention to the Courthouse before. As we stood in front of the staircase, leading to the portico, I had …
Faith by itself, without works, is DEAD
“The Approach” by Dave Hoefler Roe v. Wade has been overturned [June 24, 2022]. Ok, but what does ‘overturned’ mean in this case? Simply put, there is no longer a federal constitutional right to abortion — each State will determine if/when abortions are legal. Ok, now what? We act. No matter your religion, your political party, your race, …
•EIGHTEEN YEARS•
Stephanie & Will Arnett | 2021 Ten years ago, I could not have told you that our marriage would make it. To be honest, I cannot say that I wanted it to I hated Will. Not “I don’t like Will” - I HATED HIM My preacher’s wife suggested counseling. I rolled my eyes, huffed in …