tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7920299786370954412024-03-05T00:00:51.500-06:00Little Red Blog'n Rouge<b>One redhead's take on her world (and maybe yours, too).</b>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger511125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792029978637095441.post-80035985252267427352021-07-25T10:27:00.006-05:002021-07-25T10:27:41.779-05:00Share Four Somethings: July's Dog Days EditionWill we really be saying goodbye to hot and muggy July in just a few days? I'm so grateful when I can participate in Heather's Share Four Somethings blog link-up, because it's the perfect tool for reflecting on the past month.Something LovedA couple of weeks ago, you'd have thought we were on an international flight to Paris. Why? Because I tagged along with Michael to Dallas for a workrebekah johnson maricellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08004614585420701384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792029978637095441.post-8418938753891848152021-06-26T04:30:00.007-05:002021-06-26T04:38:47.328-05:00I'm baaaaaaack...just in time for June's Share Four SomethingsAlthough I'm slightly whiplashed by how quickly June flew by after the past 16 months' trademark molasses-speed, I’m thrilled to (finally) jump back in the blogosphere and to (finally) rejoin my friend Heather's fun Share Four Somethings blog link-up. Something LovedMichael and I took our first post-pandemic road trip this month! It was just a few hours south to our former city of Baton rebekah johnson maricellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08004614585420701384noreply@blogger.com0Natchitoches, LA, USA31.7607195 -93.08627489999999219.625564205070994 -110.66439989999999 43.895874794929007 -75.508149899999992tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792029978637095441.post-5452293287128792492019-11-23T09:47:00.003-06:002019-11-23T10:04:22.188-06:00Share Four Somethings: November EditionIt's time for my friend Heather's Share Four Somethings monthly link-up, where we share Something Loved, Something Said, Something Learned, and Something Read. Although I'm terribly sporadic with this, it's a great way to recap the month and highlight what stood out, so I appreciate Heather heading it up.
Something Loved
It completely slipped my mind that moving to a new town a little rebekah johnson maricellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08004614585420701384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792029978637095441.post-23569990340864497592019-08-15T19:47:00.000-05:002019-08-15T19:47:41.316-05:00Smooth Move: Tips to Make Moving BearableMost of my IRL peeps are aware that we recently moved. Again. (Whoever's counting and guessed that we have moved to 3 houses in 4 years of marriage, you win! And whoever counted about 7 extra "mini" moves -- HA -- after our house flooded, you win extra credit.)
That said, even after all.these.moves, I still find myself asking for advice when a big one comes along. And thankfully, I have a rebekah johnson maricellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08004614585420701384noreply@blogger.com0Natchitoches, LA, USA31.7607195 -93.08627489999997831.544612 -93.408998399999973 31.976827 -92.763551399999983tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792029978637095441.post-49048570903237088782019-07-10T12:30:00.003-05:002019-07-10T12:34:31.745-05:00Storm, Flooding + Tropical Weather Prep + Relief: How to Help
This is 100% my least favorite blog to update, but it's also the one that I think can actually help people the most.
Photo courtesy of WAFB.com
After our house flooded a few years ago, I swore I would use the experience for good. Unfortunately, that means offering tips because others are going through one of the worst times of their lives.
As a native of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, I knowrebekah johnson maricellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08004614585420701384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792029978637095441.post-87129851914229277622019-04-14T23:13:00.000-05:002019-04-15T09:24:25.467-05:00One week left: steering clear of social media (most of the time) I'm one week away from completing the Challenge I Never Thought I'd Take: giving up social media for a whopping 40 days.
Does it seem a little dramatic to call stepping away from social media a "challenge?"
Yes. It does.
Even though my work has included social media for the past 10 years, it's still a little....silly....to think of taking a 40-day break as, well, a break.
But whether I likerebekah johnson maricellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08004614585420701384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792029978637095441.post-57971364270938066612019-03-16T22:48:00.000-05:002019-03-16T22:48:51.030-05:00Confessions of a Social Media AddictThe night before Lent, I decided to give up social media for 40 days and nights.
I've considered it in the past, but since this is the first time in 10 years that being socially present isn't a necessity for my job, I could actually go through with it.
Y'all. I wasn't prepared.
A few epiphanies 9 hours in:
I think I have legit, full-fledged Attention Deficit Disorder. This is not a drill. I'mrebekah johnson maricellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08004614585420701384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792029978637095441.post-29385547838413567972018-12-17T05:47:00.002-06:002018-12-17T10:18:17.267-06:00Progress, not perfection: lessons from #last90days
I’ve been thinking about the progress that I’ve made during the #last90days effort I started in October.
Unfortunately, I don’t have double digits of weight loss on the scale to show for it, but I honestly think what I have learned is worth more than looking my best in Christmas pictures. (And that's saying a lot.)
Theory I do not subscribe to ;-)
Renewed sense of effort. rebekah johnson maricellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08004614585420701384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792029978637095441.post-57903814086053906772018-12-04T18:21:00.004-06:002018-12-05T11:28:45.561-06:00My week with 41.The week before George H. W. Bush died, I looked forward to our chats every time I got in my car.
I mean, I was only listening to his audiobook of letters, but still. That sequence of events had me feeling oddly close to our 41st president when I heard he'd passed away.
My interest in presidents' lives was piqued after I read an article about Bill and Hillary's communication style years ago. rebekah johnson maricellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08004614585420701384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792029978637095441.post-77351915530125914242018-11-01T22:04:00.000-05:002018-11-02T00:39:32.669-05:00Last 90 days, 30 days in
Last month I joined in on #last90days -- an effort that Rachel and Dave Hollis do every October -- and I'm happy to report that one month in, I'm still here for it!
The idea is to finish the last three months of the year the way most of us like to start it: working toward becoming a better version of ourselves.
Thankfully, we're not left up to our own devices on "resolutions" in these last rebekah johnson maricellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08004614585420701384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792029978637095441.post-10096534837664250492018-10-29T16:57:00.000-05:002018-10-29T16:57:14.491-05:00#ShareFourSomethings -- October editionOnce again, I'm joining in on Heather's Gerwing's #ShareFourSomethings -- a monthly post to share:
Something Loved
Something Said
Something Learned
Something Read
October is my most favorite of all the months, and something I loved about it this year was the time I had and intentionally took to breathe it in and really enjoy it.
Yes, it's the month I was born in, but rebekah johnson maricellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08004614585420701384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792029978637095441.post-37377193242693342802018-09-29T21:12:00.003-05:002018-09-29T21:13:14.428-05:00#ShareFourSomethings -- September editionI'm participating in my friend Heather's #ShareFourSomethings concept -- a monthly post to share Something Loved, Something Said, Something Learned, Something Read.
In September:
Something I loved was...
...getting to be with my family on my Daddy's birthday.
We kicked off the month with a visit to Mississippi for (and on) my dad's birthday. All the stars aligned so rebekah johnson maricellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08004614585420701384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792029978637095441.post-3114967912945513712018-09-15T21:50:00.005-05:002018-09-15T21:50:52.019-05:00HIIT me baby, one more time.I haven't wanted to put this out there (or buy new clothes) until I thought I was fully committed, but I have an announcement.
I'm no longer just donating to the gym. We are now in a relationship.
For some reason, it took trying exercise as a reprieve for anxiety for me to really get into it, and wouldn't you know -- it works! If only someone would conduct some research or write an article on rebekah johnson maricellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08004614585420701384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792029978637095441.post-62728443869418486362018-09-14T13:50:00.002-05:002018-09-15T21:52:17.027-05:00Goin’ To Carolina in my Mind: How to Help After Hurricane Florence
Hurricane Florence, photo courtesy of CNN
It’s hard to watch disaster strike and not know how to help.
When our house flooded a couple of years ago, I swore I would use the experience for good. Unfortunately, that means offering tips because others are going through one of the worst times in their lives.
If you're like me and want to help friends and family affected by Hurricane rebekah johnson maricellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08004614585420701384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792029978637095441.post-52853395081589677442017-08-27T18:46:00.000-05:002017-09-18T10:45:12.096-05:00Houston, we have some solutions: How to help Texas (and Florida) after Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Irma + the Houston floodSurvivor's guilt during hurricanes is not a new feeling for someone who grew up on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and going through the Louisiana flood last year has given me an even more unique perspective on the images from Texas this weekend.
That experience has also given those of us who have gone through this an opportunity to share what helped us in the hours, days and weeks after the rebekah johnson maricellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08004614585420701384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792029978637095441.post-69894531180087579812016-09-26T17:45:00.000-05:002016-09-26T17:45:01.004-05:00Thoughts that may be running through a #FloodBrain near youJust in case you'd like a glimpse of what's running through the mind of your coworker or friend or cousin who flooded and whose eyes look so vacant 73% of the time, here you go:
Ooooh! I forgot to call {fill in the blank with very important person who must be called during business hours only, Monday through Friday only, about a time-sensitive, house-related project so that we can live in our Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792029978637095441.post-38565032575444665582016-09-22T17:19:00.000-05:002016-09-22T19:08:30.179-05:00Be My Guest, Be My Guest: Jill Richardson posts about An Unexpected Party!I feel so FANCY. I have a guest blogger! But, even fancier because she's an AUTHOR. With BOOKS. Check out her guest post today, and definitely check out her party, too. (Thanks, Jill!)
Jill says:
Three years ago, I wrote a book about hobbits. And elves. And dwarves. And some pretty kick-butt women as well. Mostly, about God. It was designed as a devotional for teens, but a lot of adults have Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792029978637095441.post-27942536357712084012016-09-08T22:19:00.002-05:002016-09-09T09:54:04.182-05:00Life Lessons from Ringo: #laflood edition.All I ever needed to know about coping with flooding, I learned from our dog.
While Michael and I struggle daily to handle Life After The Flood physically, mentally, emotionally and financially, don't worry, because Ringo is just.fine.
With that, I bring you a few observations straight from the beagle himself:
Toys are not essentials. You may have loved them, they may have occupied your Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792029978637095441.post-14018185190572552062016-09-05T13:26:00.000-05:002016-09-05T13:36:52.250-05:00Beautiful, precious life.
Jen Hatmaker's For the Love: hilarious and insightful
This time last year, I couldn't imagine life getting much better.
Disembarking from a cruise ship where Michael and I honeymooned, I immediately flew to Austin to meet 500 of my closest friends. (So that may be an exaggeration. It was more like 200, I think.) But I really did go straight from our honeymoon, which sounds as weird now Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792029978637095441.post-80799934081276405602016-08-30T00:13:00.000-05:002016-08-30T09:19:43.975-05:00Save it for a rainy day: How #Groupon is helping us in the #lafloodDisclaimer: This is a sponsored post. All opinions are mine.
While you can't save and hold value of a coupon (or Groupon) forever, you can certainly purchase and redeem a Groupon in times of need, which help with the financial burden and peace of mind for both you and your house.
Currently, I'm sitting in Not My Own House, at Not My Own Address, and am at heightened awareness about any Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792029978637095441.post-29605846102098040532016-08-29T21:32:00.000-05:002016-08-29T22:00:01.318-05:00#Katrina11 + #laflood = brand new perspective
Biloxi, before and after
Hurricane Katrina.
Eleven years ago today, Hurricane Katrina changed the landscape of the Mississippi Gulf Coast where I grew up.
As tragic as that day, the months and years to follow have been, I didn't think I could feel any more strongly about personal belongings being destroyed than I did in 2005.
I thought, "You know, I'm FROM the coast. I get the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Baton Rouge, LA, USA30.4582829 -91.140319630.2392469 -91.4630431 30.6773189 -90.8175961tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792029978637095441.post-86528506735298701372016-08-22T22:54:00.001-05:002016-08-22T22:54:54.110-05:00Unprecedented: How the Louisiana Flood Seeped Into Our City, Home and Hearts
Unprecedented.
That's the word I kept seeing to describe the flood waters and the back flow that crept into Baton Rouge last weekend, turning my sweet, fun-loving city into a crest of the unknown, and then into a smelly row of debris piles.
Once meteorologists and city officials led us with the term, it became a key word around here:
We've had an unprecedented amount ofUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792029978637095441.post-67797526933836094592016-07-22T15:03:00.001-05:002016-07-22T15:12:18.064-05:00For Budget or For Worse: Why I Groupon.
disclosure: this is a sponsored
post. all opinions are mine.
Embarrassingly enough to admit, for
me, with marriage came an actual strict budget. I know -- I should have been
doing this well beforehand, but the fact is that I wasn't. And another fact is
that budgeting has helped me tremendously. (I'm sure it doesn't hurt that I
married an amazing numbers person, but balance is likely another Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792029978637095441.post-87035389109893944002016-07-15T12:21:00.000-05:002016-07-15T12:54:03.528-05:00Things I Wish I Had KnownAlways use sunscreen. Eat more fruits and vegetables. Easy on the sugar, sugar. Exercise whether or not you need to, because how much more fun could you have than that?!
I suppose as I approach 40, the usual suspects should fall into my list of things I wish I had known throughout my life.
I can't blame anyone for not telling me the things I wish I'd knownUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-792029978637095441.post-29932828577158363942016-07-13T17:15:00.000-05:002016-07-13T17:15:00.170-05:00Hahahahahahahahahahahaha.Rebekah's General Warning:
I drafted this in October or November of 2015, and am just coming back to it. While a lot of adjustment has been made, it's all still true. :-)
I remember (not that long ago, really, at ALL), thinking oh.so.clearly: "Contentious wife? How could I possibly ever be contentious toward the man that I love?!"
Not to mention, "C'mon, y'all, if you love the guy, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1