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Featured Blogger: Grown Up For Real

Darcie is the thoughtful writer behind Grown Up For Real, a blog about balancing the craziness of motherhood, marriage, and the desire to keep “climbing the ladder”!

What inspired the title of your blog?
I had a blog before that wasn’t very successful. It was a business blog that nobody but my close friends read. My husband was tired of me moaning about how I could never get ahead of my work life and Mommy life and he suggested I start this blog. The title expresses the sentiment of a woman who’s overwhelmed…all the time, LOL.

Featured Blogger: Grown Up For Real

What do you love most about blogging?
Blogging is cheap therapy. I get to connect to women who help me realize that my crazy is not so crazy.

You talk about coming to the realization that ladders need to be climbed, kids need to be raised, and relationships are hard work…how do you balance it all?
I balance by understanding that no matter how many times I don my red cape, I’m not Superwoman. I need help. Realizing that my husband could actually help took me a long time. Now, that doesn’t mean that he’ll approach things the same as I would – he won’t. Balance is knowing it will get done His way.

What is one piece of advice you can offer to other moms?
Stop trying to be perfect. Your kids, friends, family, husband – they all love you AND your imperfections!

Featured Blogger: Grown Up For Real

If you had to eat one food everyday for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Pizza. It is a well balanced meal (in my opinion).

Other popular post from Grown Up For Real:

Dear Diary, It’s Me Grownup: Raising a teen comes with all kinds of concerns…this is probably my biggest.
Dance like Nobody’s Watching: So many of us are guilty of trying to live our lives to please others…Darcie has had enough.
Stop Texting me in the House:Laugh out loud funny, another great example of how raising teens can push you to your limits.

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About Tracie Nall

Tracie lives in Arizona with her husband, teen daughter, and more books than her shelves will hold. She spends her days writing and editing. Many of her words end up on her blog, From Tracie. Find Tracie on Twitter @FromTracie and on Instagram where she takes pictures of things that are yellow.

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  5. B says

    I don’t want to be grown up…and I totally understand the whole being overwhelmed part of life!

  15. Katie Hurley says

    sometimes letting the husband take over is the hardest thing…but then you realize that you can’t possibly do it all anymore! Asking for help is so necessary, yet so hard to do. Great blog.

  16. Grams says

    Just doing a quick drive-by. I can already tell I’m going to like this one. We already agree about pizza! A well-balanced meal it is.

  18. Shannon says

    WINTER BREAK IS FINALLY OVER!

    MY KIDS GO BACK TO SCHOOL TOMORROW!

    Sorry for all the shouty caps, but I’m just a tad excited.

    Off to check out the FB!

  24. Gillian says

    So true that we have to learn to let our Hubbies handle things as they wish. Hard to let go of the control button there though!