Amanda Herring, Writer

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The Evolution: One Month In

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, April 7, 2024  •   Leave a Comment
The Evolution has begun, and I am one month in…without a post. I suck at this, but I’m learning. Let’s catch up first, then I’ll share the struggle… I spent the first week of March traveling, which was glorious. My son, Blake, and I made...

Marry right.

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, February 11, 2024  •   Leave a Comment
Here’s a cool thing about marrying right (there are many, but here’s one): You get someone who helps make all your dreams come true…then they help you come up with new dreams. I married right. In our 25 years (come May 2024), I will have...

Evolve.

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, February 2, 2024  •   Leave a Comment
January is over. By now, most of us have learned to write “2024” consistently without having to go back and scratch through the “2023” we clumsily wrote by mistake. I’m not even continually hearing reflections on 2023, what a good year it was, how rough it was. We...

Go. Live. Life. You only get one.

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, July 16, 2022  •   Leave a Comment
Thought it was worth sharing that my quest to spend more time with my girl is going well! We had a great time together yesterday afternoon eating good food and exploring. The Memphis Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum was a blast, and we ate all the...

Soul Searching: Privilege & Other Pushback

In Stories & Reflections  •  by Amanda Herring, Writer, July 9, 2022  •   Leave a Comment
Y’all.  I’ve been writing about my little soul searching effort, and I’m at the part where we talk about pushback.  I have read a many a comment on blogs and social media posts where the original poster on a quest for self care and soul...