Makeunder My Life

february’s free wallpaper

download the full-size flower wallpaper Now that we are in a new month it’s time for a new MML free wallpaper! The quote, “Life is not testing you. She is rooting for you.” is from the amazing Danielle LaPorte. Since last month’s “fancy” wallpaper was so popular, I decided to try a new photo from [...]

getting back on the path

One misconception about knowing one’s purpose is that if you know what it is, you must never falter, wonder, wander, or feel downright lost. That is so not true. In fact, it happened to me this month. Though I have a innate sense of my purpose: helping people live lives with intention, love, and purpose, [...]

recommended read: 100 golden no’s

The best thing to do with a blog is share the most useful thing you have. And sometimes that useful thing doesn’t always come from yourself. This afternoon, the best thing I can do is share a wonderful insight from Haley of Tiny Twig, called 100 Golden No’s. I don’t want to give her idea [...]

set an intention

I hope you had a great weekend! I spent my days off relaxing with Mr. Lively and watching Downton Abbey. We are hooked on the drama, intrigue, and dialogue. I can’t be sure, but I think I had a dream that I was part of Downton Abbey myself last night. Right now I’m headed out [...]

the perfect moment

seven rules for intentional love

This is a guest post by Amber from Blonde & Balanced, a blog about striking a balance in life, health, and money. 7 Ways to Love Intentionally This June, I wore a fitted, white, satin gown as I walked down the center aisle of my church to marry my then-boyfriend of 4 years.  We met [...]

mml turns three

Three years ago today, I started MML. January 19th, 2009. It’s hard to really wrap my head around. When I started the blog (back on Blogger) I had no intention of anyone ever reading what I wrote. I was using it as a way to create a book proposal called Makeunder Your Life and was [...]

focus points: for work and money

To follow up on my intention to create more positive focus points in my life, I have found two ways so far I’m making my work and money thoughts… lovelier. My first step is to make a more defined line between work and life. Last year I was shocked to realize I was working 119 [...]

free January desktop wallpaper

download full-size image I am sorry that this January’s wallpaper is coming two weeks into the month, but better late than never, right? To make it just a bit sweeter, I made two options this time. The first is more traditional MML wallpaper style, and the second, is a more artistic one using a faded [...]

focus points

This post has been swirling in my head since I made my intentions and wrote my 2012 Future Letter. What I didn’t expect was to be in such dire need of this advice myself at this very moment. You see, I digest a lot of spiritual, self-help(ish), business, and intention material. About 40% of the [...]

my miracle book

One of my 2012 intentions is to start a Miracle Book (inspired by Joyce Meyer). When starting a business (or taking on any new risk), there is a ton of uncertainty and fear of the unknown. There are always doubts about what can be accomplished or if ends will meet. But in my four years [...]

future letter to yourself: 2012

  Okay ladies and gentleman, the time for Future Letters to Ourselves has arrived! Though you can see a full explanation of the Future Letter concept here, I will quickly do a recap of the exercise. Back in 2006, I was in a not-so-great place in my life and found a dusty copy of (wait [...]