One Story at a Time #6: What You Learn the Hard Way
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One Story at a Time #6: What You Learn the Hard Way

This week’s Pen Your Past™ prompt is here to help you pause, reflect, and write just one story that matters.👉 Need a little structure or support? Check out the Pen Your Past Starter Kit. This Week’s Pen Your Past Prompt What’s something you’re learning the hard way — but you’re still glad you did?What did…

One Story at a Time #5: What’s in Your Purse?
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One Story at a Time #5: What’s in Your Purse?

✍️ One Small Prompt, One Personal StoryThis weekly series is part of the Pen Your Past™ Project – a legacy-writing practice for women who want to leave something real behind. 💌 Want the printable journal pages that go with these prompts? 📥 Download the Free Pen Your Past Starter Kit here » This Week’s Pen…

One Story at a Time #4: The Soundtrack of Right Now

One Story at a Time #4: The Soundtrack of Right Now

One small prompt, one personal story — that’s what Pen Your Past™ is all about.👉 Need help getting started? Download the Pen Your Past Starter Kit This Week’s Pen Your Past Prompt If this chapter of your life had a soundtrack, what would be on it?What songs match your current mood, rhythm, or season? What…

One Story at a Time #3: The Thing I Couldn’t Throw Away
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One Story at a Time #3: The Thing I Couldn’t Throw Away

This week’s Pen Your Past™ prompt — a gentle way to write what matters, one prompt at a time.👉 Need help getting started? Download the Pen Your Past Starter Kit This Week’s Pen Your Past Prompt Write about something you saved – and why?It doesn’t have to be valuable. It just has to matter to…

One Story at a Time #2: My First Free Summer
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One Story at a Time #2: My First Free Summer

This week’s Pen Your Past™ prompt — a gentle way to write what matters, one prompt at a time.👉 Need help getting started? Download the Pen Your Past Starter Kit This Week’s Pen Your Past Prompt ☀️ What was your first summer as a teenager like?Thirteen is an in-between age — no longer a kid,…

One Story at a Time #1: The Girl I Used to Be
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One Story at a Time #1: The Girl I Used to Be

This week’s Pen Your Past™ prompt — a gentle way to write what matters, one prompt at a time.👉 Need help getting started? Download the Pen Your Past Starter Kit This Week’s Pen Your Past Prompt What’s something you used to love doing as a girl — that you’ve stopped doing?Would you bring it back…

What If Looking Back Could Help You Move Forward?
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What If Looking Back Could Help You Move Forward?

A gentle reflection practice for midlife women who want to reconnect with the parts of themselves they’ve quietly set aside Have you ever looked back at an old version of yourself and thought,I didn’t realize how much I was carrying.Or how much I had already survived? In midlife, there’s a natural pull to reflect. Not…

Preserve What Matters: Introducing the Pen Your Past™ First Stories Collection

Preserve What Matters: Introducing the Pen Your Past™ First Stories Collection

Have you ever wished you knew more about your grandmother’s life? Or wanted to pass down stories that your kids or grandkids will treasure forever?If so, you’re not alone—and you’re exactly who I created this for. Why I Created Pen Your Past™ I’m a remote-working grandma, recently turned 50 — and lately, I’ve been thinking…

How I Bought My First Home as a Single Mom—Even with a Lower Offer

How I Bought My First Home as a Single Mom—Even with a Lower Offer

In 2016, I was finally ready to buy a house. After years of hard work, juggling two full-time roles at my job while also going to school full-time online, I had gotten my finances in order. My son was grown—about 24 at the time—and I had all this free time that I still wasn’t used…