Iz Holidae: Artist. Adventurer. Recovering Workaholic. Oh yeah, and Missionary with a Big Old Dream.

Oh, it’s indeed a jolly Holidae with this adventuring, artsy/crafty/hairstylin/makeup artist/spa ownin/Lord of the Rings lovin/recovering workaholic Missionary with a BIG vision to provide SOLLIEVO (that’s Italian for TOTAL RELIEF) and restoration to missionaries who desperately need it. And did I mention she’s a friend of mine? Not that I’m trying to brag. Ok, yes, […]

Oops!

Hey my Misfit friends, So now might be a good time to let you know that I have a haiku blog… seeing how I just accidentally posted a haiku here instead of there! (If you’re on the mailing list you got it) So yeah. Didn’t mean to start slamming poetry down on you. […]

We… Have… a… WINNAH! And a bonus PODCAST!

Congratulations to the latest member of the RANDOM DRAWING OF RANDOM AWESOMENESS WINNER CIRCLE… Eydie Mitchell – come on down! That’s right. The books, the gift card, the whole shebang, it’s going out to YOU, for your enjoyment, regifting and/or repurposing pleasure. ENJOY! And for the rest of you… I didn’t want to leave anyone […]

PODCAST: Lost Your Passion? No Bootstraps Here, but… a Good Old Fashioned REBOOT, with Justin Jones

Got apathy? Who cares? Sorry, couldn’t resist. Truth be told, a lot of us struggle with apathy without even realizing it, because we mistake our “busyness” with passion. In other words, we are TOO DISTRACTED to notice how passionless our lives really are. Didn’t mean to yell at you there, but, you know, distractions. So […]

Just another Manic… I mean SCARY… I mean… RANDOMLY AWESOME GIVEAWAY ALERT MONDAY!

For today’s SCARY MONDAY…. a SCARY REQUEST! There are so many people who need to know that who they are is more than just ok, but purposely designed for glory. Would you be willing to help me get the message out to all the square pegs in Misfit Land? That message, in a nutshell: […]

EPIC FAIL FRIDAY: A tale of woe and wonderment.

I know. We just had Scary Monday. But sometimes the days have lives of their own, and the best thing you can do is just go with it. And so my Misfit friends, I offer you the following tale: This is a true story. About EPIC Failure. As per the title above. And though I […]

PODCAST: Does this Mirror Make Me Look… Deceptive? Chatting with Sandy Brownlee about her new book “The Mirror Lies”

Everyone’s got a story. And everyone’s got a secret or two. Often that’s what makes the stories even juicier. Not that we’re not here to blow all YOUR secrets. Oh no, we have much more class than that. (Besides, I’m always the last to know the scoop about anything). But we ARE here to talk […]

SCARY MONDAY: It’s BAAAAACK!

Is there something you want to try, but you’re just plain skeered? Then Welcome to Scary Monday, cause that’s what we’re all about here- frightening ourselves silly in the name of personal growth! I’ll let the scary video speaks for itself. But the point here friends, is to challenge and/ or inspire you to do […]

All ARE Welcome. For Real.

Do you ever find yourself in the middle of an otherwise ordinary moment, and realize that something extraordinary is happening? Yeah, me neither. Kidding. A real jokester, that’s what I am. Actually, that’s the very thing we’re here to talk about today, kids. Cause that’s exactly what happened to me this weekend. Something extraordinary […]

PODCAST: PEOPLE ARE GOOD… or as I like to call it, NO JERKS ALLOWED – stories to inspire you- with Anna McHargue

This world would be a perfect place… if it wasn’t for all those people. (insert dramatic eye roll here) Come on, you’ve thought this. We’ve all thought it, at least once in our lives… or once a day, every day… the point is, there are some real jerks out there. Not you. And not me. […]