It's Time to Move...

Hi everyone!! Yes, it's me! Wanted to let everyone know what I've been up to this past year. Well, I'll first start off by saying that I have missed you all so much!! But I promise, I haven't been loafing around. I've been working on something I've had a dream of doing for some time now. Writing books . . . yayyy and "about time" - as a good friend just told me. You know who you are, lol! ;-) !! I'm currently working on some self-help books (one of them going to press as I write), a novel, and a series of children's books. I'm also starting my consulting and coaching business the beginning of 2017! Sooo, excited about that one! Yeah, it's a lot, but I'm absolutely loving it! Which brings me to my reason for writing this post. I've moved, yep...taken up residency at another address on the web. I'm not closing down "Prowess and Pearls", just incorporating it into my new website. So please join me for my housewarming at my new place - the address is . . . michellpulliam.com. (make sure to click the link to access it, lol). On my new site you'll find some great FREE resources I've created just for you. Downloads, courses, etc. I thank you guys so much for all of your support over these past few years and I'm looking forward to this new chapter and connecting with you over at my new site! YOU ROCK!!

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Mastering YOU Monday...the power of encouragement!

I guess there’s no better way to jump back into blogging than to jump back in it, right? And of course to share with everyone about my very first “Prowess and Pearls” women’s retreat I hosted last weekend! Yep yep, you heard correct…a “Prowess and Pearls” retreat! Not just any retreat though…you know the ones where every.single.minute.of.the.weekend.is.taken.up.by speakers, workshops and the such. Been there, done that.  Not that there’s anything wrong with those retreats(because they're needed as well), but come on – we have to admit that sometimes after those kind of retreats, we can come out feeling like we’re in need of a vacation! You know how you go on a vacation that has an itinerary so jammed packed you get stressed out trying to make sure you check every single item off the list? Nope, this was a

Mastering YOU Monday...surgery and recovery

       They say 46 is the new 26…so they say! But I’m smart enough to know that I’d better not treat my 46 year old body like anything other than what it is. Yes, I speak the Word over my body, but even God expects us to put works with our faith! Besides, if I’ve learned anything from the untimely deaths of my mother and mother-in-law, its that the enemy desires for us to be lacking in our lives where our health is concerned. I mentioned in my last post that I would tell you about my ever-so-lovely surgery. But don’t worry, I’ll spare you the gory details.

Here I am almost 7 weeks post-op from having major

Mastering YOU Monday...college, life and change oh my!

Betcha thought I'd never come back to blogging...you and me both! Wow! I’ve never taken a five month hiatus from my blog before; needless to say, I’ve missed writing, but most importantly…I’ve missed y’all!!! I must admit though, I stayed away from anything dealing with blogging while I was away. Pretty much off of social media as well.  Life just kinda gets like that sometimes…ya know.


 Sooo much has happened since I’ve been away. Let’s see…I turned 46, I had two surgeries...one

Mastering YOU Monday...my EUREKA moment(I'm baaack)

Ahhh...this feels good - writing on my blog again! You know it's been 41 days since I put finger to keyboard(concerning this space). 

While I was out, it dawned on me the last time I punched someone’s time card was when I was 4 months pregnant(18 years ago) with our youngest child. There's a reason for that - deep down inside I

Farewell...well, at least for now

Hey my sweet blogging friends! Some of you have probably wondered where I’ve been…I assure you I’m still alive! :-)

I want to first start off by saying how much I appreciate each and every one of you! Back in January I mentioned the thought of hanging up my blogging hat for good, but decided not to do that...and I'm glad I did! But, I’ve found myself overwhelmed with life yet again…nothing bad at all. As a matter of fact, it's great awesome, as a result...I've got a full plate(not that I'm complaining)!! The months of March, April and May have always been busy months for our family, but this year…we've got many irons in the fire.

Mastering YOU Monday...parenting 101

I was saying to myself just last week how I should post some more about parenting. Would you know, I was watching "Morning Joe" this morning - well actually I was sleeping in and my husband came into the bedroom to tell me to turn the t.v. to "MJ". Anywho, I was intrigued by their guest Jennifer Senior, author of "All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood". Obviously, I've had my head in the sand when it came to this book as I

Mastering YOU Monday...how much is too much?

I know I'm a week late, but how many of you watched the final episode of "The Biggest Loser" last week? If you didn't, I don't know how you missed it... it was plastered all over the news last week. Anywho, the finale is what prompted this week's "Mastering YOU Monday" post. BTW...Am I the ONLY person out there who watches the "BL" so I don't feel guilty about eating a big plate of food? Justifying my overindulgence by saying in the back of my mind..."oh, I'll never get THAT big"!

Doing YOU WELL Wednesday #48 and happy birthday mommy

Happy Wednesday everyone! Hope your week has been wonderful! Today's "DYWW" is dedicated to my lovely mother Mary Lee Brown Flemming, who would have celebrated her 71st birthday today! I sure do miss that lady!! Here's a post I wrote last year commemorating what would have been her 70th birthday. You can read "A Legacy of Grace" HERE. For those of you who know me, y'all know that I write letters to my mommy all the time, lol! 



I'm "doing well" because I can finally celebrate my mother's life without getting sad. I've been blessed with

Mastering YOU Monday...mind over matter

Okay, so my post today was inspired by a conversation I had with my daughter the other day...out of all things...childbirth, IKR! Quite ironic, considering she's not planning on giving us grand kids anytime soon. But I'll save that for another post.


Not quite sure how the conversation started, but I'm glad it did, because I wanted to throw my two cents into the bucket

Doing YOU WELL Wednesday #47 and a snow day

Now you know I couldn't pass up on the "2014 Southern Winter Snow storm/Blizzard/Ice storm" bandwagon right!? Lol! Seriously, hope none of you got stuck, stranded or grounded like so many I know in the Atlanta area...horror stories!


We South Carolinians had it pretty good though. Our snow didn't arrive until around 8 or 9pm Tuesday evening. But we had to wait until morning to get a good look at it and boy was it beautiful! What I love about the snow here in the south as opposed to snow in the north(where I lived for about 8 years AND I don't miss

Mastering YOU Monday...lessons I've learned

As some of you may know, my husband and I just celebrated our 25^th wedding anniversary! If you asked me 25 years ago where I would be today…I couldn’t promise you I’d be here.  Why? Because our marriage was definitely NOT the conventional one! 


You see, I met my husband on Oct 14, 1988, the first month really didn’t count(because, as he puts it, I detested him), lol. However, I  have a different opinion!

Doing YOU WELL Wednesday #46 and a few changes

Hi everyone!! Did I throw you off with my new schedule! For anyone who didn't know, the "DYWW" link-up will now go live by 9:30pm EST on Wednesdays! 


If you didn't enter the $850 cash giveaway...there's still time. You can enter HERE!!


What's new on the blog you asks?

Mastering YOU Monday...when life happens

When life throws us a curve ball and discouragement, hopelessness or depression hits -and don’t let the world fool you- WE ALL have gotten bit by that bug before. No.one.is.immune! When they hit, like the water in the throat of a drowning swimmer out in the waters wailing for his life…we can do one of two things. Let the waters of the residue of this life overtake us, or fight with all we have until that “out of nowhere” rescuer comes to our aid. At those moments we have to make a split decision as to what

Doing YOU WELL Wednesday #45 and an $850 cash giveaway!!

Happy HUMP DAY everyone!! Welcome back to the first "DYWW" of 2014! So much has happened since we last linked up. Hope you and your families had a wonderful holiday! 

What a way to kick off the New Year by helping my friend Angel celebrate her birthday with an $850 cold.hard.cash giveaway! All you have to do is enter via the Rafflecopter below and follow the directions.

Mastering YOU Monday...try not to break

Welcome back to our first “Mastering YOU Monday” of 2014! Okay, what better way to start off the new year than to start it off fresh and new. I’ve been seeing all over the bloggersphere the “One Word for 2014” prompt. At first, I wasn’t going to participate, but I was inspired by my blogging friend Joi to do so. I’m a little late to the game, but I came nonetheless! So what is my word for 2014 you ask? Flexible!! Yes, flexible! 


So here’s my “transparency” moment.

1989...25 years later!

Happy New Year!! I'm baack and I've missed you all!! A day late, but hey, I've got a good reason! Today my husband and I are celebrating our 25th(Silver) wedding anniversary...a way to start off the new year! Whoop whoop! Okay, for all of you who thought you were coming over here to read some mushy lovey-dovey 25^th Anniversary post about how much I love and adore my husband, sorry, you won’t get that on this go around! Mind you, I absolutely love and adore my husband, but I thought I’d go against the grain for our 25^th Wedding Anniversary(that’s just the kind of gal I am)! :-)

Doing YOU WELL Wednesday and some gratitude

Seasons Greetings, the Pulliams here...wishing you a Merry Christmas and a BLESSED New Year!! I know you're here for "DYWW", but I'm taking a break for Christmas and New Years. So I'll be gone until Monday, January 6, 2014...GAHHH! Did I just say 2014? WOW!! 


Anywho, I want to take this time to express my sincere appreciation and love for each and every one of you! I thank God for you and for you supporting me and my blog this past year! Thank you for always coming back to visit, even when I've fallen short and have taken FOREVER to

Holly Blogging Christmas Party Reveal Day

For those of you who didn't know, I'm on a two week blogging break for the holidays and will be returning Monday, January 6th. So why am I posting today you ask? Because my good blogging friend Joi over at "Rx Fitness Lady" is hosting her "Christmas Eve's Eve Holly Blogging Christmas Party" and of course I'm an invited guest along with 15 other bloggers. We exchanged Christmas gifts and our posts today are all about the big reveal of our gifts!

Mastering YOU Monday...nip it in the bud

Mornin' lovelies! As I mentioned last week, for the month of December I'll be recycling some of my old post for "Mastering YOU Monday". On our road to "mastering ourselves" and "mastering life", this week I'll be sharing with you how our small issues can become BIG problems if we let them go unchecked. Read on to find out why we should nip them in the bud and do it now... 


Because we become busy and overwhelmed with life, we sometimes overlook the small things in our lives, that if left unchecked, can grow into something we can no longer manage....an out of control monster.