humor – Courtney Ellis

Want to read a chapter of my new book – Happy Now! (for free?)

08/03/2021

Why So Serious? An excerpt from Chapter 2 of Happy Now: Let Playfulness Lift Your Load & Renew Your Spirit by Courtney Ellis Used with permission of Rose Publishing I take myself too seriously, probably because I’m a human being. –Maeve Higgins “How’d your doctor’s appointment go?” my husband Daryl asked as he loaded the dishwasher. “Oh, fine,” … More Want to read a chapter of my new book – Happy Now! (for free?)

Raise Your Hand if You’re Bad at New Year’s Eve

12/31/2018

Need permission to put on your pajamas at 8pm? You got it. … More Raise Your Hand if You’re Bad at New Year’s Eve

What Should ACTUALLY Be On the Baby Registry

12/06/2018

Because tiny hats are cute, but they won’t help you survive the craziness to come. … More What Should ACTUALLY Be On the Baby Registry

Babies, Barf, and Beatitudes

12/04/2018

Blessed were we when the stomach bug hit. … More Babies, Barf, and Beatitudes

So You Want to Write a Book (Part 1: Where to Begin)

11/01/2018

Where to begin when you want to share your words with the world. … More So You Want to Write a Book (Part 1: Where to Begin)

Happy Birthday (to me)!

08/30/2018

36 Things I Want to Learn the Year I Turn 36 … More Happy Birthday (to me)!

Top 10 Things Not to Say to a Pregnant Woman (Greatest Hits)

07/15/2018

Avoid these, and every pregnant woman on earth will love you forever. … More Top 10 Things Not to Say to a Pregnant Woman (Greatest Hits)

Things To Do When You’re Nauseous Beyond Reason

05/09/2018

Because you can’t throw up every minute of every day. … More Things To Do When You’re Nauseous Beyond Reason

7 Ways Pregnancy is Like Survivor

04/30/2018

Because neither one is for the faint of heart… 1. People say inappropriate things to you “You know how that happens, right?” Nope. Please do enlighten me. 2. You spend weeks trying to hide a really big secret Nothing to see here. Just suddenly wearing lots of scarves and drapey cardigans and sweaters in 80 degree … More 7 Ways Pregnancy is Like Survivor

4 Surprising Things That Happen When You Move From a Cold Climate to a Warm One

04/27/2018

I’m a Wisconsin girl at heart. Yes, I root for the Badgers and the Packers. Yes, I know all about cheese curds. Yes, I’ve experienced school cancellation because it was -30 degrees out. After spending my first twenty-four years in various parts of the Midwest, and then another four there following graduate school, the green, … More 4 Surprising Things That Happen When You Move From a Cold Climate to a Warm One

Courtney Ellis

faith. friendship. birds. life.

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