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Day 15: Narrate a Conversation Between You and Someone Who You Never Had Closure With

October 7, 2014105 CommentsMandy Hale

It’s been almost exactly a year since I posted my last #30DayBloggingChallenge blog. I actually wrote this a year ago and wasn’t brave enough to post it. Since I wrote this blog, I have actually had this final conversation of closure with this person, who many of you will recognize from my latest book I’ve Never Been to Vegas but My Luggage Has. I’ll save that final conversation for another day…but for now, here’s what … » Read More

Quiet.

August 26, 201436 CommentsMandy Hale

If every season of life has a word, I think the word for this season of my life is QUIET.

I’ve spent 35 years talking and analyzing and verbalizing and theorizing and chattering my days away. I’ve talked at other people and at God for far too long now. At what point does it stop being a conversation if you never just shut up and let the other person speak? I’m honestly tired of talking. Not … » Read More

Sometimes They Come Back (Excerpt From Never Been to Vegas)

August 23, 201424 CommentsMandy Hale

Because we’ve all gotten over someone JUST to have them return to our lives…

Because we’ve all had that ex that we just can’t quite get over…

Because true love has a habit of coming back…

Here’s an excerpt from my latest book I’ve Never Been to Vegas but My Luggage Has: Mishaps & Miracles on the Road to Happily Ever After:

In April of 2011, I finally at long last closed the door on my long-suffering relationship with “Mr. … » Read More

Where I’ve Been. Where I Am. Where I’m Going.

July 16, 2014191 CommentsMandy Hale

I’ve been on a bit of a “hiatus” for the past three months and I thought maybe it was time to explain myself.

Some of you may have noticed I haven’t been tweeting or blogging or posting on social media in general as much (or at all. My blog sadly hasn’t been updated since March until today and my Facebook page went largely neglected as well). Some of you might not have missed me at all. … » Read More

A Lady Never…

March 19, 201461 CommentsMandy Hale

In honor of the release of my brand new book, I’ve Never Been to Vegas but My Luggage Has, I thought I’d put together a list of the Top Ten Things That a Lady Never Does, inspired by the book. So read, share, enjoy…and feel free to add your own thoughts about what a lady does (or doesn’t do) in the comments below! And also grab your copy of the book now anywhere books are … » Read More

Ten Reasons to Give Yourself Permission to Write Your Own Fairytale

March 11, 201469 CommentsMandy Hale

My new book I’ve Never Been to Vegas But My Luggage Has: Mishaps & Miracles on the Road to Happily Ever After came out on March 11th…and I can honestly say I’ve never been prouder of anything I’ve written in my life. It’s bold. It’s raw. It’s REAL. It’s my story, uncensored. And I honestly think it’s a story that all women, single or not, will find glimpses of themselves in.

The #1 message I wanted … » Read More

The Moment Before The Moment

February 22, 201422 CommentsMandy Hale

You know that moment right before Christmas Eve turns into Christmas morning? Or the night before you leave for vacation? Or the split second before you open a birthday gift you’ve been patiently waiting to open for weeks and though you can’t wait to see if it’s that thing you’ve been wanting for so long…a small part of you wants to hit the “pause” button and stay suspended in that moment between what could be … » Read More

Join the Launch Team for My Brand New Book!

February 13, 201437 CommentsMandy Hale

Hey ladies! I have SUCH an exciting announcement that is going to allow you all to get involved with spreading The Single Woman message of empowerment and positivity like never before!

My brand new book, I’ve Never Been to Vegas but My Luggage Has: Mishaps & Miracles on the Road to Happily Ever After hits bookstores on March 11th…but before that happens, we want to show the world what being a strong, confident single woman is … » Read More

One Ordinary Tuesday: The Most Perfect Non-First-Date Ever

January 31, 201438 CommentsMandy Hale

“There weren’t perfect people, nor were there perfect lives or perfect relationships. There were, however, perfect moments. And this was one of them.” ~Nicole Williams

I’m a big fan of Hollywood moments. Those moments that feel so special and so magical, however fleeting they may be, you can think of nothing else to compare them to but a movie. I think because I’m such a fan of these moments, I often attract them into my life … » Read More

He Said, She Said: Can Divorced + Never Been Married = Happily Ever After?

January 17, 201428 CommentsMandy Hale

The Question

Dear Daniel & Mandy: I’ve been talking to this guy for just a week now. I’m in my early 20′s and he’s almost 30. Things have been going well and we enjoy each other’s company. Recently he let me know that he’s divorced. The divorce was finalized a couple of years ago. Basically he got married in his early 20′s and realized it was a mistake (the divorce was his choice). We didn’t get … » Read More