Taking a Break for the Holiday Weekend
It’s a long holiday weekend for the Memorial Day holiday and while the extra day off work should give me more time to write a post, it’s actually given me more of a reason to work on…
Books: An escape for Adults; an Adventure for Kids
If someone were to ask you the types of books you read as a kid, could you remember? Generally, you probably could…but could you remember the exact titles of some of your favorites or which books you…
What keeps the Imagination Fit
When it comes to the imagination, I believe it needs continuous feeding…to keep it fit and free from lack of use. There are many ways to keep the imagination fit: reading, writing, puzzles, drawing, painting…take your pick…
A Little Help goes a Long Way
As I stare bleary-eyed at the computer all day during work and then again in the evenings as I continue to work on the edits of my book, I find that there are times when I’m not…
My Mother’s Day Weekend
Mother’s Day basket Mother’s Day is usually a busy day for me…I spend the morning with my boys and my husband, if he’s not working, before heading out the door to see all the moms in my…
The Merry but Busy Month of May
Honestly, it’s only the second day of the month and I feel like I’m hitting it with full force. It’s just a crazy, busy time of year for me. But it’s a good kind of crazy… I’m…
A Special Book Club Meeting
I attended another book club meeting the other night and it was what will probably be one of my favorites for awhile. This particular book club has members who are housed in an assisted living facility so…
“Resting” is not Required to Recharge
Unbelievably, it’s already the end of April and there are less than two months before the kids are out of school for the summer. It just amazes me how quickly time can fly by. Summer is still…
Waiting for Bloggers who Fizzle…or even Burnout
Ever since I began writing my first manuscript and finally started this Blog, I was ecstatic when I learned how much free advice was out there and available in the blogosphere. I even provided a list of my…
Birthday Wishes are Never a Guarantee
I’m a day late, I realize but I didn’t post yesterday for two reasons: first, it was my birthday and I decided to take the night off and second, I received news I wasn’t quite sure I…