Note to Self…and a Note to Create
I found this note I wrote to myself one evening when I was…in a mood. Reading it over, I think it resonates with something inside me that others can relate to as well, so I decided I’d…
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What’s good about a drought? The growth we see afterwards.
You might not think September is synonymous with drought, or even growth, as the rain has already visited us and the trees outside are losing their leaves as I write this. But when it involves creativity, I…
Hello? It’s me…back up and running.
Summer is over, school has begun and we’re about to move into another season of weather and the parade of upcoming holidays this time of year brings on. It is probably my most favorite time of year,…
It’s time to take a blogging break…
If you haven’t noticed, it’s been awhile since I last posted. It’s been just over a month, when I was overcome with nostalgia with the onset of my youngest son graduating from high school. I wrote about…
An afternoon reflection: As kids grow, nostalgia blooms
It’s a beautiful and very warm Sunday afternoon as I sit here at my desk, trying to stay cool in shorts and a tank top, while a fan blows semi-cool air my way. I would rather be…
R.I.P. Bloggers with Burnout
During each season of writing, writers live two lives; their own and whatever characters they’re writing about at the time. Life, as we all know, is busy. And when you’re a writer, living your own life while writing…
The tools I use as life shifts between busy, bad and beautiful
If you’re on Facebook, you might receive those posts reminding you of something that happened to you a number of years ago. Today, I was informed that I became friends with my aunt seven years ago…on Facebook,…
Book Clubs = Just what the doctor ordered
I attended a book club meeting yesterday to meet with a terrific group of ladies who are in the process of reading and reviewing the Jorja Matthews mystery series. It was, by far, the most fun I’ve…
Happy Easter, Happy Sunday, or just Happy Day
Whether you are celebrating the Easter holiday with family or just enjoying the day as any other day, I hope you are enjoying yourself. I’m doing a little of both, spending time with family with an extra…
Bye-bye weeds; time to clean out life’s garden bed
It’s the first day of spring – we say goodbye (hopefully) to winter weather and hello to beautiful blossoms and comfortable t-shirt conditions. It’s also the time when we may reflect on what changes we may actually…
