My desire to inspire has no shelf life
I’ve been sharing blog posts for over six years now…ever since I decided to shed my fears and share with family, friends and the online world that I had a secret desire to write and that I…
- blogging, blogs I read, book clubs, challenges, family, holidays, journaling, productivity, social media
Reading, journaling and photo challenges, oh my!
Clouds provide plenty of photo ops It’s the last day of a long weekend, the longest of the year for most, and we now have another holiday under our belts and will soon be celebrating the next. …
When social media “speaks” to you
I have a love-hate relationship with social media and I’m likely not alone with my feelings. Over the past several years, as I’ve continued to grow as an author, I’ve read many posts and books about how or…
Which gadgets bring enjoyment to your day?
There’s much to be said these days about taking time away from the computer, the cell phone, the television…anything that tends to keep you inactive for too long, or which limits your ability to really be aware…
Letting memories drive passion, not stall it.
I’m pushing on through the muck. What is muck? For me, today, muck means “feelings.” Sometimes they hold you back, sometimes they can really mess with you, they can mess with your ability to function, and they can…
What can these things possibly have in common?
Word count, social media, death investigations, series Bible & inbox cleanup…they can’t possibly have anything in common. Absolutely nothing, except for the fact that they have all helped me stay on task for the month of January.…
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…
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,…
Focus…one simple word but not always an easy task
I’ve tasked myself with learning something new about writing, blogging or marketing every month. Whether it’s with articles, on-line or in-person classes, books or video tutorials, I want to continue learning when it comes to writing, blogging…