Last Quarterly Update & Year End Review
It’s hard to believe, but this will be my last post for 2021. As much as I couldn’t wait to say goodbye to 2020, I have to say I’m definitely ready to say goodbye to 2021. This…
10 Reasons a Challenge Will Benefit You
It’s November and for anyone in the know, this is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). A whole month focused on writing at least 50,000 words during a challenge that’s been tackled by authors for over 20 years.…
5 things I learned about forming morning habits
Are you a morning person? How good are you at forming, and keeping, habits? Of course, I’m talking about good habits. Bad habits are a completely different topic. I’m not really a morning person, so I have…
31 ways to improve your daily life
Fun fact: there are officially 100 more days left for the year. What will you do with the remaining days of the year so you can say you ended the year strong? I’m the type who doesn’t…
Why Practice Makes You Better, if not Perfect
I don’t believe “perfect” is a trait anyone can rightly claim, but practice does make us better. Case in point, for me at least, are author events. I’m not just showing up to meet readers and sign…
Quarterly review & update: 2021 can be a good year
The first quarter of 2021 is over and while spring has only just begun, this week it feels like summer is just around the corner. The days fly by whether you keep busy or not. This past…
Are you productive or just busy?
We’re nearing the end of the first quarter for 2021, a good time to take stock of the progress of our goals and of our time. Whether it’s time well spent, or on the flip-side, time lost…
Looking Back Before Moving Forward
We’re finally here…the completion of the year that must not be named! Jokes aside, I’m glad we can put this year behind us and move on to another New Year. What that New Year has in store…
Quarterly check in…and a change in perspective
The first three months of 2020 will always remind me of a rollercoaster ride — That slow, long, click-click-click as the cars edge slowly upward to a great height, your head held back against the seat by…
My #stayhome monotony busters
These are challenging days for everyone, each of us in the same boat when it comes to worry and uncertainty, while we each deal with our own version of what it means to stay home or continue…