QUARTERLY UPDATE: A long time coming…
Yes, I think my blog misses me. And I also miss my blog. It’s been a long time since I shared regular quarterly updates, and I was surprised when I checked to discover the last actual quarterly…
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…
Authors with Day Jobs
Many authors have day jobs. Actually, to be more accurate, most have day jobs. There are only a small percentage of all authors in the U.S. who earn enough money from their writing to support themselves. You…
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…
Quarterly update: The Momentum is Gaining
I’ll remember the third quarter of this year for two reasons: first, because it was the longest summer I can remember, with high temps starting early and continuing even into fall, and second, because of what I…
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…
Quarterly update & Bi-yearly check in
We’ve just about made it through the second quarter and we’ll be halfway through the year already. Can you believe it? Summer has arrived in full force here in the PNW. The forecast includes highs in the…
15 Ways to use Empty Notebooks
I love paper and that includes journals, notebooks, planners, scrapbook paper, stickers…you name it. I buy more notebooks than I need, and I also receive them as gifts, but I know at some point I’ll use them…
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…