productivity
When we stand in the way of our dreams
I finally realized something the other day…sometimes, when things just aren’t going the way we expect, there’s one person we often overlook when passing out the blame: Ourselves. I’ve been getting this message in various forms for…
Exciting news! I’m hearing voices in my head again!
Okay, I don’t mean to come off sounding a little…off, but there’s some truth behind hearing voices when you’re a writer. At least there is for me. It’s that part of my imagination I’ve made very good…
I’m still here…I just fell back down the rabbit hole.
I’ve become one of those bloggers…one of those writers who I found by chance, who piqued my interest by the way they wrote and who I soon became a fan of, either because I felt a connection…
Making a list and checking it twice
I know…it’s not the holidays but lists to me are a part of life and lately, I need them more than ever to try to stay on track. Even more than that, I need a running list…
Why’s it so dark? Because my head is back in the sand!
It’s amazing to me how impossible even the smallest tasks can be when you’re fighting thoughts and emotions you can’t quite explain or even want to deal with. It’s a battle that’s both exhausting and mentally time-consuming. …
- day job, family, feelings and fears, NaNoWriMo, productivity, trips and sights I see, writing process
When your life feels like a Lifetime movie
I like Lifetime movies…some of them anyway, so don’t get me wrong. But lately, what I and my family have been going through the past few months has been so surreal, I sometimes feel like I’m watching…
F.E.A.R…to Face Everything And Rise
This was a busy week for me, not only with work and my personal life but also with my writing. Considering that my schedule was all over the place, I impressed myself with the fact that I…
My best metaphor for writer’s block
It’s been two months since I had to do one of the most difficult things in my entire life…when I had to say goodbye to my dad. It’s been two long months. Some days it still seems…
Straightening out the carpet…one wrinkle at a time.
It’s been just over a month since the world as I knew it changed in a way no one can ever be prepared for. It’s strange to say that it’s only been a month; sometimes it seems…
It’s that time of year…the time to declutter!
It’s the time of year to prepare for colder weather, upcoming family gatherings, extra baking and cooking, shopping, fighting traffic and also fighting longer lines at all your favorite stores. But that’s not what I’m thinking about…