10 projects to focus on while you wait for spring
Who is ready for spring? Let’s see a show of hands… The months of January and February in the Pacific Northwest are by far my least favorite. If these months had a color, I’d consider them to…
A treat for you: 13 fun facts about Halloween
Halloween is my favorite holiday besides Christmas. It’s a holiday beyond just a day on the calendar, with many ways to celebrate it throughout the whole month of October. Spooky decorations, creative costumes, carving pumpkins after visiting…
My 2020 reading habits and books list
The summer months have been warm and the days have been long, much more so since our calendars aren’t as full as they might have been pre-Covid. From a writer’s perspective, the lack of appointments outside the…
Bi-Yearly Check-in: Writing vs. Journaling
The past six months will be a time in my life I doubt I’ll ever forget. I wish it was because I wrote the next great novel, or found myself buried in money from a fat book…
When your get-up & get-it-done fizzles out some
We’re almost at the end of the first month of this brand new decade…how’s the year starting out for you? Are you still going strong in your attempts to make changes and reach your goals, or has…
- book promo, dogs, motivation, productivity, questions to readers, social media, trips and sights I see
A road trip for relaxation…and inspiration
If you follow me on Facebook, you may have noticed that I was MIA the past week or so. Or maybe not, the way Facebook shares posts these days. Glacier National Park Anyway, my lack of FB…
- challenges, feelings and fears, My books, productivity, questions to readers, time management, writing process
Balancing multiple challenges with positivity – you can do this!
I was at a loss about what to blog about today and at first I thought it was because of a lack of focus and the need to just get outside. Then, I realized it’s possibly because…
Will your child someday ask, “What’s snail mail?”
Did you know April is National Card and Letter Writing Month? When is the last time you mailed a handwritten letter to someone? Recently? Last year? Never? Your answer to that question may very well depend on…
Winter projects: writing, therapy dogs & the ideal routine
PNW winter I’m singing the winter blues while I look forward to the comfort and warmth of mild spring weather. The idea of spring seems far-reaching when temps in the PNW continue to hold fast to flat-out…
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.…
