Ah, January – I had so many grand plans for you! What a beautiful, lovely, schedule I had worked up! I was raring to go, and then – of course – the unexpected happened, and life threw an obstacle my way. I got sick…for the first week and a half of January I did little else but…
Due to an unforeseen sickness, I read a LOT more than I usually do in a single month. Admittedly, I read a lot of short stories and children’s books, but I NEARLY read a book for every day of the month! I wish that I could do this EVERY month; but I can’t. My writing and the rest…
Thank you Shantelle Hannu – I was at my wits end trying to find inspiration for a new post, not to mention I was struggling with finding the time to write one. But thanks to Shantelle’s post ‘The Ten Random Questions Tag‘ in which she graciously extended the tag invitation to anyone that read her post, I was…
2016 is almost over! It’s that time of year again! Time for all those well meaning but utterly insane resolutions that are probably induced by drinking too much bubby grape juice. So allow me to provide my list of insane goals…in no particular order…. Create A Better Newsletter For My Blog: The one I sent out this month was….really…
I can’t believe December is over already…. A lot has happened for me in the last 31 days…allow me to recap… 1. At the very last minute, my family decided to take a vacation. Yup, we like to do these things by the seat of our pants. Now that we’re a family of adults, we have found that what we…
This year my family is not participating quite as much in the typical traditions of Christmas and I am thinking more about the real implications of this holiday, as some of the distractions are removed, allowing me to look at what Christmas really means with fresh eyes. God could have just placed his hands over this sinful planet and said…
Okay, confession time. I have hardly listened to any Xmas music this year. ‘ducks from the ensuing bombardment of rotten fruit’ But just because I am going through a Grinch-y phase, doesn’t mean that I don’t have my all time favorite Xmas music just like the rest of you merry elves! And so….let the list begin! This is…
The title is pretty self-explanatory. Oh, I wanted more run-of-the-mill things for Christmas….books, music…that kind of thing. But I have these deep longings for something else for Christmas….things that very likely won’t come to pass…but are still lots of fun to think about. Thus, I have compiled a list; starting at the most plausible and ending with the impossible.…
NaNoWriMo is officially over and I clocked in at approximately 74,000 words! I’m feeling prêt-ty good right now! I’m also very, very, VERY tired. Anyway, the entire experience was a blast. It’s funny that I can say that now because when I first signed up for it, I was convinced I was going to die. I thought…
An alarm buzzes in my ear and my eyes snap open. The strange butterfly of anticipation in my stomach that lingered all day yesterday has multiplied in the night into a swarm. All my senses are on high alert. Years of training begin to kick in. I dress quickly – comfortable, combat clothes and shoes are essential. I…