Happy New Year, Everyone. Although life's journey constantly changes, journaling has been a constant for me. I’ve been journaling in one form or another since I first learned to write. Sometimes sporadically, other times obsessively. It all began with composition books. Remember those? The black‑and‑white splotched hard covers, the lined pages sewn and glued into… Continue reading Journaling the Journey
Category: Ramblings & Writing
Catching Up Before the Cookies Burn
While pulling out and arranging Christmas decorations, shopping, cooking, baking, and occasionally cleaning, I got a few things done. Let’s catch up on my writer’s life before I burn another batch of cookies. The Women in Publishing Society held a one-day Content Bootcamp for writers and publishers on December 4th. There was so much great… Continue reading Catching Up Before the Cookies Burn
A Pantser’s Writing Life
I love the holiday season, prepping home and hearth and gathering My Everyone around me. The baking, cooking, decorating, shopping, and events fill the month with happy anticipation. There's a lot to do. My to-dos lists piles up exponentially during December. They scatter across paper scraps, reminder apps, and several dog-eared notebooks. My pantser writer… Continue reading A Pantser’s Writing Life
Prompt Boards are Back-and so am I
It is after Labor Day. Children and teachers are back at school in my little corner of the world. Although I retired six years ago, I still believe that the day after Labor Day is New Year’s Day, bringing feelings of renewal and resolutions. I’m not back in the classroom or speech therapy closet, yet… Continue reading Prompt Boards are Back-and so am I
Birthdays: More than Just a Number
October is a busy month for me. The calendar reminds me of my nephew’s wedding, my daughters and grandkids visit itineraries, harvest events, Columbus Day/Indigenous People’s Day, Halloween and a half dozen birthdays, including mine. Although I am taken aback by how much my hands look like my grandmother’s and that the gray, bi-speckled woman… Continue reading Birthdays: More than Just a Number
