40 years. That’s a long time. Or at least to me, it is. Yesterday, 40 years ago, “Jessie’s Girl,” the song I’ve heard the most in my life, or I’m pretty sure I have, hit number one. This is the song that helped me that summer way back in 1981. The summer of 1981 Right […]
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October is coming to a close this week. That means we’re that much closer to my least favorite season. Yes, I’m not a fan of winter. The older I get, the less I like it. Of course, that means I stay inside, and I get more writing done. But it could also mean I don’t
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September is almost over. And I’m sad. I’m not ready for fall. I feel like we barely had summer. I spent a big part of the afternoon outside yesterday. Before the cool temperatures of the last days of September set in this week, I wanted to enjoy what I could of the last warmer day.
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August is almost over. Today is the last day. And what have I accomplished this month? Honestly, I think this has been my most productive month in a while. I’m not feeling as worthless as I wrote about in my last post. So, what have I done? Well, let’s take a look at the three
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I feel worthless. I feel especially worthless when it comes to my writing the past few months. I’ve been home since mid-March because of this pandemic. As you may know, I work in the library at a school, so we closed and never re-opened. Last Monday, I started back to the day job, and what
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This pandemic has slowed me down in more ways than one. My writing has almost come to a complete halt. And I had hoped it wouldn’t. I mean, I’ve had all this time at home so you would think I would have written many words—possibly even a book by now. Nope. Nada. Not one word
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My head is spinning. I have so many things rolling around in my head that at times I can’t think straight. Have any of you ever dealt with this? This isn’t the first time I have, and I’m sure it won’t be the last. Why is my head spinning? I really have no idea why
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January is flying by. Isn’t it? I can’t believe we’re almost halfway through this month of the first quarter already. I’m slowly getting back into a routine–a better one than before my two-week break. I’ve planned out my goals for the first quarter. I’m learning it’s better if I focus on three months at a
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Fall break is here, and it’s a great time to get things done. My to-do list is a mile long, but I’m trying my best to get as much done as I can. I would like to have some time to relax and enjoy part of my week at home. Now I bet you’re wondering
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I told myself I would write and post two of these a month. And I let myself down when I didn’t do the first blog post of the month. But journaling helped with ideas. Now here I am for the second post, struggling to write something. Why is it so hard to write one of
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I told myself I needed to get back to writing on my blog. So here I am! I’m back and ready to share my books, other authors’ books, and my single mom life on a regular basis again. For right now, I’ll post here on the second and fourth Mondays like I’ve done in the
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Can you believe summer is almost over already? I sure can’t. Our schools started a couple of weeks ago. That means I’m back to work at the day job. It’s a job I love, but I was enjoying my summer. As I looked over my author website, I realized it’s been a few months since
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