“…every time you make a choice you are turning the central part of you that chooses, into something a little different from what it was before.” C. S. Lewis in “Mere Christianity” Not Big Life-Altering Decisions I’m not talking about the choices that can lead to prison, injury, or death. Those are the big ones,…
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All The Fiction and Non-Fiction Books I Read in February
February was a heavy library month – meaning I checked out physical books from the library to read. I love the library, best thing ever! Let’s jump right in to all the books I read in the February 2022 Non-Fiction Reads Actually, read should not be plural because I only read one non-fiction book this…
Neighbor Feuds
Things I learned from watching true crime shows, Part 2 (Part 1) Have you ever had neighbor feuds? We’ve all had our fair share of neighbor issues. For the most part, the issues aren’t big enough to warrant a full-scale Hatfield’s and McCoy’s battle. Usually, the worst thing we do is swallow our seething annoyance…
Happy Endings Do Happen
Despite all the fears and warnings, some true crime stories end with some semblance of happiness. I’d like to say Happy endings but that would only take into consideration that a loved one didn’t die. It wouldn’t tell of the anguish the person suffered and the torment she will battle for the rest of her…
Virtues and Vices: Strengthening One, Weakening the Other
I’ve never been a big fan of setting resolutions. Don’t get me wrong, I have tried and I have failed over the years. I don’t recall how many years ago that I gave up on resolutions, but last year I decided to work on goal-oriented tasks for my writing. We all know what happened with…
From a Daily Writing Session to a Published Piece
A new notebook. That’s what it took for me to take a piece from a daily writing session to a published piece. The Notebook Most writers (no official data study, just the majority of writers I have come across in the past ten years) have a pen and/or paper addiction. We love beautiful journals with…
Round-Up: 5 Rational Links on Covid-19
Uncertainty Breeds Fear Covid-19 breeds fear. This is something I am familiar with. Albeit, my uncertainty usually stems from my fear of submitting to a new market or pitching a potential client. Will they like my style? Am I good enough? The questions go on and on. If I’m not careful, I can talk myself…
Designing A Home Office
First Steps First This whole designing a bedroom/ game room into a home office remodel is exciting and scary. This is my first attempt at tackling a full design for a room of any kind. When we moved into our home we brought our old furniture with us. We didn’t plan a layout, we worked…
The Empty Nest Begins
What’s it like? Does anything really change? Will the kids really be gone? Will they ever talk to me again? Do finances get a breather? Are you happy? Are you sad? These were all the questions I had when I began accepting that my kids were growing up and would be leaving the nest soon….
Cha, Cha, Cha, Changes
College Bound Let me clear that up, it sounds like I’m off to college and that’s not the case. My boys are heading to college. The last kiddos at home. The twins. My babies. The past few months have been fraught with numerous trips across the state for orientations and placement tests. We just returned…