It’s a new month and each new month starts off with a harsh, but encouraging post, from Kick-Ass Cheerleader. This April she wants to remind you that YOUR WORDS, YOUR WAY, MATTER! YOUR WORDS, YOUR WAY, MATTER This will be repeated over and over again, throughout this post. Did you just scoff? You’ve heard it…
New Puppy
Picking up our new puppy Adding a new puppy to our household wasn’t the most planned event. My husband likes dogs, but he was done with them when we got a wild child early in our life as husband and wife. If you’ve ever watched Funny Farm with Chevy Chase, we got dog one. Our…
March 2020 – What I Read, Wrote, Learned
Read, Wrote, Learned (RWL) The reason I’m sharing this is that its part of my lifestyle. People in the beauty industry share what they use for makeup and the other fashion choices they are drawn to. So why don’t we writers share more often what we read, wrote, and learned? NO links included in this…
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…
Blog Format
The next step – blog format. Last week I dealt with learning what to blog about, this week I’m focusing on my blog format. Unexpected Outcome I went through my posts from last month, all 28 posts. I learned I need to add a new step to this process. Edits. In my haste to put…
How To Decide What to Blog About
Decisions Now that my 28-Day Personal Challenge is over, it’s time to decide what to blog about. I didn’t plan on sharing this, I figured it would be a behind-the-scenes working. Since I’m a curious person and I love to see how people come up with plans I “why not” share my thought process. Be…
28-Days Personal Challenge Review – Day 28
The Final Day of the Challenge Review It’s the 28th day, the final day, which means it’s time for a challenge review. If you’ve been following along with your own goal, make sure you review what you learned. SEO When I began this challenge I told myself I didn’t need to worry about SEO status….
Learning Later in Life – Day 27
28-Day Personal Challenge You can teach an old dog, new tricks. Granted learning later in life has its challenges, but it also comes with some benefits. The hardest part is undoing old habits. One of the skills I want to work on this year is my makeup. I’ve always been low-maintenance in the makeup department….
Obstacles and Attitude – Day 26
28-Day Personal Challenge Today, I’m talking about obstacles and attitude and how much those two things can break my day or make it better. Obstacles and Attitude when I’m Under Stress We all get stressed, we all have off days, and it’s during these times that looking on the bright-side makes us want to slap…
Enjoy the Walk – Day 25
28-Day Personal Challenge Don’t Rush the Walk, Enjoy the Walk Today I remembered to enjoy the walk. It’s not easy to slow down when I go out for a walk, I’m focused on the exercise aspect of it. Particularly when I’m by myself. However, today, I enjoyed my walk. I went to my favorite trail….