In Pursuit of Good Habits
For the past year or so, I’ve struggled to create good habits in my life. As I am in the midst of a transition, I want to create some good habits. For some reason, I am struggling to do so. I have always thought about the fact that it takes 21 days to create a new habit. And all you had to do was power through until that point and you would have a habit. Except that misses a very important point: How do you find the motivation to repeat something every day for 21 days or more? I knew I wanted to begin a few things to add to…
No One Loses NaNoWriMo
Any long time reader of this blog knows I love NaNoWriMo. For those who don’t know what that is, it stands for National Novel Writing Month and happens every November. Each year for the past 4 years, I have awaited November, more or less, eagerly. Until this year that is. It wasn’t that I didn’t have stories to write. In fact I’d spent some time working with a story that I’m quite excited about still. It wasn’t that I didn’t have companions to go on this journey with me. TC Wrimos is an active group and within driving distance. We tend to meet up throughout the year for this alone.…
A Perfectly, Imperfect Wedding and The Return to Writing
It’s been a while. The summer flew by so quickly it is difficult to believe that we are officially into fall. Yet, here we are. A Perfectly, Imperfect Wedding Much of the past few months have been focused on my daughter’s wedding. I’d forgotten how much work planning a wedding can be. Even when you attempt to plan for every contingency, something always happens. Like, wardrobe malfunctions and insane weather. Wardrobe Malfunctions Turns out I forgot one of the main items to have on hand for weddings: Safety pins. Really? Yes, one of the zippers broke on one of the bridesmaids’ dresses and she had to be sewn into it.…
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