The end of the school year is a big deal for me, especially when I’m not actually working into the summer. Two whole months off! Two whole months of living off my savings! Time to do ALL THE THINGS (that don’t cost much money.) For years I’veย always had grandiose plans. There have been a couple […]
I got through! Head met wall and head won. I wrote the damn story. And I actually like it lots. Worked all freaking weekend on it, but it was worth it. Even if now I have to write my Spanish 202 research paper in one night. That night being tomorrow. *falls the hell over* (also
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There’s one big benefit to experience, actually. One main reason I tell beginning writers who ask (and some who don’t) to carry on to the end. Leaving out all the others (because they are there) here’s the biggie. Once you’ve done it, you know you can do it. There it is. The reason I almost
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I’m beating my head against another story. It just. does not. want to. GO. Part of the problem is that I didn’t have quite enough in the story to make me eager to write it. I mean, I started out wanting to, but then there was EFFORT, and there was RESEARCH (and not the fun
Lost in Translation: Momentum Read More ยป
I lived for five years at the last house, and ONCE had water all over my back porch due to a washing machine issue. Two years at the place before that (same washing machine) and not a single problem. So why is it, now that my washing machine is inside my house for the first
Where’s My Damn Ark? Read More ยป
I wish I had more to show for how busy I’ve been. Would you like a picture of how the “maintenance required” light no longer shows up on my dash, since I took my car for an oil change? How about a shot of the herbs I bought at Home Depot but haven’t planted yet?
So I’ve been awfully tired lately. Since moving, we’ve been settling in, working late, having an awful lot of appointments…and so on and so forth. To illustrate how tired I’ve been–last week the kid went to respite. Dropped her off Friday afternoon, didn’t have to pick her up till Sunday afternoon. I had a million