Over the summer my husband decided that our house was too humid and bought a dehumidifier. He liked it; I didn’t care. Then he decided to get another one to get rid of all the leftover humidity. He liked it; I was mildly annoyed. Then he decided to get another one and move two of […]
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Sometimes things are just dead in the water for a writer. You might have a plan, but that day you brain is telling you to go take a hike. Writer’s block hits the best of us. For some people, they have a routine they get into, a setting that helps them relax and move their […]
Read MoreHave you ever walked into a room and forgotten why you went in there? It could have been super important, but for some reason just slipped your mind. I absolutely hate it when that happens. The same thing happens to me if I don’t write something down. I might think in the moment, “I will […]
Read MoreMy husband loves plants. He loves plants so much, that while I was at work one evening, he went and bought a ridiculous number of fruit trees that we ended up planting over the weekend. Then it was more fruit trees. Then it was more roses. Then it was blueberries and other fruit bushes. Then […]
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Some writers write off on an outline. Some just think up an idea and go for it. Others like to write stuff on paper until an idea emerges. There is no wrong way to get started in writing. I like to do a combination of the above—if I have an idea I am having trouble […]
Read MoreI think failure haunts everyone. It defines us; it shapes our lives; it makes us better. Some people look at failure as a roadblock, a stop sign to not go down that path anymore. I like to think of failure as an obstacle on an obstacle course. If you get through one, there are more […]
Read MoreI like pumpkin everything I can not lie You other brothers can’t deny When someone walks in with a pumpkin flavor anything A round cookie in your face You get sprung Wanna pull up tough Cuz you notice that cookie is awesome Dripped in icing that cookie is wearing I’m hooked and I can’t stop […]
Read MoreI am not a morning person. Not in the least. I tried to get up at 4am once to get some work done for my business, and I about died the rest of the day, and the next day. Sometimes if I am realllly lucky, I can get up at 5am and run on my […]
Read MoreThey say it takes 28 days to make a habit. I’ve tried that with running, and I’ve run consistently for several months straight, but then I loose interest or feel my time should be spent on something else I feel is more important, and I stop running for a while. I think instead of just […]
Read MoreMy vent for the last few months: I am just so frustrated. I want my experiments to work, but the majority fail. Yes, my Teazzed straw is awesome, but the project I have spent a little more than 4 years on still doesn’t work. I have a notebook filled with ideas and strategies on how […]
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