So my husband came home from a job for a school district with an interesting story a few months ago: While he was in the main office, a woman walks in with a baby sheep. She checks in with the front office staff, asking if anyone needs help, and the sheep just followed her around […]
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There’s been a lot of fear and nervousness around the corona virus outbreak, so I figured I would do a post on what I tell my students when they ask. Wash your hands. The best thing to protect yourself if you do get the virus, or anything for that matter, is to wash your hands. […]
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Sometimes bad days just happen. One Christmas Eve we were coming back home late at night, happy, laughing, and looking forward to spending the holiday with more family. We walk into our house, and all seems well. My husband decides he is going to take a quick shower. I’m bringing in our dogs from letting […]
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I’ve been inside a haunted house. Once, when I was in undergrad, other students told the story of a teenager who murdered his parents and burned down the house. I didn’t believe it might be true until one of them told me where to find the house remains. I got chills. That conversation always stuck […]
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One way I have decided to save money this year is to buy food in bulk and meal prep at home for the week. *Gasp* But don’t you not know how to cook???? Didn’t you almost burn down the house once trying to make hashbrowns????? Lol I am taking my meager skills, and with the […]
Read MoreWhat do you think defines you? Your looks? Your personality? The Starbucks coffee you drink in the morning? When writing characters in a story, you get to pick whatever traits you want, and make the person as suave as possible or as frail and insecure as you want. The great thing about writing is you […]
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 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 MoreFeedback is always appreciated. When I get criticism or evaluated, I always look at it as a chance to improve. I may not have the same opinions as the criticizer, but I will look into whatever the complaint is about. Now, if you totally snub your nose at my stuff without having even looked at […]
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