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Good ol’ Stress

Have you ever been stressed and looked back at the decisions you made in life? Where you would have gone had things been different? My biggest regret is not getting back into my writing sooner. But I plan to keep at it, and am dropping 5 new books around October. Stay tuned!

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Kitties
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Cat Races

One evening while I was holding an online class lecture, the kitties, Socks and Elsa, got jazzed about a green toy mouse. Picture the moment: two cats, one toy, and no traction on the floor. My husband watched the scene unfold and told me about it when my class was over. I busted out laughing.
It’s the little things that keep you going.

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Writing

Summer work week

What does a typical work week look like for you? For me, since I am a teacher, my summer workweeks shift dramatically from what I do during the school year. More time for hustles and hobbies, but always working.

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80. Focusing

I like to work in silence. It’s like oil to my thoughts, lubricating them so that they run at full speed in a logical order. Sometimes, though, I can work with noise in the background if it is people talking. I can listen to my students’ conversations and grade papers at the same time. I […]

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64. Gotta have the breaks

As I sit here and type it has been raining outside. It is so relaxing to listen to the rain fall and kiss the ground. I do most of my blog writing on the weekends. I make little notes on my phone notepad throughout the week of ideas to write about, and when I have […]

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