I’ve learned to listen to the weather report daily. I’ve also learned to consult my priorities frequently. I have to know what is, and what is not absolutely essential for living a good life. I have to always ask, whether this thing I’m doing or planning to do is essential. When I involve myself in the inessentials, it turns …
Weather and Seasons are Changeable, so are Priorities Read More »
Always, always keep learning. Hooray for author Rachael Hanel, who learned to swim at age 35. Check out her blog post, and consider learning something new this year. My plan is to learn how to write songs with Mac’s “Garage Band” program–songwriting fits in with the novel I’m writing. Music has always been part …
Don’t give up. Keep writing and revising. Keep knocking on doors and learning. Keep thinking about exactly who your audience is and what they care about. And keep connecting with peers and mentors who can help you improve your writing (because growing as a writer is like growing in compassion, it’s a never-ending process). Published …
While they’re not (yet) begging for your book, perfect your pie crust Read More »
This is part 1 of a 3-part blog-post on how to shop for a doctor. I am not a doctor. I’m not a professional advice-giver, or anyone who has any business telling you what to do or how to live your life. This is only my own opinion. The reason my opinion might mean something …
Well almost all. In pie, filling and crust are co-dependent. Co-dependency is not always neurotic. What would a pie be without the crust? It might be pudding or jam but it would definitely not be pie. What would a poem be without simile or metaphor or rhythm? It might be a story or a rhyme …
You’ve been wondering where I’ve been. It’s difficult keeping up with the my rapidly-changing world so I took a hiatus. I had life reasons, nothing dreadful, but you (especially if you have chronic health issues) know how life goes. The biggest reason I didn’t blog for a month, however, is because I forgot why I’m …
You’re going to have to take your clothes off for your doctor. Hello! Choose someone you really like, okay? I’m really good at choosing doctors. I’ve managed, no matter where I have lived, to find a terrific primary care giver, and when I’ve needed a specialist (oh, about sixteen bazillion times in my life), I’ve …
The first Girl-Scouting Lesson I learned goes like this: Make new friends, but keep the old. Some are silver and others are gold. I’ve been asking my blogging friends questions all week: “Why am I blogging?” Now I know that answer–to connect with people. I can’t imagine remaining motivated or inspired (to write or to …
Girl Scouting lesson applies to writing, to everything Read More »
Here’s another disclosure for you. I love to cook but I hate taking pictures of food and I hate writing detailed recipes with measurements. Cooking is the way I relax when I’m not writing or taking care of my persnickety health. My blog started to turn cooking into work and I didn’t like that so …
Disclosure: This is almost a recipe for cherry-berry pie filling Read More »
I’m starting a whole new blogging chapter. Let me start by saying that I cook WAY more often, and make a lot more variety of foods than I’ve been posting on my blog. Yesterday for example, I baked a vegetable pie with whole-wheat crust, stuffed with grated onion, zucchini, carrots, potatoes, mozzarella, romano & italian …
Is blogging just another cherry-berry pie-in-the-sky? Read More »