Dear Natalie, I’ve been angry with you lately. You’ve been eating too much. You’ve been eating too many snack foods. All this snacking has made me feel miserable, and I’ve gained a few pounds. But I see the problem. And, it’s my fault. See, to write you this letter, I … Continue reading →
The twelfth day of Thirty Days of Me asks how I found out about blogging and why I decided to start one. The second part of that question is easy. The first part, I have to say I don’t remember the answer. I do know I began blogging in April, … Continue reading →
At Day 11 of the challenge, I’m to scrounge around and find more pictures of me and my friends. I had to dig very deep, and I came up with some oldies. This was Babe, my St. Bernard, adopted when she was five. She had huge personality. She was a … Continue reading →
For Day Ten, we should have something enjoyable. Songs I listen to when I’m happy, sad, bored, hyped, and mad. This was more appropriate twenty-five or thirty years ago. I don’t listen to music that often these days. Listening to music has always been a very private experience for me. … Continue reading →
It’s taken me a little over a week into the new year to get started, but I’m back to working on Polar Bear on the Loose, and, by extension, “How to Revise Your Novel.” I was dragging my feet at getting started. The bag with the project was sitting beside … Continue reading →
The ninth day asks me to discuss something I’m proud of in the past few days. I’m proud of how our Createslate group has come together over the past year in supporting not only our writing, but more than that, our daily living (well, more weekly, because that’s what our … Continue reading →
Eight days into the challenge, I’m supposed to post my short-term goals for this month and why. This is easy. Health and fitness: Do some basic fitness ball stretching each morning, and head to the shop every other day and do 15 minutes of balance work on the Wii, 30 … Continue reading →
For the seventh day of 30 Days of Me challenge, I’m supposed to show a picture of who or what has had the biggest impact on me. What is it with all these pictures? Obviously, my parents had a huge impact on me — especially for the first eighteen years … Continue reading →
I’m choosing a superhero who is not well-known. She doesn’t have a comic book or television series named after her. But, unlike those superheroes, she’s real. My mom, Nancy (shown here, in 2010, with my dad). Here are a couple shots of us on our trip to Italy in … Continue reading →
Today’s choices are varied. Do I want to call attention to my childhood in my beloved Iowa? Does Ohio, where I attended and completed high school and my first year of college warrant attention? What about that awful ten months I lived in Western Massachusetts? Does it count? I learned … Continue reading →