You can write a book in one month All it takes is an idea that excites you and a few tips I learned during Nanowrimo - National Novel Writing Month. Read on to find out how! Writing a novel may seem like a huge undertaking given how many hours it takes to complete a draft.... Continue Reading →
How Seneca, Attracting Positive Energy, and Happiness Heal Grief
Positive thinking has always been my forté, if not my downfall, since being an optimist doesn't always prepare me for the horrific. When the worst happened this spring, I had to work at thinking positive. Even cancer and double boobectomies didn't shut down happiness like death. I'm a firm believer in the Law of Attraction. You... Continue Reading →
Fantastic Meme Found in Crested Butte
Danny and I biked on a trail through Crested Butte. As we rode out of town, we noticed a gathering of people taking pictures. We dropped our bikes, walked up to the cement post, and cracked up. I would love to meet the person who graffitied it. This is my kind of humor. If you... Continue Reading →
New Expressions for 2015 – In Response to Esquire
Do you get bored with expressions? I do. I avoid, "Awesome," like an f-bomb. Okay. That's not true. I occasionally f-bomb. Last year, Stacey Woods, a writer for Esquire's Culture Blog, listed twenty-seven sayings or slang that had to go. This year she's not messing around. She listed fifty of them! I chose a few... Continue Reading →
Ramblings and Results
I hope you survived April Fools! April has arrived and another snowstorm is on the way. The joke's on us. The worst April Fools' prank sprung on me was through my computer. GAH! I am very particular about apostrophes so when I noticed one of my tags from yesterday's newsworthy post read, "April Fool's Day,"... Continue Reading →