To be fair, this isn’t so much a life update as it is a little bit of sad news. A few days ago, Gabby, my shih-tzu was run over and died. Thankfully, the person who hit her stopped and let us know. We had a little burial for her on Saturday. I’m grateful to my […]
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3 Ways to Cope when Life Happens or Is Stressful
There has been a lot going on in what is commonly known as the real world lately. Most of what I’m talking about is in my personal life. It has made it difficult to crochet, much less focus on business. Because of that, I thought I would share three ways to cope when life happens. […]
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I have discovered a way to defeat my imposter syndrome. I don’t know that it will help you, but I’m willing to share my three lessons I’ve learned throughout my process. Background You see, for years, I’ve been a writer. I have loved being a writer. Often, though, I have felt like an imposter. A […]
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This is not the post I had lined up for today. That one will wait for another time. Today, I want us to take a step back. Look at what we read. I know my own to-read pile consists of primarily white men and women. Especially men. Especially white. Today, I want us to all […]
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I meant to do this post last week, but part of it is kind of a big deal, so I’ve been puting it off. I love color. You might not really be able to tell it by my clothes all the time, but I love olor. It’s hard for me to pick a “favorite” and […]
Continue readingWelcome to 2020
I wanted to take the time to say Happy New Year. This month, I am participating in the Ultimate Blog Challenge where I will be posting every day in January. My aim is to re-establish the blogging habit and introduce some changes that will be coming throughout the year. I will dive in tomorrow, though. […]
Continue readingWhen Worlds Collide
Last week, I had too many things going on, so I had to rearrange some priorities. I had an outpatient procedure on Friday so health came first. Well… Health should always come first and I try to do that, but sometimes I’m better at it than other times. But because of that there were some […]
Continue readingWhat Are Your Distractions?
I can generally work with anything going on. As long as I have headphones or earbuds, I can drown out pretty much any annoying background noises. Sometimes, though, I can’t. Today is one of those days. The TV in the next room is too loud. I’m tired and my mind keeps wandering. Random bits of […]
Continue readingWhat Does Yarn Taste Like?
Before you start wondering, no, I dont want to eat yarn. Though some of the colors are yummy enough that they look like candy. I have a dog — technically, my dad has a dog — that apparently likes the taste of yarn. I try to keep it out of reach so she can’t get to […]
Continue reading7 Methods to Cope When Life Gets in the Way
Last week was interesting. I won’t go into details, but let’s just say there are times that life gets in the way. It feels like it jumps up and slaps us in the face. What do we do about it? Especially when things are going pretty well and we’re humming along, doing what we do. […]
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