Category Archives: Writing

Three Reasons to Love Google Calendar

Posted on May 29, 2012 by

Late one night during the Blogathon, my head hurt from trying to map out my writing, obligations, including 31 days of posts! (And — ahem — that was 31 more posts than I’d written in the previous 31 days…if you … Continue reading →

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Thankful Thursday: Lessons from the Mexican Restaurant

Posted on May 24, 2012 by

My older son recently had a doctor’s appointment that kept him away from school during his school lunch hour. After his appointment was finished, we went out to lunch to celebrate another year of good health. (Never mind that we … Continue reading →

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Blogathon Theme Day: If I Started Blogging Today I Would…

Posted on May 23, 2012 by

Today’s Blogathon Theme topic has me thinking: are there things I would do differently, now that I’ve been blogging here for over three years?  (Read my first post from October 2008 here.) My usual mode of operation is to seek … Continue reading →

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Saturday Stand Outs

Posted on May 12, 2012 by

There are 252 bloggers participating in this year’s Blogathon. That means there’s a lot to read. Here are three posts that really stood out from the many (fabulous) posts I read this past week. Check back next Saturday for another … Continue reading →

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Thursday Thankful: Maurice Sendak

Posted on May 9, 2012 by

Oh, Maurice Sendak, I am so sorry to see you go. Thank you for Really Rosie, In The Night Kitchen, Little Bear and much more. My boys and I are better thanks to the books you put into our world.

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Four ways to make a four-year-old laugh

Posted on May 8, 2012 by

Sometimes it’s tough to be four years old. Really tough. You want to be Superman, but you’re just too damn tired to pull it off. Those times generally happen after dinner, before bed, when one is so, so tired after … Continue reading →

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5 Movies That Inspired My Writing/Blogging

Posted on May 7, 2012 by

Today is the first “Theme Day” of the Blogathon. And, let’s just say right now I’m pretty darn thankful for a theme day because the ideas for a post aren’t coming to me at this moment. The theme, as you’ve … Continue reading →

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Twitter epiphany

Posted on November 13, 2011 by

It’s been ages since I looked at Twitter. But while I was there today, I had an epiphany. Pretty cool to have an epiphany, considering it’s only 140 characters and all. I was inspired to get on Twitter to check … Continue reading →

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Sponge phase

Posted on November 3, 2011 by

I realized today that there are times when I am like a sponge: out there seeking insights about writing and drinking up all the information my brain can handle. Right now I’m a sponge seeking everything I can learn about … Continue reading →

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Happy National Day on Writing!

Posted on October 20, 2011 by

Thanks to the folks at SheWrites, I found out that today is the National Day on Writing. As they said, it’s for real — thanks to work by the National Council of English teachers, this was passed by the U.S. … Continue reading →

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