31 Dec Things I love (in 400 words) 2017 Edition.
I love? Tanya, for inspiring the 400 words blog...
I love? Tanya, for inspiring the 400 words blog...
I broke my favourite mug. I was doing dishes. As I reached across the counter to place my mug on the drying mat, it smacked the bottom of a pint glass. "Shit!" I thought I'd broken the pint glass. When I realized I had, in fact, taken a...
Back in 2010, when we were getting ready to send my poetry collection off to the printer, one of my editors/partners said "what about a dedication?" I spent a couple days deliberating and then sent her this: for?you. and you. you, you, you. And oh yes! You! She laughed at me....
Begin at the beginning...
Several months ago I was in a really bad place. I was drained, exhausted, worn down. I hesitate to say I was depressed, because I know so many people who battle with darker demons, but I was very sad. My emotions were manifesting physically, and I was...
I love long baths. (and everyone knows long baths must be accompanied by a good book...
I have a notebook in my Evernote which I've labeled "The Idea Farm." It's one of the tools I use to jot down thoughts, words, lines, business dreams and novel plots. It's a place to capture all the swiftly moving brainstormy things that haven't been fleshed...
Part of my simplifying project has led me to read through old journals...
The friend of a friend passed away a few days ago. Young. Mother. Wife. Cancer. I read her obituary. It made me ponder...
Every time I travel lately, I am reminded of my desire to simplify. Everything. pack lighter. carry lighter. be. lighter. It's a work in progress. 40+ years of accumulating things...