It has been nearly a year since I last posted to this blog, and I would like to think I’ve just been too busy. That isn’t a lie. Since changing jobs earlier this year (in itself, a major stressor… the job I held for more than six years is now but a line item on … Continue reading
If you’ve read this blog for awhile, you already know that I am not the smartest person in my family. While that’s not great admission, it pains me to confess that I also am not the wisest person in my family. Especially when it comes to self-worth issues. I don’t love me very much. Whereas … Continue reading
I’m not dead yet. Monty Pythonisms aside, I cannot believe a month has passed with nary a blog post from yours truly. I honestly wish I had an excuse, or—more to the point—I wish I had but one excuse. I love that quote about “living lives of quiet desperation,” because it’s horribly true. Hours of … Continue reading
Long blog post warning (hey, it’s been a week, so pour a cup of coffee and let’s catch up!). This past weekend, I went to my very first writers’ conference, Writer’s Digest Conference East (note: I don’t know how long the link will point to the conference, as it has already happened, so I apologize … Continue reading
There are a lot of kooky holidays out there on the calendar. Some of them are random—and randomly celebrated—such as Ronald Reagan Day (celebrated unironically it seems in California every February 6th). Others are random and widely celebrated, such as Groundhog Day. As with so many other odd holidays (a rodent pops up as a … Continue reading
Okay, so this post is either going to get me a slew of new followers (for both the wrong and right reasons) or else lose me the delightful baker’s two-dozen (that would be 26) I currently have. The truth is, I have been pretty much devoid of any inspiration the past few days. It started … Continue reading
Astrid Cook - The Right Writer 