Research Trips

I’m reading through Creativity Inc by Ed Catmull. I’ve reached a section of the book that talks about creating as a group. And one of the section titles is called Research Trips. Writers! Are you taking research trips?! This makes me laugh hard and get excited because the adventures are endless here. I chuckle becauseContinue reading “Research Trips”

Mama’s Existence

Today was a chaotic Monday, but it ended up with a nice ending- eating yellow frosted cake with my mama. I’m super proud of my mama and I. We have both come so far. She’s got a great place that’s clean and nice She has been taking wonderful care of her dog. And she’s goingContinue reading “Mama’s Existence”

The Library

A place to sit and take in what thousands of other people have to share with the world, is a place where I feel most human and most free. I spent my today at the library and it was amazing. I felt myself again. I’m still feeling in a bit of a slump but whileContinue reading “The Library”

Expanding

I’m learning to have a more stable home life. Our home life is generally pretty stable. We aren’t a perfect family but we’ve been blessed to be able to stay home with our two year old. But let’s talk about unstable homes and housing insecurity. Housing insecurity will really have you coming out of yourContinue reading “Expanding”

Trouble Getting Motivated

I poured a lot of my energy into the beginning of my day so now I’m rushing about getting my daily writing goals done. But I did share an old piece that was originally published on Know Thyself Heal Thyself. I got a couple pennies for this one. Check it out. I had fun writingContinue reading “Trouble Getting Motivated”

My Silly Little Dream

I don’t know what it is, but I want to own a community laundromat pretty bad. I gained the dream and it never went away. It lingers around and pops up from time to time. What drove it home was this post below from Wild Women Sisterhood. I think it was Brene Brown who toldContinue reading “My Silly Little Dream”