“Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.” -Anton Chekhov This month I was craving deeper fulfillment and greater emotional satisfaction. But listen up, I’m not bringing all that with me into August. I hope you don’t carry it all either. We don’t have to talk inContinue reading “Action Over Words”
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Inspired Plans
We’ll be wrapping up July this week, and wow! We made it! I spent today in the sunshine planning out my next few days. Not in detail since the stay-at-home mom life requires flexibility, but just enough to inspire me. There’s a writer who says he writes just enough to keep writing the next day.Continue reading “Inspired Plans”
Sunday Solitude
I took the day to recharge. I took a salt bath and breathed in the scents of my favorite candles. I wandered in stores where I knew I wasn’t going to buy anything and listened to my favorite music on full blast in the car. There was no planned destination. Just a day and aContinue reading “Sunday Solitude”
Sunday Solitude
Tomorrow is Sunday Solitude! I cannot wait. I’m so tired from this week, and I’m ready to get some hours to myself. I got my books and my curiosities, and all the pens and notebooks I could ever need. I’m going to think and not think and sit in silence. I want to laugh, learn,Continue reading “Sunday Solitude”
Rest is Essential for Success
I am several things and all these things want my 100% but I heard something the other day. It was, if you’re everything to everyone, you become nothing. So maybe I don’t have a completed storefront, I started one and I will continue to add to it over time. I don’t have a fully runningContinue reading “Rest is Essential for Success”
Motherhood as a Writer
“Motherhood has a very humanizing effect. Everything gets reduced to essentials.” -Meryl Streep I absolutely love being a mom. I like being around my kids. I enjoy helping them and guiding them toward their best lives while we all learn to navigate this life together. I also have my own dreams and goals, so IContinue reading “Motherhood as a Writer”
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Stories I Like
“After nourishment, shelter, and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world.” – Philip Pullman I have always loved imaginative stories. They light up my life and give me so much possibility, hope, and excitement. I like stories of metamorphosis, love, and things that remind me how human I am. I likeContinue reading “Stories I Like”
Thought Inspo
“All you have to do is write one true sentence. Write the truest sentence that you know.” – Ernest Hemingway Well this get philosophical real quick. What is the truest sentence you know?
Hey, Let’s Hear it!
“You know what I did after I wrote my first novel? I shut up and wrote twenty-three more.” – Michael Connelly Shut up isn’t exactly what happens when you write 23 novels. I feel like that’s the complete opposite of shut up. But I get it. Once we finish one book as writers, it’s timeContinue reading “Hey, Let’s Hear it!”
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