ROW80 Jan 8

by | Jan 8, 2012 | General

Wow, its Sunday already. Where did my week go? Sigh, I feel so under-productive. The last few days, my goals have been harder to meet. I met just about all the promotion and blog reading/commenting goals, but I’m barely making my daily word count. I think my...

Check-In time! ROW80 Jan. 4

by | Jan 4, 2012 | General

Today is the very first check-in for Round 1 of ROW80 and I’m happy to report that I am right on schedule. Admittedly, its only been two days but hey, I’ll take it. So far, I’ve walked my half mile twice this week and it feels great getting that...

ROW80 – Round 1

by | Jan 2, 2012 | General

I did it. I jumped in and there’s no stopping me now. ROW80 is MINE! Well, okay maybe that was a little much but I just can’t help myself. This is the first time I’ve ever joined in a challenge like this and I’m totally excited.  ROW80, or a...

A Year Is Over. A New One Begins.

by | Dec 30, 2011 | General

Today’s guest post for Friendly Friday is by the one and only, Tymothy Longoria. Not only is he a great writer, but he’s a great person as well. I seek out his posts on Facebook and Twitter every day, just because I know there will be words of faith and...

Puppies and Resolutions

by | Dec 28, 2011 | General

When I quit my job, my goal was to have less stress and time to really focus on health and my writing. Unfortunately, I did not factor in the holidays and how busy things get. Nor did I factor in the possibilities of adding members to the animal side of my family. To...

Yes, I Do Believe in Miracles

by | Dec 23, 2011 | General

When I think of Christmas, miracles come to mind. So in the spirit of the holidays and special  moments in our lives, Julie Hedlund is my guest for Friendly Friday. You can read more from Julie here and follow her on Twitter here. I’m so happy that Julie was...

I’ll Get To It Later

by | Dec 9, 2011 | General

Everyone of us has done it. And if you are anything like me, you’ve done it more than once. Yeah, I can’t count the times I’ve  put off some chore or unsightly task only to have to rush to get it all done in time. Well, on today’s Friendly...

What’s in Your Underwear Drawer?

by | Dec 2, 2011 | General

It’s Friday people! And today begins the first of my Friendly Friday guest posts. So to start this fabulous Friday off right, my guest today is Myndi Shafer. Myndi has made me laugh out loud so many times while reading her blogs. She brings a great perspective...

Change is in the Air

by | Nov 21, 2011 | General

I’m so excited. I finally get to focus completely on my writing. Needless to say, I want to start it now.  Like, right now. No, not next week and not Dec 2 which is my last day at work. Nope. I want to do it now. But I can’t because I still have some...

Leap of Faith

by | Nov 19, 2011 | General

I did it.  I took a leap of faith and I quit my job. I know you must think I’ve totally lost my mind. With the economy the way it is and the unemployment rate rising, why on earth would I give up my job? The answer is simple: I had to make a change. Many years...