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Monday Musings and Motivations — Part Thirty-Two — Firsts
I remember the first time I was defeated. I was in the third grade and me, being the avid reader and writer that I was then, I was insanely competitive about spelling. I was the best speller in my class. I’d beat everyone in my class and in classes above me in order to reach … Continue reading
One Little Turn of the Rudder…
As I get back into my new routine, returning to the place my hubby and I call home now, I’m reminded of a quote that I’ve kept with me for decades and one that my protagonist in my “I’m going to finish it this year” novel reads in a pivotal moment in her life: These … Continue reading
Monday Musings and Motivations — Part Thirty-One — New Beginnings
It’s New Year’s Eve, the day before another year begins. We’ll all be another year older; after a certain age, you really don’t put much stock in those kind of things. You just get that every day is a day for new beginnings. Life is sweet, precious and fleeting and putting things off until tomorrow, … Continue reading
Monday Musings and Motivations — Part Thirty – Christmas Eve
It was the day before Christmas I’m not at my house But hubby and loves ones are here There’s no fires to douse! No stockings are hung, but it doesn’t matter This may be one Christmas That doesn’t make us fatter! Loved ones are healing It’s a rough and ongoing ride But maybe at the … Continue reading
A Before Christmas Kind of Thing
I cannot begin to tell you how much I’ve missed blogging. How much I’ve missed my checking in with you guys and how much I’ve just missed my regular ho-hum kind of life before all the shite hit. It hit and it did in a big way. Those of you who have followed me, emailed … Continue reading
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