Unless you’re new to the blog, you’ll know that there are two times out of the year where I stop and deliberately take some time to look inward. Sidebar: If you’re new to the blog, Welcome! Thanks for reading! Those times are New Year’s Day and my birthday. When my birthday rolled around, I took …
Welcome, everyone to another installment of Five Thing Thursday and… Here are Five Things I want you to Know: Thing #1: It was my 50th Birthday 2 days ago!!! I suppose I should think about maybe growing up…Nah… Thing #2: Since my birthday, no less than 4 people have asked me how I feel, now …
Well, it certainly has been a summer so far, yeah? It has been for me, I can tell you that. There have been things happening. There have been adjustments to life, the day job, the Universe…Everything. And none of that has passed on through without leaving some kind of impression, something to mark its passing. …
Welcome, everyone to another installment of Five Thing Thursday and… Here are Five Things I want you to Know: Thing #1: Kidney stones *shudders* Thing #2: Sometimes the belief will falter. It doesn’t mean that you should stop. You might want to take a moment to examine why, though. You might learn something. Thing #3: …
Last week, I had been trying to get myself back on a kind of writing schedule. I kicked it off on Monday. I got up early, and got some writing done before reporting in (Figuratively speaking) for the day job. It felt pretty good and I was glad that I’d done it and was looking …
Welcome, everyone to another installment of Five Thing Thursday and… Here are Five Things I want you to Know: Thing #1: Set small achievable goals. You don’t have to eat the apple all in one bite. Thing #2: I certainly have a new appreciation for Leftovers. Thing #3: The July newsletter went live on the …
I haven’t written in a week. A good part of that has to do with the state of *waves hands at the world* everything. More times than I like ot admint, I find myself mindlessly (or semi-mindlessly) doomscrolling (which is an awesome word for it) through twitter, bouncing from one garbage fire to another. It …
Welcome, everyone to another installment of Five Thing Thursday and… Here are Five Things I want you to Know: Thing #1: Unleash the Archers has a new Single out. They’ll have a new release coming out in August. You can check out a bunch of their music on their website. Thing #2: We had pretty …
I can’t remember where I first heard this term, although I suspect that I originally came across it during a dimly-remembered chemistry class. Basically, as far as I remember it, the term refers to the minimum amount of energy required to kick off a reaction. If you want to start a ball rolling down a …
Welcome, everyone to another installment of Five Thing Thursday and… Here are Five Things I want you to Know: Thing #1: Allergies are awful this year. I don’t have any advice for them, but I’m there with you. Thing #2: Welsh lessons are coming along well. I can bid a Dragon Good morning, Afternoon, and …