Category: CHATTER
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Just be yourself
How do you build loyal subscribers? I don’t write just to get subscribers. Although, I am grateful for each and every one of them. I write because I feel like sharing my thoughts. And, I like to read the authentic thoughts of other bloggers, too.
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Bowling Just for Fun
One day, back when my husband and I were dating, he asked me what I wanted to do. I don’t know, what do you want to do? I don’t know what do YOU want to do? I DON’T KNOW! WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO? You know, the never-ending back and forth, that actually ends…
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My Addiction
Yes, I have an addiction. I am a little embarrassed to admit that I love McDonald’s strawberry cream pies! This morning, when I pulled up to the window to order, I asked for a strawberry apple pie. The girl taking my order went with it. She said, “Ooo, strawberry apple pie would be so good!”…
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Have a good REST of your day…. UGH!!
What’s a word or phrase that annoys you? Simply saying, “Have a good day,” (or morning, afternoon, or evening) is the appropriate way to say that phrase. It sounds silly, unprofessional, and like a poor use of the English language to add “…rest of your day…” When what is truly meant by that phrase is…
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Time is my enemy
When I have a day off to spend it doing the creative things I enjoy, time passes quickly. Too quickly. Those days are few and far between because of all of the hours I work. There is enough to do, I could work 80 hours a week and barely make a dent in answering all…
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The end result
How do you stay motivated when learning something new? I love learning! Sometimes, it is a challenge. To stay motivated, I keep the end in mind. And remind myself that learning new things takes time. The time will pass, and before long, the new thing will become something that is a part of my understanding…
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Just pick one!
What do you do when you have more than one creative nerve signaling at all times? Write a story! Or journal! Or sew your current quilt! (I mean, the perfectly good fabric is already cut up so I can sew it back together. In puzzle pieces.) Get out in nature! Take your camera with the…
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Your Vote is Your Voice
Do you vote in political elections? We lived by this belief or mantra: “If you don’t vote, you have no room to complain about things you don’t like going on in the world politically.” I watched the example of my parents. They always voted. And shared their opinions freely. Not forcefully. Somewhat quietly. Let your…
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After a Good Night’s Sleep
Anyone who knows me, knows I love mornings. I feel my best, think my best, and work my best at the start of the day. Just last week, I recognized something that I have always felt, but never really realized it until now. I had enjoyed a beautiful mostly productive morning. The time was approaching…
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Sleep is Healing
Have you ever felt like you wanted to zip your skin off, crawl out of it, and leave it in your bed to disintegrate and go down the drain in the weekly wash with other skin cells sluffed off during the week? The covers were the first thing I threw off this morning. Those normally…
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DNA, The Tattler
My aunt recently shared a photograph with me, one that immediately pulled me in. Sitting at the top of a set of steps in front of their home are my great-grandfather Carnahan and great-grandmother Elsa. On the grassy yard below them sits their young son, Richard, about five years old, along with a woman I…
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