Last year I dove into writing full time. Up until then I had merely been playing around with the idea. In September I began to get a bit more serious. Just the other day (now almost one full year – 12 months – later) I’m still getting more serious about the idea. There are so…
There are times when I go out into our field and sit at the picnic table to do my bible study. Today I was sitting there looking at the cloudy sky complaining about the wind blowing my hair in my face. “Turn around.” It was a simple thought and it made since, so I did….
There is only one way to guarantee that you will ever become a successful writer. You have to write. It may seem simple enough but anyone who has ever tackled this particular field will tell you that it is rarely easy. There are days when your schedule is too hectic, the kids are too chaotic…
It is my desire to become everything that Proverbs 31 calls me to be. It is also my desire to win the lottery (even though I don’t PLAY the lottery). There are days when I think my chances for both are about even. Last night was one of those times. It was a long day…
There was a time when this website ranked #1 for “being peculiar†– on Google search. But I have fallen far behind for that particular keyword phrase. Although my page rank by Google has continued to improve over the last few months, my search engine ranking has plummeted. The peculiar thing about this fall is…
The Olympics are on right now and Michael Phelps is dominating the men’s swimming. One competitor was asked about his Olympic bid and he said “I’m swimming for silver.” His commit did not make his name stick in my memory, but I can tell you that he did not get gold. It wasn’t because of…
The race is on to see how much I can accomplish and how fast it will happen. Yesterday I got up a new website devoted to the pursuit of being the perfect woman. It’s a labor of love that has been in the thought process for a year and actively worked on for the last…
The list for today is filled out and I think I may actually be able to complete all of the items I have on there. It is a far cry from the 18 hours of writing I had listed yesterday – but it is still a full day of work. Balancing this schedule and the…
Most mornings I wake up with the determination to get it all done. You know what the ALL is – everything on my to-do list no matter how long that to-do list has grown. By the mid day – usually just after lunch time, one of two things happens: 1. Some outside force changes my…
Learning to Balance the Time Deb – over at Freelance Writing Jobs – posted an article today about how she spends her down time. At the end she asked about how we each spend our own time away from the daily grind. I was stumped. There is down time in my life, but I don’t…