I had one of those lightbulb moments yesterday afternoon! I had taken a copy of my latest writing assignment to work hoping that I would have an opportunity at lunch time to do some editing. I had been struggling with the ending for a couple of days and especially needed some inspiration in that area….
Month: January 2009
Playing hooky
It’s 6:13 am on Friday morning. Normally I would be at work by now (or on my way if I had stopped for a Starbucks). Today I’m sitting at home getting caught up with everyone’s blogs. I’m going for some blood work this morning (gulp…the dreaded cholesterol test!) and so I’m just hanging out until…
Blog award
I received a blog award from Angie over at Gumbo Writer. Thanks Angie! Premio-Dardas: “This award ‘acknowledges the values that every Blogger displays in their effort to transmit cultural, ethical, literary, and personal values with each message they write. Awards like this have been created with the intention of promoting community among Bloggers. It’s a…
Fifty!
Today I am fifty! I am thrilled to meet this milestone head on! I thought I’d start out this new year with five things that are fabulous about being fifty! 1. Retirement looms close enough to see on the horizon2. Grandchildren3. Seeing our children grown into happy healthy productive members of society 4. Now I…
Out of touch
It had to happen eventually. I was hoping that it would be a few years down the road, but it happened yesterday. My official induction into the “Out of Touch” club. I’ve been struggling with the speed (or lack thereof) of my laptop lately and finally sent an email to my son (the techno wizard)…