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My Week, In Reverse
Thank you for being a holiday. I wish I could say I was chillin' but weather kinda of threw the weekend off. I'm gonna take a break to blog before I figure out what's for dinner....
Vacation Memories Captured
One of my favorite vacations this summer was not planned. I'm not a fan of impromptu, so when Papa Bear asked if Christopher and I wanted to come with him to Florida and hang out while he attended a photography seminar, I said, "No."
This Chapter Continues
Recap: I've lost my writing mojo, so I've been Netflixing, organizing stuff and putting puzzles together. This summer I've put together six puzzles, cleaned out two closets, completed a major overhaul to Papa Bear's office space and tweaked mine to death. No lie!
Catch Me If You Can!
A story with two truths and one lie.
I was tagged by blogger friend Jamie Miles to participate in a challenge to tell two truths and one lie. I don't usually play along because I don't like to tag a bunch of people but in this challenge, you only had to tag one person and Jamie chose me.
This is going to hurt me more...
Excerpt: It felt like a sauna in the gym. I didn't drink anything because I didn't want to need the restroom. I sat and sweat in there like a hostage, and had to put eye drops in my eyes every so often so I could blink...
Chasing the clouds away...
I can't remember all of my thoughts in my walks and talks with God, but the feeling that comforted me most was knowing that God's blessings are our protection. That's what I have to hope for, have faith in and believe with all my heart. In this post I am sharing 10 bible verses to lift us up and remind us that God Is the ultimate blessing.
I've literally been in the closet... that and other lifestyle changes
Apparently I'd rather clean my closet than blog these days. My son asked me if organizing my closet was my new hobby...
Google Diagnosis Reveals A Common Problem
At this point, I was itching between my toes. Feelin' like Pookie from New Jack City, "Ish just be callin me man, callin me man. I just gotta go to it."
Coffee Break With A Special Guest
I have a special guest today! Over a month ago, without running it by mom, I called daddy directly and asked, "Can I have mom for a week in May?" I completely caught him off guard so he was super cool about it...
Jazz, Peace, Tea Time & Blogging about Borrowing Stuff
I just clicked over to the BlogHer Writing Lab prompt for today because I don't feel my coffee break writing flow coming. I'm going to roll with it even though I got nuthin'.
DWB - it's a thing...
Driving While Black... I remember allowing my brother to drive me around in my 1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse but I seldom let him borrow it. One day I had to run a quick errand to return something to a department store. My brother's friend rode along and I sat in the back seat. When we got to the store, I said, "I'll only be a few minutes" telling him that he didn't need to park. I hopped out of the car and ran into the store. When I came back outside, there was a police car sitting there but I didn't think anything of it. When I got back in the car, my brother had been questioned about whose car he was driving, why he was sitting there and why I ran into the store....
Coffee Break: On Busy Weekends with Family
A daddy visit rarely goes by where he isn't the star of the show on my blog. This post was originally going to be about his particular need to have Amy's pizza on Friday nights and doctoring it to his liking while listening to his music...
Coffee Break: Show & Tell
Today I'm sharing 10 pictures from my cellphone. I rarely share pictures (because it takes too long). There are a lot of food pictures on my cellphone but I'll spare you and skip over most to make a more interesting list.
I wrote something and pissed off no one!
For me writing or not writing is not all about having the time. I've lost quality time worrying about what to write and who was going to read it. It's held me back and it's steered me. I've worried about it being boring, I've worried about being relevant and I've worried about writing too often..
Coffee Break: In A Sentimental Mood #MondayMusings
It's now four days later and I am still carrying over a little "Prince Died" funk. I was putting those feelings aside and then I answered some comments today from my Friday post... thus putting me in a sentimental mood.
Dearly Beloved...
We are gathered here today to get through this thing called life...
Coffee Break: Peace, Writing & Shopping
When I dropped Christopher off today he said, "Mom, you don't have to drop me off RIGHT in front of the door." Thank goodness for that. My spirit is at peace today. And did I mention that jazz is playing?
Take the book. Leave the Cannoli.
I now have a table at B&N and I'm going to be totally bent out of shape if someone else is sitting here when I come in. It's like my own corner of the room to blog from on Monday's and Wednesdays...
Assuming makes a donkey out of you and me
I made it to Barnes & Noble again today with more pep in my step. Christopher was feeling better when I dropped him off at basketball camp and though he still asked me if I was staying, I felt less guilty about saying, "No." Today I brought a book with me because I wasn't sure if I was going to blog and then the title came to me.
On Mom Guilt and Spare Time #MondayMusings
And just like daycare when the caregivers would tell me that he was fine five minutes after I left, I know that Christopher was fine when he ran into the gym. But I still feel guilty about wanting to carve out some me time in the midst of his busy schedule.