The day started off great. I had a kid that was eager to get out of bed and go to school and I had a new, firm resolve to follow the new eating plan I had put together the night before. The sun was shining and I felt okay enough about myself to put on another short sleeved shirt to wear to work instead of resorting to a button up with long sleeves. The sun was shining and the mountains looked spectacular and I was just ready to take on the world. If I could have lifted my ass into…
Hello my friends, I am having a lot of fun sharing my latest post with you (read it here) and it got my brain churning. After a week or so of somber writing and questioning serious things I decided I just wanted to have a little fun today. I wanted to pose a question to everyone out there: What food or drink item can you not resist, even if you’re extremely full or on a diet? I could probably list 15 different foods, from all food genres, but I have to say that I will always eat a piece of…
Hello to all my lovely online friends, Today has been a rather strange day for me when it comes to writing on my blog. Last night I was gung-ho about my new piece (voted on by various readers) “I Want Your Attention but Stop Looking at Me!” I had a hard time getting started and I basically ended up banishing myself to a world with no sleep until I could get something down on paper. Lo and behold I got my groove on and I was enjoying the writing process again. After a few hundred words I decided that I…
Hello to all of you, my wonderful friends. I am trying a couple of things out today. I wanted to try putting a poll into a post and I wanted to make this post interactive. When I first started blogging I made a list of about thirty titles that I wanted to write toward. Little did I know that writing doesn’t work that way for me! But I went through the list last night and there are still quite a few subjects that I would like to tackle–and I would love you all to help me pick out which one…
It’s sometimes hard for people to tell, but I know that television isn’t real. I mean, I can’t have a normal conversation in my own life without invoking some quote, idea, or concept that I picked up from a show on television. Doesn’t even have to be a good program, just one that grabs my attention for that two seconds to be imprinted on my brain. It’s a damn nuisance too, because I can’t remember what I did three hours ago, but I can tell you what Phil was wearing when the first place team came in to win the…
My brain is here, there and everywhere and I need help from my fellow blogging peeps! I have my blog set up in such a way that I can write whatever I want whenever I want and, personally, I find that to be helpful when it’s time for me to actually sit down and put in the time. However, as someone who is trying to increase followers, do you find that being more specific about a particular subject gets more readers (i.e. cooking, sewing, cars, etc.)? My all encompassing vision is a blog that has funny stories (although I have…
As a way of keeping my brain alert and to get myself some much needed practice writing fiction, I have decided to participate in a weekly writing activity prompted by the Literary Lion. My piece can be no longer than 400 words long. This week’s theme was EYE. I hope you enjoy. Sunlight caressed her face as she struggled to wake from a not so deep sleep. She tried to stretch as best as she could from her cramped space in the backseat of the car. Scratchy songs from the country radio channel wafted quietly through the air as dad drove…
Happy Monday everybody! It’s a new day, a new week and a new chance to do all kinds of awesome things! I am very tired from an extremely busy weekend, so I am sorry that my responses to these award nominations are so late. I managed to finish the Warrior Dash on Saturday, but my arms are essentially jelly, so my answers will be short and sweet (at least for me). I have also condensed all of the award questions into one blog so there was a lot of cutting and pasting going on. Please forgive any mistakes. As I have…
When it rains it pours! Just after creating my own blogging award, I was nominated for a couple of different awards by some of my blogging friends. I always love answering questions and I appreciate that the people that nominate me think they would like to hear more about me. Thank you to @Coolbeans4 for nominating me for this award. This photo is definitely going on my front page. What to do for the award: 1) Thank the person who nominated you. 2) Answer the questions from the person who has nominated you. 3) Nominate some other bloggers for this award….
Hello, and happy Tuesday to you all! As I approach my two month anniversary of blogging (thank you, thank you very much) I am learning so many awesome things from the different blogs that I read and from the great people that interact with me through commenting on my posts! I think my biggest surprise is that there are so many young bloggers on here– a lot of high school and college kids. I find that interesting because when I was that age I could barely muster up the energy to make it to school on time. Kudos to you…
a funny thing happened when I was learning myself 