May 6: What I Do
I'm participating in a challenge to blog every day in May; today's prompt instructed participants to share what (other than their job) they do. Hmmmm . . . What do I do? Even after pondering this question so long that I'm late in posting my response, I'm still...
May 5: Love & Devotion
I'm participating in a challenge to blog every day in May; today's prompt instructed participants to identify a blogger . . . or a family or friend . . . for whom we feel love and devotion.This is a difficult prompt for me. As much as I enjoy reading other people's...
May 4: Stop Searching
I'm participating in a challenge to blog every day in May; I was supposed to post this on May 4, but was having a tech issue, so I wrote this and saved it and am backdating it to the correct date.Today I'm to share my favorite quote and explain why it is my...
May 3: Not in My Comfort Zone
I'm participating in a challenge to blog every day in May; I was supposed to post this on May 3, but was having a tech issue, so I wrote this, saved it and am now posting it with a backdate it to the correct date.What makes me uncomfortable? Hmmm . . .1. Thong...
May 2: Avoiding Run-ons
I'm participating in a challenge to blog every day in May; I was supposed to post this on May 2, but was having a tech issue, so I wrote this and saved it and am backdating it to the correct date.Technically, there are 2 types of run-on sentences -- run-ons and...
May 1: In How Many Words?!?
I'm writing this post in response to a write-every-day-in-May challenge to write my life story in 250 words or less. I love to talk/write, so "challenge" is definitely the right word for this. Here we go . . . I was born 50+ years ago and had a complex childhood...
On Autopilot No More (Dream Save Do, week 22)
Long story short, after much deliberation and with almost as much reluctance as anticipation, I sold my wonderful little red Prius. I loved my Prius -- how it handled, its fuel-efficiency, its size, etc. As much as I enjoyed the car itself, I loved the fact that it...
Ahhhh . . . the Joys of Car-lessness
I'll admit it -- the title of this post is a bit misleading. I'm not car-less. In fact, I recently traded cars and am enjoying my new vehicle immensely. But several days a week, I act as if I don't own a car.About 6 weeks ago, I moved, and I'm happy to say that I...
Tossing Out the Box (Dream Save Do, week 21)
I still remember the unadulterated joy I experienced when my parents signed up for cable TV and my viewing options expanded from 2 clear and 1 fuzzy channels (NBC, CBS, and ABC respectively) to a wide array of channels. I was in college at the time, and since then,...
Another Set of Hands (Dream Save Do, week 20)
"Suggest 2 people assemble this product."Those were the first words I read last week when I opened the instructions for assembling the chiminea I had just purchased. I paused, looked at the picture on the front of the box, thought of all the products I've put...