by Patti Miinch | May 28, 2019 | academic honesty, blogging, cake, citation, criminal, file, hypocrite, images
I’m a criminal.Not just the type that zips down the highway more than the excusable 5 mph over the posted speed limit.I’m also a hypocrite. I’m a stickler for academic honesty, for giving credit where it’s due, and for the past umpteen...
by Patti Miinch | May 4, 2019 | difficulty, opportunities, opportunity, Patti Miinch, trial
I’m very excited to again this week join a talented group of women who connect each Friday in an online, unedited (so excuse all errors) flash mob free-write based on a one-word prompt from our fearless leader Kate Motaung. My timer is set for 5...
by Patti Miinch | Apr 30, 2019 | Blue Ridge Mountain Christian Writers Conference, expert, Hitting Submit, novel, Patti Miinch, practicum, procrastinate, procrastination, writing, writing sample
First, I procrastinated.I didn’t just procrastinate. I procrastinated in a manner worthy of a gold medal, were procrastination an Olympic event.I did laundry and cleaned the house. I called friends and asked if they needed help with anything. I began not one,...
by Patti Miinch | Apr 26, 2019 | FMF, holding hands, Patti Miinch, touch
I’m very excited to again this week join a talented group of women who connect each Friday in an online, unedited (so excuse all errors) flash mob free-write based on a one-word prompt from our fearless leader Kate Motaung. My timer is set for 5...
by Patti Miinch | Apr 23, 2019 | 05.30, decision, May 30, Me and Taylor Swift, Patti Miinch
I don’t follow celebrity news and gossip, but a friend shared on Facebook the other day that Taylor Swift has been posting “cryptic” social media posts with references to 04.26 and has added a countdown calendar to that date on her website.To be...
by Patti Miinch | Apr 19, 2019 | curveball, decisions, Patti Miinch, The Next Step
I’m very excited to again this week join a talented group of women who connect each Friday in an online, unedited (so excuse all errors) flash mob free-write based on a one-word prompt from our fearless leader Kate Motaung. My timer is set for 5...
by Patti Miinch | Apr 17, 2019 | daughter-in-law, Mended, mother-daughter, mother-in-law, Relationships
When I first learned several months ago that mother-daughter team Dr. Helen McIntosh and Blythe Daniel (respectively) would be releasing a book about restoring the very-unique relationship that exists between mothers and daughters, I immediately contacted Daniel and...
by Patti Miinch | Apr 6, 2019 | Five Minute Friday, Offer, Patti Miinch
I’m very excited to again this week join a talented group of women who connect each Friday in an online, unedited (so excuse all errors) flash mob free-write based on a one-word prompt from our fearless leader Kate Motaung. My timer is set for 5...
by Patti Miinch | Apr 2, 2019 | freedom, Full Circle, opportunities, Patti Miinch, retirement, teen years
Perhaps it was the hot toddy.Or maybe it was just the effects of “the crud” that I’d woken up with that morning and struggled with all day.Whatever the cause, I had a less-than-positive realization just before midnight this past Saturday.I’ve...
by Patti Miinch | Mar 29, 2019 | actions, measuring, Measuring Up, Patti Miinch, people, thoughts, words
I’m very excited to again this week join a talented group of women who connect each Friday in an online, unedited (so excuse all errors) flash mob free-write based on a one-word prompt from our fearless leader Kate Motaung. My timer is set for 5...
