Category Archives: writing and other jobs
website abuser
That’s me. It’s really nothing personal. See, I’ve had just SOOO much going on in my offline life. I’m a writer and I’m working feverishly on a new novel. But then I looked at my calendar and there was a … Continue reading
Posted in my life, personal, writing and other jobs
Tagged irs, money, new novel, no promises, offline life
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the problem with fiction
Fiction is my escape. I spend my days writing freelance, non-fiction stuff to pay the bills, but I must confess, it’s tiring. Some days, the struggle to think of new and creative things to say about not-so-exciting things just exhausts … Continue reading
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Tagged couple, fiction, fiction fiction, non fiction, problem, struggle, stuff
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writing
Something both simultaneously irritating and awesome has become my obsession lately. I’ve been writing. I had this idea, an inspiration, and now I’m attempting to get it on paper. It makes sense in my head but I am continually frustrated … Continue reading
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Tagged amount, anything, idea, inspiration, kinda, many sleepless nights, obsession
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time flies
This summer has really flown by. It seems like it was just a day or two ago when I was making summer plans, but now school has started again and I’m making FALL plans! Won’t be long before the stores … Continue reading
Posted in around the world, writing and other jobs
Tagged cor, course, decor, flip side, Halloween, schedule, Sheesh, work
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work and writing randomness
This summer has been very hard on my work ethic. Not that it’s a good excuse, but with all the traveling I’ve done, I just haven’t been doing enough work! I’m lucky, though, because with what I do, every day … Continue reading
Posted in randomness, writing and other jobs
Tagged cram, excuse, female population, random things, randomness, segment, style, work, work ethic
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a hard day’s night
I’m still alive over here- barely. Vacation was tons of fun, albeit super busy. I got to do everything from horseback riding and a climbing wall to (my personal favorites) hiking, trail running in the mountains, and eating
Posted in around the world, friends and family, writing and other jobs
Tagged busy days, climbing wall, everything, fun, here, hiking trail, home, outdoor fire pit, work, work routine
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embroidery and my summer adventures
This summer, even as I’ve been struggling to maintain my websites (silly burnout), I’ve been doing more embroidery than ever. My personal favorite is cross-stitching, but I’m looking trying out some other types of embroidery. Plus of course I’ve been … Continue reading
Posted in my life, technology, writing and other jobs
Tagged cross stitch patterns, cross stitching, customer photos, fun, gimp, idea, Plus, setting up a website, time one, website
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teaching
With all the chaos around public employees nowadays, it seems appropriate to link to this story about one public school teacher’s fear of the future. I am in the very unusual situation of already being a former teacher, before I’ve … Continue reading
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Tagged chaos, college, education, fear of the future, job, perfect resume, public school teacher, teaching job, way, west Africa
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oh library, how i love thee!!!
Today was a good day. I gotta tell you, my idea of going to the library was GENIUS! Pure genius, I’m telling ya! It was quiet and I just got so much work done. Plus it was just such a … Continue reading
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Tagged connection, fantastic place, financial transactions, genius, going to the library, idea, Paypal, Plus, small sacrifice, work
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