I’ve made this blanket three times already. I’m not a time traveler. I just keep making the same blanket, from the same pattern, over and over. Sometimes I try to make a blanket from a different pattern, but my evening crochet blanket pattern of choice is always the Alissa throw from Rescued Paw Designs. (For the record,…
Category: Mental Health
Looking Out For Number One
I’m trying something new now. I’m setting aside Wednesdays to work on my own projects. On Wednesday I will only write my books. I’ll market my books, and I’ll deal with my blog. It’s not a day for errands (except in emergencies – I realized today I need to get my car inspected a week…
Emotional Seepage – Productivity Killer
How often do you find one specific incident – say, an incident with a co-worker – coloring your whole day? I caught myself letting it happen yesterday, and I’ll be the first to admit I’m ashamed of myself. I’d been having a good, productive day before that. Then I got a message from someone that…
Crafts and Writing
I write. I write a lot. I have three jobs, writing. It’s all I do. Well, maybe not all. I’ve been trying to be a little more balanced about how I do things, and part of that is spending some time doing things that are not writing. I’m trying to be better about exercise, with…
Insomnia Strikes Again
Some of you know me personally, and some of you don’t. For those of you who don’t, I’m going to let you in on a little “secret.” I’ve been dealing with insomnia for a pretty good portion of my adult life. When I was younger, it was fine. I could use the time to be…
Harriet Tubman House
I went back to my hometown to visit family, which I do on a fairly regular basis. I come from Syracuse, New York, which for those of you who think the entirety of New York State is paved is the “Canada” part of New York State. We’ve got a lot to be proud of up…
Write ALL THE THINGS
Yesterday, I had huge plans. My daughter was going to be at an overnight at her summer camp, so my plan was to dig in and write ALL THE THINGS. I thought I could probably power through a good 20,000 words. I’ve done it before, I could absolutely do it then. Then I wound…