I am taking an online writing class called BYOB - Blog Your Own Book. It's thirty-one days of blogging with a goal to use the posts to make an e-book at the end of the month. I've decided to blog my own adoption story from start to finish, with a few meanderings here and there … Continue reading BYOB
Organizing all the things
Over the weekend, my family cleaned out our garage. All four of us at once. Usually it's just me and one kid or the other, dragging things out and throwing them in the trash. It takes all day, sometimes two. This time I put my foot down and made everyone work together at once. Two … Continue reading Organizing all the things
Thinking about what I should write
I get emails all the time from various writers trying to sell their latest books about writing, writing courses, etc. Sometimes they are full of interesting things, sometimes not so much. Today's message from bookfox.co caught my eye sent me down this rabbit hole: Write down your favorite album, your favorite movie, and your favorite … Continue reading Thinking about what I should write
Holiday Weekend, now back to writing
My dad came up to spend the July 4th weekend with us. He arrived Friday and we thought he was going home on Sunday, but he extended it to Monday to make some much needed repair calls for his house up here and now he's extended it one more day to meet the termite people … Continue reading Holiday Weekend, now back to writing
New Writing Planner
I always intend to blog more than I end up doing. I type up my morning pages and then think "I'll add to these and make a blog post." And then I end up dumping the info into a post and don't edit it or hit publish until a couple weeks or month or so … Continue reading New Writing Planner
MPTA notes
I mapped out all the new scenes I need for Chapters 1-8. That took a while and one change I made affected several other scenes, so there’s new things to add into already written ones as well. It’s all good and I think it will make for a better story and some better flow. I … Continue reading MPTA notes
MPTA notes, Day 53
All my notes on this story that live in the computer are labeled with a number that corresponds to the book "90 Day Novel" because that's the method I was using when I started this particular novel. I have other notes, of course, in longhand in a notebook from days when I was out and … Continue reading MPTA notes, Day 53
Huge List of Activities to do with Kids during Covid-19
I started this document ages ago and have shared it with many friends, family members, and FB forums already. It's compiled from many, many different places: lists on facebook, travel websites, space websites, family websites, school websites. It's broken down into categories for ease of use: The Arts, Books, Celebrities, Coding, Crafts, Disney, Exercise, Food, … Continue reading Huge List of Activities to do with Kids during Covid-19
Summer of Themes 2020
School got out a couple weeks ago, but my family has been taking a little staycation. I spent some time working on my summer plan for the kids. With summer camps being out of the question, we went back to the drawing board and decided we were going to do another summer of themed days. … Continue reading Summer of Themes 2020
The Saxophone Has Arrived
Have I ever told you the saga of the Christmas Saxophone? Settle in. This story is long and weird. Sometime in October or so, my sister called up and asked if Kid#3 was still interested in playing the saxophone. This is the kid that so far has learned to play the recorder, the violin, the … Continue reading The Saxophone Has Arrived
