I just finished reading an essay by Stephanie Land, author of Maid, which was turned into a Netflix series. If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it. Here is the link to find it on Amazon . All I can say is that when I watched it, and later read it, I cried buckets of tears. It reminded me of my early adulthood. It reminded me of how far I have come. Another time, I may speak fully about this. It is filled with painful memories, and my psyche has to be in a solid place b

Why Goal-Planning Is My Winter Sunshine It’s that time of year again: goal-planning season, also known as “the one bright spot in the frozen wasteland of winter.” Spring will always have my heart with its wild weather and first flower buds, but dreaming up a new year of possibilities comes in a very close second. While the days are short, the sky is gloomy, and everything outside feels like it’s made of ice, planning the year ahead makes me smile. There’s something about nami

Don't look at me like that. I couldn't help myself! To review, what I should have been doing today was something that looked like this... Audio edits NEED to be done. I have 30 days (yes, that's a self-imposed deadline) to complete the audio edits for three books and upload them to all the major audiobook places so they will release at the same time as the last two books in the series drop on January 1st. But instead of doing that, I spent today writing ad copy and creating v

Really they are all the same. Pretty much. Sort of. I should be editing audio. Instead? I fell down an Easter egg rabbit hole. In fact, I've just told myself (quite sternly) that this post will be interspersed with audio edits. So here goes... [wanders away for first round of edits] Well, I took a shower, moved some extra sheet sets around, and shopped for bath wraps. Seriously, get to those edits! [disappears again] Six minutes of edited audio after I started a cabbage soup

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My MVP plaque There are many things that I love passionately. Architecture (especially the Victorian era), books, gardens, nature,...