Category: Trying New Things
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Birthday Reflections
Today is my birthday. I’ve been alive for 52 years as of today. I still do the math when asked how old I am because there’s no part of 52 that makes sense to me. Did I miss my late 30s and 40s because I would swear I’m only 35. (My joints would suggest otherwise.)… Read more
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Struggling For Balance
Last week marked four weeks since pressing the reset button and having the freedom to choose where I am spending my time. As I discussed in the So Many Thoughts, So Little Time, I had identified that July was to be the month that I didn’t make any long term decisions and used the time… Read more
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So Many Thoughts, So Little Time
As I wrap up another week, I still can’t believe how busy I am now that I’m not working. I’m not saying that I didn’t do a lot of things during the workday when I was working but there’s a certain tunnel vision that is necessary in a job with specific tasks that need to… Read more
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Can a Person be Too Inspired?
In my last post, In My Day, You Just Had to Know Things, I talked about how crazy it is that I can have so much information at my fingertips. I aged myself by talking about the olden days, and having to find a person or a resource when you had a question. Knowing things… Read more
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In My Day, You Just Had to Know Things
If you’ve read the title and assume I’m going to date myself, you would be correct. As much as I try to imagine that I’m still young and adjusting to changes as though I’m in my thirties. I am not. I can remember feeling like the most disadvantaged child because my parents never bought the… Read more
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I Never Win Anything (Except When I Do)
Yesterday, I had the most amazing day of learning and I was a WINNER! Since starting out on this writing journey just over a month ago, I’ve been amazed by the level of training, webinars and special events that are available. Many are precursors to getting you to sign up for training or coaching or… Read more
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It’s Deadline Day!
I thought I best let you know how the three days to deadline writing worked out. (But if you haven’t read my post One Deadline Started it All, the short version is that three days before the Deadlines for Writers deadline, I decided I didn’t like the stories I had written and started from scratch.)… Read more
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One Deadline Started It All
I told you earlier about stumbling across the site Deadlines for Writers and how it inspired me to start writing. What I didn’t tell you is that the first story I wrote back in June was the first story I have ever published (okay, uploaded to a website). What I didn’t tell you was that… Read more
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Finding a New Normal (for now)
It’s been a week since I pressed the reset button and decided to take my life in a whole new direction. Fortunately, I have some time before everything needs to come together and I want to use the time productively. As someone who has ADHD, freedom is nice and I’m enjoying the opportunity. But also,… Read more