A Recap Of Last Week: Last week I received my second dose of the vaccine, woohoo! In other news, I also started the Shadow & Bone duology, Six Of Crows. I signed up for Audible again and used my monthly credit to start “reading” it while I was in line for my vaccine. I’m a…
A RECAP OF LAST WEEK: Last week was rather unproductive for my liking. I was hit hard with a case of strep throat and a cold. Thankfully I’m working virtually and was able to take my time with pacing projects and tasks. I enjoy having more rest time throughout my days, but I did miss…
This week I felt the results of the work I had been doing over the last year. It was as if all of a sudden things slid into place and started happening. It was a wonderful feeling being able to take a step back and to say, “wow, all that I had been praying for…
Sunday Spotlights 4: This week the weight of the world weighed on my shoulders. I’m trying to learn more about the hatred running armpit throughout American and other countries as stories and news reports show the hate Asian communities are facing. One of my favorite bloggers, Laura, is the creator of What’s Hot Blog. I…
Why “The Musketeers” Is The Greatest Show To Exist Over the weekend I binge-watched a show called The Musketeers. I still can’t believe how fast I watched 30 episodes and I wish I had savored them more because I miss the wonderful world of The Musketeers. Set in 17th century Paris, musketeers Athos, Porthos, Aramis…
I’ve been thinking a lot about progress. I realized that I had unintentionally erased those celebratory moments and the recognition for the small steps. I would feel defeated because I haven’t reached X goal, but I had overlooked goals A-W which brought me to where I stand, on my way to goal X. This afternoon…
Use the itinerary below as an at-home cozy winter/snow day. Feel free to amend the schedule to fit your day. The current layout is ideal for those with a flexible work schedule, students, or those with a day off. I have blocked general activities to do throughout the day, which again can be replaced with…
I was looking through the archives on my blog and stumbled across this “get to know me” style article. I read it and couldn’t stop smiling about the things I listed years ago and what I felt important to communicate. I’m grateful to have my blog because it’s like a diary, except I won’t forget…
My favorite part about writing is the emotion journey the characters and reader/ viewers goes through during the story. I find inspiration for my character’s emotional journey through curating Spotify playlist (this isn’t sponsored, I promise but @Spotify please sponsor me. I love you). Today, I’m going to share my go-to playlist for helping me explore more dramatic plots and get into the mindset and heart of the fictional lives I am penning.
Pop culture writer and aspiring novelist Vanessa Sills lands the interview of a lifetime with the illustrious, elusive and reclusive mystery author Martin Clayborne in his quaint rural town only to realize her own aspirations, dreams and romantic life have taken a back seat along the way. When Vanessa returns home to Portland and a mysterious gift arrives from Martin, she then makes a surprise decision, and finally takes her own advice to “go boldly in the direction of your dreams and live the life you imagine.
Today I’m grateful to fall prey of reaching for my phone before I can manage to wipe the crusties of sleep from the corners of my eyes because there- in front of my face- was the all caps “this is not a drill” urgency style text from Rachel, relaying that TS8 is here and a…
There are a lot of buzzwords floating around social circles, digital platforms, and media outlets using terminology associated with social justice and human rights. While, for the most part, I have come across these terms used correctly, there are the occasional articles or conversations where people are misunderstanding the meaning and using the words incorrectly….
