Adventures

The day my writing hand cramped up

When you spend the majority of your writing time on the computer, and you're forced to use a pen to write with, some really incredibly freaky things happen. Your hand will shake. Your face will scrunch. You'll wanna scream. And your hand will seize and cramp up. And you'll freak out and start sweating profusely… Continue reading The day my writing hand cramped up

Adventures · Inspiration

Top 10 blogging mistakes I made in 2018

As the days of 2018 in my blogging world turn, and the New Year is about to start, I like to obsess reflect on the question every blogger wants maybe an answer to. Go ahead, grab a cup of java and join me - you're gonna love learning from my mistakes leading to the unanswered… Continue reading Top 10 blogging mistakes I made in 2018

Adventures · Emptying the nest · Welcome

Empty nesters’ 24 hours of Christmas leads to dieting

The night lights are out on another Christmas for our family's history books.  So here I am on the other side of a few too many cookies and good cheer. Back to the eerie quiet of the empty nest. I'm checking out the aftermath of how Christmas came and went in 24 hours.  WTH?!  How… Continue reading Empty nesters’ 24 hours of Christmas leads to dieting

Adventures · Cheers

Crazy cat lady confesses that empty tins aren’t a good gift for the holidays

After I wiped the counters and pushed aside the candle tin, I grabbed a pen and pad of paper, set my cup of coffee next to it, and wrote down what I needed to buy. Why, oh, why could there still be items on a list? Why did I forget to buy them when I… Continue reading Crazy cat lady confesses that empty tins aren’t a good gift for the holidays

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How the cookie monster made a Grinch out of me

So yeah, about yesterday...and the technical difficulties I had (maybe partially resolved all on their own) due to a Jetpack update - I just knew it would happen the moment I started getting the ‘upcoming’ emails from Jetpack. Automatic updates, “Yeah, right,” my sugarplum fairy a** says. Automatic updates from WordPress Plugins, Add-ons or whatever they're… Continue reading How the cookie monster made a Grinch out of me

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Technical difficulties again

Due to a JetPack update that didn't go as automatic as hoped for or wished for... They took my $ and ran and left me confused... Don't worry, it has happened before. I eventually figure my way out of the maze of what went wrong! See you soon, after I round the corner of confusion… Continue reading Technical difficulties again