That directive is attributed to Eleanor Roosevelt, and lately, I’ve been trying to do it.
I’m not talking about things that make me fear for my personal safety (I will not, for example, be trying any of the activities currently being aired on the Winter Olympics any time soon) but rather things that make my stomach [...]
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Do One Thing Every Day That Scares You
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged personal, poetry, scary things on February 15, 2010 | 12 Comments »
Holiday Gifts for the Writers in Your Life
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged gifts for writers on December 14, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Writers can be tricky folks to shop for. While the typical gift card to a bookstore or moleskine pocket notebook are usually welcome, there are some things that I think could serve our writer friends better this holiday season. Here’s my list of great gifts for writers that you may not have thought of yet.
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Photosynthesis
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged am i a plant now?, making space, personal, self-care on October 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Sometimes you just need to change your space in order to change perspective.
As many of you know, I recently moved to a new house. This new place is going to have a nice little office space for me, that I’ve just barely started working on. There’s also a great big yard and a nice sunroom [...]
Writing Spider
Posted in Uncategorized on September 21, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I spent time on the weekend at the new house. In the middle of moving, it’s easy to get stressed out and forget why you’re doing it, so it was really nice on Saturday morning to see lots of great wildlife around us.
First, there were two hummingbirds doing a dance in front of the garage [...]
quit yer bitchin’.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged allowing, personal on July 16, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Last week, I started an experiment on myself. I wanted to see what would happen if I went for six weeks without publicly complaining.
It’s really easy, when we see something that irks us, riles us up, or that we otherwise disagree with, to jump on Twitter or Facebook or your blog and post something about [...]
making space, part one.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged making space, the process, writing appointments on February 11, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Last year, I was busy.
Working at my “day job” (which I actually love), going to school part-time, doing some work as a labor and postpartum doula, moving into a house, adopting animals, repeatedly resolving to go to the gym (and sometimes going!) — I was really, really busy. As a result of being so [...]
bookmarked
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged blogging on February 10, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Hey folks,
This is going to be my new blog home about my writing process, being a songwriter, shows I play, etc…
Eventually it’ll be integrated into my main site but for now I wanted a separate home for it.
Please update your twitter and AIM accounts to reflect the new screen name, too – writeplayrepeat.
Thanks!
