Feisty (adj): Full of spirit or determination; plucky or spunky. I think the word was invented because I hadn’t been born yet and the Universe knew I was coming. I don’t know if it’s because I’m almost middle-aged, or because I have lived through a pandemic, or because I grew up watching Lethal Weapon and…
A Few Things to Make Your Life More Interesting in November
What Should I Read Next I read more than I write these days, so in that vein, here are a few books I would recommend: Google Leaks, by Zach Vorheis This books ties in directly with a podcast I’m also recommending below. I know your time is valuable so I don’t like to recommend podcasts…
September Checklist
A list of things essential for the changing of the seasons. A Good Book It is a universal fact that every fall weekend morning needs a good book to go with it. Here are two I personally recommend. Bringing Down the Duke, by Evie Dunmore A darling historical romance with modern-day touches. The hero reminds…
How to Save the Last Bits of Summer
August makes me a little antsy. School supplies are out in stores, and that means the beginning of a new year in education is right around the corner. From experience I know that if you wait to buy the supplies until you actually need them, all you will have left to choose from will be a half…
10 Books to Take on Vacation
I don’t like lengthy blog post primers. You know, the paragraphs you have to read (or skim, in my case) just to get to the good stuff? Yeah, no. I don’t want to have to read four paragraphs before I get to the juicy bits of why I clicked on the link. Same with Pinterest…
Why Russell Crowe is my New Hero (and other important things)
This weekend I watched “Gladiator” for probably the fifty-sixth time. I love that movie. It had been years since I’d last seen it, but watching it this time felt as if I were seeing it with new eyes. So many things struck me as poignant, especially in this day and age. So the hero Maximus is a natural – and…
Why You Might Want to Delete Instagram in 2021
Could you give up social media for a day? How about a week? What if you gave up social media…gulp…forever? Now that 2021 has arrived, I’ve started to review and revise many of my online practices. Sites I visit. Sources I trust. Privacy and preferences I need to review… (If you’d rather not read about internet privacy,…
Love in the Time of COVID – A Photographic Essay
If you subscribe to my monthly newsletter, you will have already read this post. If not, please enjoy. This December, instead of posting just my annual gift guide, I thought it would be interesting to take a look back through my phone and put together an essay of the year 2020, and what it was like living…
Easiest Ever Holiday Gift Guide
Dah da da dah daaaaaaaa! Here it is, my most favorite post of the year: the gift giving guide! This year is going to be a huge one for mail order retailers, right? Are any malls even open? It’s been so long since I’ve been to a mall, I honestly don’t know if I remember…
November 2020
BOOKISH NEWS Recently I bit the bullet and sent out my unedited manuscript to my beta readers. It’s a scary thing, putting yourself out there for the world to see. I imagine it feels like walking around the grocery store without any clothes on. Everyone staring, everyone thinking thoughts about you. However, as tough as…