Sometimes weekends bring surprises. This weekend was spent mostly at our future retirement place. I took Friday off work and left early, so I would have plenty of time to run a few errands in town, unload some of the boxes and bins I took along to our storage, and do some writing. There is …
Month: September 2020
Plan To Be Surprised
Yes, this title is from the movie, "Dan In Real Life" starring Steve Carrell. Before this movie, I didn't even know who Steve Carrell was, but I knew that I loved the message of the movie. Plan to be surprised. The thing about life is that everything is always changing. You start out your day …
Navigating Social Media
Being a Social Media Admin on my day job does not mean I know anything about social media. Everything I know I have had to learn. And, I don't need to tell you that navigating social media is a challenge. To learn about every social media tool available today...takes time. But learn, one must. The …
Goodreads
I just discovered Goodreads. And, I'm wondering where it has been all my life. Or, maybe it's, where have I been all my life? As I rated books, one of the first options presented with when a person signs up, I realized that I have read a lot more nonfiction than anything else. Plus, most …
Labor Day
When I was a kid, I used to think that Labor Day was about mothers in labor. Of course, as I got older, I learned the real meaning behind Labor Day. I'm not sure I ever lost that feeling of confusion when wondering why we weren't honoring mothers giving birth to their babies that grew …
Fridays
I love Fridays. On Fridays, I usually get off work at noon. It is so freeing to have this privilege. I didn't always get off work at noon. For most of my working life, I got off work on Fridays at five o'clock - just like any other day of the week. On my current …
The Space Between
What happens in the space between each blog? What a reader sees is what a writer writes. But, most of the living happens in between the writing, out there somewhere, someplace. And, the living is what keeps a writer from writing more. Sure, it gives a writer more to write about. But, if a busy …
Virginia Alice Crawford 