As I struggle to promote my first book, complete my second book, work a full-time job, take time for all the things I need to do and want to do, as well as have time for selfcare, I'm considering giving up social media. It's not exactly what I want to do, but more like what …
Tag: Slow Down
The Challenge of Keeping Life Simple
Didn't I just say in my last blog that I'd be posting at least once each week? And here it is two weeks later? My, how time flies, and how we can let our days fill up. What's Been Happening Purple night skies - Sept 4, 2022 Last weekend, we went to visit with my …
Monitoring Your To-Do Lists
The thing about to-dos is they never end. Amazingly, there's always one more thing to do. When I pulled this month's to-do on Monday, August 1st, I was excited. When I saw "start working on Christmas cards," I thought, yay, I can get a head start on the holidays. It will be a lot easier …
Finding Balance in a Busy Life
It's been at least a week and a half since I started this blog. My intention was to post it before my grandbabes arrived last week. But here I almost a full week into July and life continues to dictate whether I write or not. I didn't expect to go back to work part-time or …
Writing & Promoting While On Overload
Whether I am experiencing life at a slow or fast pace, I often feel like I am on social media overload. It is great that there are so many social media platforms to meet my social and self-publishing, self-marketing needs. But while trying to decide which ones best suit my needs, it has been overwhelming …
Slowing Down to the Speed of Life
Okay, so sometimes, I just need a long title to grab your attention. Do you ever feel like you're on a roller coaster ride? Not a Ferris wheel, where you're going around in circles all the time. A roller coaster, where you're racing to keep up with the constantly changing track, sometimes veering side to …
Taking Care of Self
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 …
School Zoned
I know a lot of people who hate school zones. Sometimes I say that I hate school zones. They slow you down when you're in a hurry. The warning lights sometimes flash when school is not in session. Not everyone obeys the laws of school zones. You get a little happy somewhere deep inside when a speeder gets caught, get …
Good Intentions, Life Happens & All That
All week I've been meaning to call a friend. I hate forgetting. It's not that I really forget though. It's that other things become prominent in my mind. Things I need to do. Whether it's getting groceries, doing chores, writing letters, or making phone calls, I always have a tic list - in my purse …
Virginia Alice Crawford 