From Degrees of Maternity (a blog one year in the making): To everyone who has followed, subscribed, submitted an email address to this blog, laid their eyes on this blog to read it, commented, answered a poll, liked a post or comment, shared my content with others (by word-of-mouth or on their personal platforms), and … Continue reading A Heartfelt “Thank You”
Y'all, today marks the one-year anniversary of my very first blog piece, The Journey Begins, on this site. Time sure has flown by; and I, most certainly, am having all kinds of fun with my blogging journey. Year one is in the books and I'm going full steam ahead into year two. What can you expect … Continue reading Degrees of Maternity Reborn
I know . . . I know . . . I already sent out a poll question this week, but there's no limit on how many I can send out per week, is there? Hopefully, I don't wear out my welcome with you, but I'm in the thick of the idea generation phase for book … Continue reading Book #2 Poll Question #6
A well-known author stated that the job of a writer is to inspire, educate, and/or entertain. Hearing this statement prompted me to think about how writing, in turn, has affected my life for the better. And, I've decided to take each of the action words in bold (above) and create an acrostic for all three … Continue reading Job of a Writer – To ENTERTAIN
I've come to find out that the best time for me to effectively and efficiently cross off to-do items on my daily list of tasks is early morning. I've never seen myself as a morning person, but I don't necessarily believe that you have to like getting up and getting going early in the morning … Continue reading Book #2 Poll Question #5
Today, I'm taking a pause on writing reflections in preparation for the Back-to-School-Blitz (BTSB) that's about to take over in many-a-household in the next few days or weeks. It's the time of year when parents are scurrying about, trying to prepare their schedules to accommodate the onslaught of BTS activities that are getting ready to … Continue reading Top 5 Back-to-School Prep Activities
Yesterday, I announced the postponed launch of my book until the month of August (my tentative deadline month which we are officially in). But, today brings you a sneak peek into my book baby's intended purpose in life. "Sneak peek" means that I'm giving you a literary teaser trailer of sorts, so there's some info … Continue reading A Book Foreshadowing of Things to Come
Not postponed indefinitely, just temporarily . . . I promise. Needless to say, I'm a little bit down, but not even close to being out. For those of you who've followed my author's journey, you probably know that I'd been announcing my plan to have my book completed and published by the June/July time frame. … Continue reading Book Launch Postponed . . . Now What?
A well-known author stated that the job of a writer is to inspire, educate, and/or entertain. Hearing this statement prompted me to think about how writing, in turn, has affected my life for the better. And, I've decided to take each of the action words in bold (above) and create an acrostic for all three … Continue reading Job of a Writer – To EDUCATE
So, I'm just about to take my morning walk (I actually look forward to this task now) and was thinking that I'd like to ask you a question before I get going. Just to give you a quick update, I'm happy to report that Revisiting Day 2 of the 30-Day Challenge: Procrastination Station is going extremely well. … Continue reading Book #2 Poll Question #4
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