Happy Sunday, All! I woke up early with a little writing on my mind and feeling so thankful to see another beautiful day. As I reflected on my mission in life, it became fundamentally clear to me that the premise behind everything I'm striving to do with Degrees of Maternity has to do with a … Continue reading Life Writing – Journal Entry #2
Community Involvement in the Writing Community
As my one-year anniversary at blogging quickly approaches, I'm more frequently reminded of all the notable endeavors I’d like to accomplish in my second year. One goal that is glaringly obvious to me and that I wished I'd given more attention to at the start of my blogging journey is that of community involvement. And … Continue reading Community Involvement in the Writing Community
Already Resetting My Water Consumption Goal
Update: just wanted to report in real quickly, regarding my daily water consumption goal. Now, I'm not admitting defeat after being only 6 days in, but I must retract my revisited goal of 4 cups (32 ounces) of water intake a day. I'm making an executive decision to bring that goal down to 3 cups … Continue reading Already Resetting My Water Consumption Goal
Revisiting Day 2 of the 30-Day Challenge: Procrastination Station
I decided to revisit day 2 of the original 30-day challenge on this fine Monday, because it's Monday . . . the start of the work week for most people. Therefore, I found it fitting to begin my reintroduction to a renewed workout regimen today. Here's how my exercise routine will differ from what I … Continue reading Revisiting Day 2 of the 30-Day Challenge: Procrastination Station
Life Writing – Journal Entry #1
With my focus on seeing my self-publishing dream turn into reality, I totally dropped the ball on making any "Life Writing" entries so far this summer break. I previously mentioned to you that I would be starting the "Life Writing" series to show you just how much writing has become a focal point in my … Continue reading Life Writing – Journal Entry #1
Book #2 Poll Question #1
Today marks the beginning of a new chapter in the life of Degrees of Maternity (DOM), literally. The start of Book #2 is on the horizon and the skies are looking clear and bright . . . clearer and brighter than ever. The reason for this clarity and hopeful optimism in the continuance of my … Continue reading Book #2 Poll Question #1
Revisiting Day 18 of the 30-Day Challenge: Procrastination Station
The visit to "Procrastination Station" has now resumed. As mentioned in my previous post, I have decided to revisit some of my 30-day challenge tasks (check out the original challenges I took on under "30-Day Challenges") that were supposed to have been on-going efforts and placed seamlessly into my routine schedule. Well, tomorrow's task was … Continue reading Revisiting Day 18 of the 30-Day Challenge: Procrastination Station
“Coming Soon . . .” Quotable
Coming Soon to a Blog Near You
It's July! Woo hoo! Get ready for a blog blast, because there's a lot of content that I want to share with you in the upcoming weeks. Degrees of Maternity will be cranking up the communications, regarding my new book, my newer book, and the new direction this blog will be taking. Degrees of Maternity … Continue reading Coming Soon to a Blog Near You
Fine-Tuning the Writing
Happy Monday, All! I hope everyone is looking forward to a bright and productive week. I know I am, because my editor already returned my manuscript back to me. What?! Already? I'm not ready! My editor is awesome, yes. But he gave me an assignment that involves some more writing on my part, NO! Realistically, … Continue reading Fine-Tuning the Writing








