Hello, Tams and everyone else. I am writing some posts for my 31-day challenge, and so far I have 31 post ideas typed up and getting the first few scheduled out. I'm making my graphics on this rainy and stormy evening here in the Midwest. I would love to do a book review and haven't chosen which one to review. I've yet to decide if I'm going to add a video to the venture. I have graphics to make. Just keep the chocolate scones and coffee, four sugars and creams, coming
The 31-day challenge that is Blogtober will be something I am going to attempt to do this year, as I want to take my blogging a bit more seriously, instead of posting weekly or biweekly. I also have a short story in mind that I wrote in fragments and the characters are starting to talk to me again. Time to go write and devour a box of chocolate chip cookies
Alabama (V)
Alaska
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California (V)
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Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky (V)
Louisiana
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Maryland
Massachusetts (V)
Michigan (L)
Minnesota
Mississippi
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New Hampshire
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New York (V)
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Rhode Island
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Tennessee (V)
Texas (L)
Utah
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Washington
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Wisconsin
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The Simpsons
Shameless
Mad Men
The Twilight Zone
Glee
That 70s Show
House of Lies
Veronica Mars
Life Below Zero
American Scandals
South Park (older seasons)
20/20
When I got an apartment in my name only
Good morning, coffee house patrons! My daughter just came into the room and said her colors and numbers from one to ten. Yesterday, we participated in the Beyond a Mammogram 5k that my job is a sponsor for. She had the best seat in the house by sitting in her stroller and taking in the scenery along the lakefront. I am fooling around in Photoshop Elements getting my aforementioned banner ready for debuting and getting a post ready for my website. I'm also thinking about setting up a YouTube channel to supplement my website, mainly with some book reviews and other things. There is a possibility I may vlog my life during the upcoming Christmas season. I also have to find costumes for my daughter and me to wear for Halloween and go trick-or-treating.
Wow, a coffee bar! Whodathunkit? I think I'll go for a caramel macchiato with extra caramel and a spot by the window to read over some fragments for potential pieces I wrote. One of these may turn into an essay or musing of some sort. Life with a toddler is interesting, to say the least. I went from hard-partying to changing poopy diapers. I guess this is what adulting is like. I have my website up and running, and it needs a banner for this lovely place.
Lots of dirty martinis in honor of a legend
I like the fall season most, because of the cooler temperatures, changing leaves, Halloween, Thanksgiving and the copious amount of comfort foods I can eat. It's also the time of year where my creative juices can really flow.
I have friends who live on the east coast and along the Gulf Coast. They did call me and let me know they were safe and evacuated instead of riding out the storms.
I'll have to check these out.
What helped me was another hobby I took up, photography. Once I began looking at the pictures I shot, a few words started to marinate in my mind about what I can write. i would take out a notebook and write fragments until a form of a story looked as though it was forming. Right now, I'm still recovering from a severe case of writer's block and began writing posts for my website. Eventually, I want to get back to short story writing and writing for an online publication. Ironically, I can churn out academic papers that are 10+ pages that includes footnotes, end notes and citations in an instant.
A situation occurred that's inspiring me to do another musing and maybe carve out a love story of sorts
Working on a post for my website and thinking of a new and original piece I would love to write
The Blacker the Berry by Wallace Thurman
The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
Recovering from losing my wallet and having my smart phone stolen
Getting a steady paycheck and not an intermittent one is what's on my mind right now.
I just threw my hat into the contest
