What I’m reading: The Johnstown Flood by David McCullough Day after surgery. I guarantee you I won’t be around today. I’ll be concentrating on getting up and moving and healing. Not sure what shape I’m in as I’m writing this on Wednesday (my cursed punctuality gene is wedged on high), but I’d say blogging won’t…
Writers Worth: Identifying Your Worth
What’s on the iPod: True Love by The Airborne Toxic Event What a disjointed month this is turning out to be! I’ve talked with one client about work, am about to discuss projects with two more clients, my dear MIL is lying gravely ill in Phoenix, and I have this thing inside me that’s about to…
Monthly Assessment: April 2013
What’s on the iPod: Salvation Song by The Avett Brothers What a weekend. I feel like I’ve been gone for months when it was just 14 days ago I was in LA. But you couple a trip to Phoenix and a stay in the hospital with that and it feels like months of activity. Nope….
We Interrupt This Program to Insert Life….
What’s on the iPod: I’m Shakin’ by Jack White Wow. What a couple of days. Okay, so Monday was a good day. I went to bed after having accomplished a bit of work and having gone to a dance lesson. Felt a little tired, but understandable. Somewhere around 3:30 am, it became obvious Tuesday wasn’t…
6 Reasons to Get Certified
What’s on the iPod: No Line on the Horizon by U2 I’m back, though I’m still unclear what time zone I’m in. We flew in late Saturday night. Sunday was about catching up — on sleep, on chores, on the garden. I cleaned out the front garden, and the perennials are looking great. There are…
Writing As Life
What’s on the iPod: Carrickfergus by Loudon Wainwright III Today I expected to be sitting in my office sorting through conference papers, business cards, and notes. As organized as I was in the months and weeks prior to the conference I just attended, I wasn’t prepared for a shortened conference attendance and a trip to…
The Excuse Train
Currently, I’m at a conference, so forgive any delay in responding to your comments. I should be back here Thursday. In the meantime, I wanted to bring up a topic we’ve talked about in the past, but deserves a bit of resurrection. As I watched the discussion and debate swell and morph over an article…
Things that Make My Head Thump, Part 8
What’s on the iPod: The Last Time by Taylor Swift with Gary Lightbody Yesterday was an exercise in getting absolutely nothing done. I tried. Plenty. However, I couldn’t get the internal engine going. The goal was to get the portfolio for the conference completed. I started it, but there was a lot of distraction. The…
Lessons We Teach Ourselves
What’s on the iPod: Late March, Death March by Frightened Rabbit How was your yesterday? Mine was somewhat productive. I started the day with a poetry writing project I’m putting on the front burner. It’s something I’ve been wanting to promote and yesterday I had time to do so. I had time also to work…
6 Ways to Be a Studious Writer
What’s on the iPod: 1983 by Neon Trees Tax day – as if any of you needed to be reminded. We hired an accountant this year, who did an amazing job and found us some deductions we hadn’t taken in the past. We still paid, but because I’d calculated my portion of things early, I…