When making a list of goals for February, I decided that will do the following: Edit two of my poems a day Continue to compile a PDF to Print File Blog Daily reaching for 50 views per day Submit to one publication by deadline Search for an editor Start reading the book Writing the Poetic…
I’d like to challenge you to sit and really think about my post today. We are ten months into a global pandemic. How has it changed your life? How has your life stayed the same? What do you miss? What do you now know you can do without? To get you started, I’ll share some…
Throughout the pandemic, my insomnia has been practically non-existent. At first, I was surprised and not really sure why this was the case. Then, I realized that the pandemic is something that I cannot control or even try to control. I listened to the scientific experts and tried to do my best to follow their…
It’s Easter Sunday, April 12th 2020. We’ve been relegated to our homes for schooling since March 16th. The Governor of Wisconsin, Tony Evers, proclaimed a Safer at Home Order on March 23rd, to last at least until April 26th of 2020. Did I mention it’s April 12th? It’s been a month and we still have…
Yesterday, one of my blog readers responded to my post that she thought I needed to give myself some Grace. As I read her comment, I stopped to think. Her words really resonated with me. But, the question is: how do I do this? I push hard. In almost all situations, I set high expectations…
This two-week break (no school – online or otherwise) has caused a great loss of motivation for me. No longer up at 6:30, I blame this on insomnia creeping back into the house. The two hours between one and three a.m., as I lay wide awake in my bed, grateful to be safe in a…
My parents did something risky this week. They drove from their condo in South Carolina back to their primary residence in Western New York. They are both in their early 80’s. I have to be honest and say that I truly do not understand this decision. For weeks now, my sister and I saw it…
PSA: This blog is being temporarily interrupted for a nap! For the last two nights in a row, insomnia has visited me again. I know the reasons. Do I wish to share? No. But, I definitely am feeling the effects of this visit; I am tired, today. Do you nap? Do you find naps helpful?…
I know this will sound weird but I think our new puppy (6mos.) is helping to curb my insomnia. The reason I think this is simple. She wasn’t home last night and I was once again awake for a couple of hours in the middle of the night. I was up to my old routine…
Introduction to Poetry Friday for November 15th, 2019. Usually, my poems do not rhyme. I am very comfortable with that and often surprise the school children I’ve worked with on poetry when I tell them that poetry does not have to rhyme. But, the other night, while lying in bed, wide awake for two hours,…