Tag Archives: dreams
3 weeks to 50!!
The countdown continues, and I am still finding things to get excited about. For those of you facing fifty and beyond, never fear! As always, I have turned to books to find inspiration, and I have some recommendations for you. The Grace of Aging: Awaken as You Grow Older by Kathleen Dowling Singh The Wonder …
Anticipation Mode
As Tom Petty always said, “The waiting is the hardest part!” Last week, I posted that I had splurged and was anxiously awaiting a brand new ukulele! Of course, I don’t play the ukulele… yet… And still I wait… Set up time for new instruments from the shop can take 2-3 weeks! But we wanted …
Inspiration Station
I am always excited to learn that someone I know through work or random friendship secretly wants to write. I was always a secret wanna-be writer myself. I would hold that dream tight to my chest and never tell a soul. I read bought and read writing books in secret. I wrote in my journal. …
Baby Steps, Dear Heart
Have you ever noticed how difficult it is for us, as adults, to be beginners? We would much rather sit on the sidelines than try something new and look foolish. We would much rather stay in a situation that is no longer ideal than have to begin again, than to start at the bottom. Earlier …
Who Needs a Theme Song?!
Earlier this week, a good friend who is one of my beta readers for Book #2, told me I need a theme song. Something to inspire me and pump me up when I am feeling like I am struggling, when I am floating in a sea of self-doubt. In other words, daily… 🙂 She sent …
365 Days to Fill
Every new year brings the same questions… What to do? How to fill those 365 days and make them count… Letting Go in the New Year CHERYL FASSETT ♦ JANUARY 1, 2013 ♦ I have not been over to the WordPress Reader yet today but I am sure there will be many posts about New Year’s resolutions and starting …
No More NaNo?
I won’t lie to you. The first few days without NaNo are the roughest. You are burned out, exhausted, jittery and not quite sure what to do with yourself. The best thing to do is sit back, enjoy the glow of having accomplished a monumental thing, and contemplate what you have learned. Life Lessons from NaNoWriMo …
If your plate is full…
Four years ago, I talked about how full my plate already was and why I just keep adding to it. Well here I am – another year and more stuff on the plate. In addition to the day job and trying to squeeze in some time and energy for writing, I have been working on …
