We love variety in food and I adore creating new recipes, as you can see from my baking challenge, faithbakes65. We both enjoy having different meals every day of the week and trying new things. As a result of these desires, grocery shopping can become quite expense and frustrating if we don’t plan ahead ofContinueContinue reading “Meal Planning”
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Budgeting
Turner and I were on a strict no-spending “budget” from after the holidays in 2017 through the first couple months after our move. We had to save up for our move and hen ensure that we didn’t spend all our savings before we both found steady incomes. So aside from our bills and groceries, weContinueContinue reading “Budgeting”
Poem: Yellow Signs Rising
Yellow Signs Rising Yellow sun rising as the silken thread is spun through the air, through twists and turns, ups and downs, slides and glides. The words form slowly, ContinueContinue reading “Poem: Yellow Signs Rising”
Reading to Write
I adore reading. I especially love YA and NA fiction. But I enjoy venturing into nonfiction and blogs a fair amount as well. I tend to enjoy the act of reading far more than I enjoy writing, so it’s easy to choose reading during my downtime. However, there are times that I read to helpContinueContinue reading “Reading to Write”
2019 Theme and Goals
I learned so much more about how I operate and how to change things than I had expected in 2018. I still have a long way to go, but my physical and mental health are potentially the best they’ve ever been. I’m still going to strive to continue growing healthy in every way, but it’sContinueContinue reading “2019 Theme and Goals”
Learning to Love My Body
“What’s wrong with your arm?!” -multiple people asking about my left elbow, which is wonky because of breaking it when I was three. “You’re pretty, but you look Ethiopian because you’re so skinny.” -my high school band director, who loved to comment on students’ appearances and make racist comments. “I would love to have thatContinueContinue reading “Learning to Love My Body”
Words Break on the Open Sea
Our words light up the broken sea. It floods our hearts, yet still we speak, and we are pulled relentlessly. From dusk till dawn our sounds carry. Like a ship breaking high wave’s peak, our words light up the broken sea. The squawks and squeals from these our beaks Add a strange hue to whatContinueContinue reading “Words Break on the Open Sea”
Small, Important Details
Joseph made breakfast and tea, then spilled it. This sentence may state what is happening in a story, but it doesn’t evoke much emotion in the reader. The empathy comes and goes as quickly as the words pass through the mind. It’s a good example of a “tell” sentence that gives a reader the knowledgeContinueContinue reading “Small, Important Details”
Anxiety and Taking a Break
Whether it’s sitting out in the sun, my thumbs tracing the edges of pages as I read or soaking in a mixture of shea butter, water, and rose petals, I need to take some time to pause, relax, and enjoy some time not working on something. However, I’m absolutely awful at actually taking a break.ContinueContinue reading “Anxiety and Taking a Break”
Writing Character Descriptions: Action
Actions can convey so much, and nearly every character will have movement in your writing, whether it’s directly mentioned or not. In many books I’ve read over the last two years, I’ve noticed very little movement described outside the generic ran, jumped, sat,and walked. And I’ve started realising more and more just how much IContinueContinue reading “Writing Character Descriptions: Action”
A Boggus Life 