Have you ever had a strong emotional reaction to music—the kind that causes you to smile, cry, dance, or sing involuntarily? Or just to stand a little taller. You know the kind—the song that makes you crank up the radio in your car and sing along at full voice. Or maybe you’re running and that…
Have your workouts become hellish? Do you dread the exercise hour? Have you reached the point where you’re willing to trade your soul for eternal fitness if it means you never have to step on a treadmill again? I was at that point a year ago when I started looking for something new and discovered…
I recently published a post on traditional versus self-publishing, and the discussion that followed was truly enlightening. I was excited to see how many of you are also working on books and making decisions about modes of publishing. I also learned of a third option for today’s writer: hybrid publishing. Because I don’t know much…
“I’m soooo tired.” How often do you say that or hear it from someone else? I bet I hear it at least once every day. So what is the cause of all this exhaustion? Well, duh… Let’s start with the obvious. Lack of sleep The advice on exactly how much sleep a person needs varies,…
Another month has flown by, and we find ourselves once again at Thank You Notes time. I have much for which to be grateful, as I’m sure you do, so let’s get started. Thank you Mom… for creating this wonderful, loving, passionate, crazy family. Every time we gather together like this, I marvel at how blessed…
Three years ago today, I published my first blog post. In keeping with my blogiversary tradition, I will be giving presents to three of you–one for each year! But before we get to the give-away, it’s time for a little reflection. By the numbers In three years, I have written 298 posts, including five guest…
There was a time, not so long ago, if you’d written a book that you wanted to share with readers, you had one option—query agents, survive countless rejections, finally hook one; then wait for the agent to try selling your manuscript to publishers, survive more rejections, and with any luck, finally sign a contract. At…
Time has run out on summer and, therefore, on my summer bucket list. I accomplished quite a bit and had a lot of fun. I did not check everything off the list, but hey, there’s always next year! Health and fitness 1.Go on at least three EMI Health wellness hikes (for a total of 10…
You have a big decision to make, but something is holding you back, telling you not to do it. How do you know whether that voice in your head is the wise voice of intuition or the restrictive voice of fear? Should you take that new job? Accept that proposal? Buy that new house? Write…
It’s the second Tuesday of the month. That means it’s time for Thank You Notes–a chance to look back and savor the many wonderful things that have happened in the past four weeks and express my gratitude. Thank you to these wonderful ladies… for their hard work at the office and also their willingness to…
