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April 11, 2023
My Thoughts on…Bring Your Baggage and Don’t Pack Light by Helen Ellis
Did you ever start reading a book and think, “Wow! I so want to hang out this author! She is my kind of people!”
Well, that’s how I felt when I was reading Bring Your Baggage and Don’t Pack Light by Helen Ellis. First of all, she has a wicked sense of humor, as evidenced by the chapter where she admits to doing a postmortem on the sex lives of every couple they entertain. “My husband does not want other people to know that we talk about their sex lives. And by ‘we’ I mean me. He listens, while I...
April 5, 2023
Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 4.5.23
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March 29, 2023
Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 3.29.23
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March 22, 2023
Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 3.22.23
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March 15, 2023
Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 3.15.23
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March 8, 2023
Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 3.8.23
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March 7, 2023
Thoughts on writing and life for March 2023
Just a few thoughts on why we need to take the time to acknowledge our achievements and savor our successes.This is an edited excerpt from my March 2023 newsletter, The Writing Life.
You can also listen to it on my Living the Writing Life podcast.
I’ve always been a goal-oriented person. My datebook and online calendar are chock-full of tasks I need to complete, objectives I need to reach and accomplishments I want to check off.
And that’s good. After all, as Yogi Berra said, if you don’t know...
March 1, 2023
Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 3.1.23
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February 22, 2023
Wednesday Writing Inspiration for 2.22.23
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February 21, 2023
My Thoughts On… The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning by Margareta Magnusson
I didn’t expect to laugh out loud when I was reading The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning by Margareta Magnusson.
Actually, I didn’t know what to expect. Was this going to be one of those grief narratives that makes me cry? Or a how-to book about being organized?
What it is (and I don’t think I’m doing it justice with this review) is a compilation of great advice on decluttering, humorous takes on what could happen when family members are tasked with cleaning out a deceased person’s drawers ...
