Ramblings

Over a year ago, we got a large, double barrel composter. Each side is fifty gallons. You’re supposed to fill one side, then let it sit and compost for a year while you fill the other side. Then empty the first side and start over. Which is pretty much what we did. It took us […]

Been kind of a this and that sort of last few days. I hope to do a second blog post later today about all the pretty flowers that have been blooming out on the property. We’ve had a tremendous number of birds this spring. I’m filling the feeders every day at this point. I counted

As some of you may or may not know, I tend to be a productive person. I always have a lot to do, and I get a lot done. One of my life issues, as it were, is finding that work/life balance. I’m fortunate, I work for myself. That is also unfortunate, because I’m a

Yes, for one more day the first three books in the Seattle Trolls trilogy are free! Free! Free! So if you’re interested in a fun, light read that’s kind of silly, while at the same time explores concepts of family and acceptance, jump right in! And a big thank you to everyone who has already

YAY! YAY! YAY! YAY! The second book in the Troll-Wars trilogy is now available! I had so much fun writing this book. It’s a “plot coupon” book in some ways, with the main character having to go collect items. What that meant was that I got to go explore a lot of really different, whacked

One of the really important things that I did at the writing marathon last week was getting back into the habit of walking 10K steps per day. When I was living in Seattle, 10K steps per day was easy. I did it kind of without thinking about it. I set up my habits so that

So as you may or may not know, I’ve been at a writing marathon for the past week. Five days of 10K words per day, 10K steps per day. Or at least that was the goal. I finished the week with 48K words, as I had one shorter day as I had finished the novel

Yesterday, I finished novel number thirty nine. 39?!?!???!!!??? Yeah, I’m kind of boggled by that number as well. If everything goes well, I’ll start and finish novel number forty next week. And start novel number forty one the week after that. So I thought I’d do a writing process blog thingy, as I have a

…is the one you’ll do. I already knew this. It just really came home to me again this week. For the past six months or so, I’ve been using the 1-on-1 coaching from Nerd Fitness. Before I get any further, let me just say this: I *love* Nerd Fitness. I think this is one of

Figured I’d post some of the pictures I’ve taken recently of the flowers that I’ve either planted or have just sprung up. So – LOTS of pictures!