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The adaptability of plans

January 15, 2019 by Beth

I like planning things. I like planning way ahead. I like planning for things that may never happen. Right now, I’m planning what to do with a sloped back yard with two large oak trees in it. Not a lot grows under oak trees. Right now, there’s no guarantee we’ll… Read the rest...

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Lomi’s Playground 20k Giveaway information and rules

January 12, 2019March 4, 2021 by Beth

Surprise! I still occasionally post doll-related stuff here. Right now, that’s important, because I just reached 20,000 subscribers on YouTube and I decided to celebrate the best way I knew how: By giving away a doll to one lucky winner. But giveaways aren’t as easy as I wish they were,… Read the rest...

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More writing plans for 2019

January 8, 2019 by Beth

In addition to all the plans and goals I shared last week, there was one other goal I wanted to mention. When I bought my planner, it came with one large pull-out sheet in the back, which included one line for each day of each month. I looked at it… Read the rest...

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New year, new plans

January 1, 2019December 31, 2018 by Beth

It was a little surreal, typing the date I wanted this to publish into the little box where I schedule posts. I only scheduled it for the next morning; it’s almost bedtime now, 10:27 on New Year’s Eve. New Year’s means less as an adult. As a parent, especially. I’m… Read the rest...

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More painting, more revision

December 18, 2018December 16, 2018 by Beth

I meant to post this last week, but it ended up being a super busy week for me and I couldn’t squeeze it in. I completed a third painting recently. It was fun and I learned a lot, and while I went into it intending to paint the rolling hills… Read the rest...

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Revisiting 2018’s goals

December 4, 2018November 27, 2018 by Beth

Last week I mentioned my goals for 2018. I’d made a big blog post at the end of 2017 outlining my goals and why I wanted to achieve them. So how did I do? Well.. Revise and finish querying Serpent’s Mark. This was my #1 goal and it did happen–pretty… Read the rest...

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The seasonal wind-down

November 27, 2018March 4, 2021 by Beth

December is usually my busiest time of year. It’s when I scramble to finish everything started earlier in the year, wrapping up projects I wanted to have done by the last of the 365-day cycle. I usually revisit my goals for the year to see how they went, too. Honestly,… Read the rest...