Category: Blog
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Time Management (From a Mom With No Time To Manage)
The new year rolled in a week ago, and to be honest, I almost didn’t notice. I rang in the new year sitting in the nursery, nestled in my mother’s rocking chair she so kindly bestowed upon me just before my daughter was born. They say that whatever you’re doing… Read the rest…
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Book Review: A Circle of Iron (Eldernost: Book 1)
I don’t always like a star system for reviews. Every site and even every blogger uses a different method for what their number of stars are supposed to mean. Which is all right, I guess, but it can become confusing after a time. My biggest issue with starred ratings, though,… Read the rest…
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Five things writing taught me about Aztecs
“But how can you have a good history without any Aztecs?” I’ll be honest, I don’t remember the rest of the conversation that led to that quote, a gem from my former coworker Emily. Emily and I always had the most ridiculous conversations (Such as discussing whether or not we… Read the rest…
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Christmas wishes
Two years ago when I started my job, I had the privilege of meeting Miss Alice. Alice is the store’s event coordinator and a teacher for many classes on various types of crafting. She’s the mother hen type, always clucking and fussing over the people she works with, the regular… Read the rest…
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When there’s nothing to say
Even if you have nothing to write, write and say so.– Marcus Tullius Cicero I often find myself coming to my blog, sitting and staring at an empty screen while I try to think of something to talk about. It’s not that I have nothing to say, it’s just that… Read the rest…
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Five books I couldn’t do without
For as much as I love the written word, you might be surprised to know that there aren’t very many books in my house. Our video game collection fills two whole bookshelves and then some, but books? There’s only enough of them to fill two shelves. That’s shelves, mind you,… Read the rest…
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My Kingdom for a Horse
Modern authors just don’t know how to handle distance travel.It’s a broad brush to paint with, but the more I read recent fiction, the more I find it to be true. Distance is a difficult subject to handle in books. It’s something I struggle with, myself. You can draw maps… Read the rest…
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