Tag: story
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Oy Vey, Not Again!
I had every intention of yesterday being a perfectly normal Tuesday. And then the tickle in my throat wouldn’t go away and I got more tired than usual for the afternoon client. So I cancelled all evening plans (coffee with a couple of friends and a night of writing and cheering on my other writing…
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Death To Life
How does death change your perspective? I decided to do the daily writing prompt since my brain can’t seem to remember what I originally wanted to write about and I’ve been trying to write something for the better part of an hour. So having lost people, and specifically someone as close to me as my…
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To-Do List Fails
Writing prompt:Something on your to-do list that never gets done? Overall I don’t have a lot of things on a to-do list since I try to limit my list to things I know I can accomplish today. Otherwise I just get overwhelmed and depressed. I have a list of things I do regularly of course,…
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I Am An Adult
There I was, going along with my morning when all of a sudden I had a thought:What if the DMV is open today? In a rush, I opened my Maps app and looked up the DMV and subsequently clicked on the website link.Boom. Open Saturday, 8am-Noon. Since I had put the dogs away to take…
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When Life Gives You Lemons…
More often than not, I wake up with a certain expectation for each day. This morning (or maybe yesterday now that it’s after midnight) I woke up with the expectation of cleaning two houses, checking on a couple of dogs, going to church and then going to be with the dogs for the night. Instead…
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My Perfect Birthday Cake
Bloganuary Writing Prompt:Describe your perfect birthday cake. Well, we might want to start with the fact that I like my birthday cake to be baked. Moist, fluffy and yummy. I prefer yellow cake for some reason on my birthday. With funfetti frosting, preferably. My birthday is in May, by the way. So don’t go making…
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The Most Apropos Time To Answer This Question (Bloganuary 27)
Bloganuary Writing Prompt:What are the pros and cons of procrastination? WHO DECIDED THIS WAS A GOOD IDEA IN THE LAST WEEK OF THIS CHALLENGE?Because they really deserve a gold star or something. The pros of procrastination are really very few. The cons list is longer. But really, who’s thinking of these kinds of things? “Hmm,…
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Bloganuary 25
Bloganuary Writing Prompt:What is a song or poem that speaks to you and why? As someone who loves music and has a lot of songs that could fit this criteria, either currently or in the past, this question will be difficult with less than 20 minutes left to post. I have literally had all day…
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Childhood Dreams
Bloganuary Writing Prompt:What was your dream job as a child? This is one of those questions that I could answer right away… and technically I did type the answer out already but I want to build up to the answer. 😉 My entire “career” in school (from Kindergarten to 12th grade) I used the same…
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