The books I’m reading next. But the currently reading stack is larger… this is just two of many.

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I need to give this imposter syndrome a pink slip… and not the sexy kind.

Maybe you will.
Maybe you won’t.
But, if you’re anything like me, there’s not going to stop you from watching it.

Anyone else keep a journal? Natalie Goldberg and others encourage a regular writing practice. Whether it’s Mornung Pages or a sentence or three, do you document your life?

Sinners (2025) Michael B. Jordan in Sinners (2025)

It’s happening at last!

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a kermit the frog is holding a piece of paper in his hand Alt: kermit the frog trying to read a map

There was a time when one would walk into a gas station and find a rack filled with a variety of maps on display to help people who were lost. But you had to know how to read a map so they were only helpful to the few chosen ones.

A single long stemmed red rose red rose on a short stack of books.

Yesterday I spent must of the day retrieving documents. I thought I had enough redundancy baked into my process but I clearly do not. It didn’t help that I had the blue screen of death… twice. But here we are. I found them. Today I can make progress. I hope.

white rabbit from alice in wonderland is late for a date Alt: white rabbit from alice in wonderland is late for a very important date

Rob and I are tag teaming out day. I’m busy then he’s busy then I’m busy and somewhere in there chapter 7 willl be written.

But I also get what you are saying, to be clear. If you don’t want engagement, why post publicly? People are fascinating.

Makes the best coffee!

When a relative died, I didn’t want to talk about it so I posted that I was going to go quiet for a while and why abd turned off comments. But that was an exceptional circumstance and not one I did here, although I would do it again and here if I needed.

I really hope you enjoy sarcasm on hot sunny days too because that’s how we roll around here.

a woman in a plaid shirt is sitting on a couch with her eyes closed and the word seven on the bottom . Alt: Courtney Coc as Monica Geller from Friebds in a plaid shirt is sitting on a couch with her eyes closed and the word seven on the bottom .

Not sure about chapter 6 but there are things I like about it. Might be matching it and weaving moments elsewhere. Onto chapter 7!

That looks so yummy.

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I typically eat low sodium but learned that the only thing that stops my muscle cramps at night is salt added to my dinner. I’ve tried everything else and this has been the only solution for me. Muscle cramps, especially extreme ones, are not fun.

Hello Gabby! Nice to meet you!

Two Siberian huskies lying on a padded floor.

My morning workout buddies. Technically, this was yesterday because today we went on a walk, enjoying the very humid but comfortably cool spring morning. My mind is racing with tweaks for chapters one and two. Cannot wait to get back to the keyboard. Chapter 6 beckons.

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Today’s chapter, after yesterday’s tearfully emotional one, is to add tension. This isn’t a high stakes novel so the tensions are more interpersonal than catastrophic but tension nonetheless.

a close up of a woman 's face with a man in the background smiling Alt: Claudia Jessie as Eloise from Bridgerton clapping and smiling before wiping a tear from her eye.

Chapter 5 done.
Maybe I got tears in my eyes.
Maybe…

Good morning to you!

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Yesterday was not as productive as I had hoped. Today I know will do better because I have a scheduled working session with others. Accountability!

Sharing is caring. 💜

a cat is looking at a bag of jelly slices on a table next to a cup of coffee . Alt: a cat is curious about a steaming cup of coffee

Today I am heading out to have coffee and write more words. Chapter 5 may be fully revised by day’s end. We shall see.

a little girl is sitting in a car seat and making a shhh gesture . Alt: a little girl is sitting in a car seat and making a shhh gesture

Maybe, just maybe, I dragged my ass out of my mental funk and revised a chapter. Or two. Show me how excited you are…

I found and formed my voice.

a person in a yellow sweater is writing in a book Alt: a person in a brown sweater is writing in a diary

Talking about morning pages this morning and realizing how many decades of journaling I have under my belt. Pretty wild.

Maybe, and hear me out, that’s more than enough.