Messing about with empathy
Happy Mother’s Day! Every year, Mother’s Day catches me by surprise. I know that Father’s Day is the third Sunday in June, so I’ve gotten it stuck in my head that Mother’s Day is the third Sunday in May. Except that it isn’t. It’s on the second Sunday. I made my cards early but then…
Daphne is a dachshund, and she turns two today. I watch her on YouTube. She lives with Crusoe the Celebrity Dachshund and their parents in Toronto, Canada. There are a lot of famous dogs on YouTube. I follow Crusoe becuase his videos are awesome and he’s got attitude. If like dogs, humor, and fun vidoes,…
Happy International Tuba Day. When you think about musical instruments, the tuba is probably not the first one that comes to mind unless you are watching Jaws (did you know a tuba played the Jaws theme?) However, this large brass instrument is possibly one of the most fun instruments in the orchestra. I can say…
I was watching a YouTube video by a woman who talks about books. She listed the top twenty books liked by people who signed up for her Goodreads page. I’d read about half of the books on the list. Number two was Pride and Prejudice, and Number one was The Picture of Dorian Gray. I…
Sometimes as I clean out my pantry, I find odd spices and seasonings. Most of them we got for free from sportsman shows, and some were given to us by friends. I usually try them out and decide they aren’t great. But every once in a while, I find a gem. And one seasoning I…
Today is Star Wars Day, also known as “May the 4th.” However, we now live in a post-Mandalorian world, so along with “May the 4th” and “Revenge of the 5th,” we now have “This is the May.” “This is the way” is the phrase used by Mandalorians. So it makes sense that it would become…
Boy does this thought go through my mind most Mondays. I’m motivated on Sunday evening, and then on Monday, all I want to do is postpone my plans and sleep in. But not today. Today, I’m going to remember why I run, why I write, and why I declutter. I hope you’ll join me to…
I was listening to the most recent Grammar Girl podcast episode and learned that something I thought I knew most of my life was wrong. I love learning the facts behind everyday things, so I’m sharing it with you. Op-Ed, that place in the paper where people can send letters, does not mean Opinion Editorial,…
Happy May! I figured I’d have no problem finding a lovely May poem, and I was right. There are plenty to choose from, so I picked one that was short (I like short poems.) John Milton is known for writing Paradise Lost. I started this book (technically a poem) and loved what I read, but…
Camp Nanowrimo has ended. How did I do? I finished the first draft of my early reader chapter book. I love it to pieces. I’ll spend May editing it and then do the fun work of finding an agent. (There was a little sarcasm in that statement.) I also published a ten-minute write-in video every…