Choosing a word for 2020 has been a slow process for me. There were many I could have chosen and almost did. Yet they didn't seem to fill the bill, so to speak. Simultaneously, I started my word search and reading Leeana Tankersley's book. Tankersley's book, The Brave Practice of Releasing Hurt & Receiving…
Ever Tire of Feeling Too Busy? As a full-time legal secretary, wife, and mom, I felt busy. I longed for the days of retirement. People said when they retired there was never enough time for all they wanted to do. How could it be? Now I know. With retirement in our lives for a…
Beginning Friday, June 9th, I will be stepping away from this blog, my book review blog, and social media as I recover from surgery. During my time away, I'm hoping to regain strength and energy lost during my 18 month battle with chronic pain resulting from a fall in January 2016. I'm also hoping to take advantage of the quiet time to work toward completion of my memoir and ready it for publishing.
When I return, or perhaps before, I may propose some topics for blog posts and ask for your input on what you'd like to see and read here.
In my post a few days ago, I focused on the topic of self-care. I shared the things I believe I did wrong in caring for myself during my working life and the last few years as a writer. Today I want to share what I've learned along the way (and ignored). And I'll share some new things I have read recently about caring for yourself as you write.
The term "self-care" has been on the lips of many for some time, but not as often as since the election of 2016. In the days and months following, many were angry, frustrated, discouraged, depressed even. Self-care was the pathway for many to place those emotions on a shelf. Putting the election aside, I want to look at self-care from a writer's perspective. Based on my working and writing life experiences, I'll share bad choices I made in caring for myself. Over the last 14 months have had time to ruminate over the past and how it played a part in my current situation.