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Doing National Novel Writing Month my own way

NaNo My Way (revisited)

It’s almost that time again for National Novel Writing Month. I think of this time with fondness, but am less fond of the fact that it always creeps up on me when I’m super busy.…

September was a real struggle. Between distance learning, taking care of a toddler, finding time to read and blog, and just generally living and keeping 4 people alive and well, I’ve been on the verge…

Just a Master of Blog Changes Doing What She Does Best (revisited)

I can’t believe it’s been a year now since I’ve made these changes to my blog, and they’d stuck! There have been a few minor changes along the way, but, for the most part, this…

Safer at Home Order Journal #10

Dear Kids, It’s been about a month. A month full of distance learning and wildfires. Yes, the pandemic is still going on. We’re 6 months in, and Mommy is finally starting to lose it. I…

Safer at Home Order Journal #9

Dear Kids, We made it! Not to the end of the pandemic, unfortunately. No, that’s still ongoing. And going and going and going. It’s been over 5 months now, but Dad is feeling really good…

First Grade, Here We Come!

Summer has come to an end. Tomorrow my little boy starts First Grade. First of all, how dare he grow up, turn 6, and go off into the numbered years of school? It’s sometimes hard…

Why I Share My Fiction

Once upon a time, The Lily Cafe was a writing blog in 2013-2015. I shared my fiction and some poetry. Most of it’s still there if you’re curious; they’re too much a part of what…

Journal For My Kids #4

Dear Kids, It’s been a while. The last journal was about Brother graduating from Kindergarten. Now we’re a little over a week until he starts First Grade. Virtually. The Last Safer at Home Order Journal…

Have Patience

As a psychology student, I learned about motivation, about external and internal motivation. I also learned about attribution, whether someone attributes success and failure to something outside or within themselves. People will say their destiny…

How I’m Coping With the Pandemic

About 4 months ago, our school district shutdown and we started school from home. About a week after that, our mayor, and then our governor, shut down the county and state, respectively. About a month…

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NaNo My Way (revisited)

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Just a Master of Blog Changes Doing What She Does Best (revisited)

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Safer at Home Order Journal #10

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Safer at Home Order Journal #9

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First Grade, Here We Come!

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Why I Share My Fiction

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Journal For My Kids #4

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Have Patience

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