Productivity

“Just right” is a myth–do it anyway

So many people are waiting for life and circumstances to be "just right" before launching that business, writing that book, starting a family, or unleashing the next chapter of life. Here's the big secret of those you think are successful: the time will never be "just right." If you want it bad enough, you sacrifice,… Continue reading “Just right” is a myth–do it anyway

Getting Healthy

My Contribution to the 12th Annual “Headache on the Hill”

It happened again. I haven't been posting on social media about migraine attacks, or nerve pain, or falling for two reasons: I've been focused on using social media for writerly efforts and managing two other social media accounts and have gotten rather handy at scheduling my posts a week or month in advance, and because… Continue reading My Contribution to the 12th Annual “Headache on the Hill”

My Life, Social Media

Welcome 2019!

New boots for Christmas!! Can't wait to see where they are going to take me in 2019. First of the month/end of the year tabulations show my Instagram account has grown by 95% (that is not a typo! 95%!)!! I dislike working with numbers as a rule, but boy HOWDY! What a great treat to… Continue reading Welcome 2019!

Getting Healthy

Life and Blogging on the Disabled List

Welcome sports fans, it's baseball season! Unfortunately, I've been on the DL since April 3rd. I've made an effort through the years to keep this blog upbeat, positive, and encouraging. What I've noticed is that when I don't feel those things, I tend not to write. The regular struggle for me is that as a… Continue reading Life and Blogging on the Disabled List

Getting Healthy

But you look normal…

Most things in life are both good and bad. Cliché but true, there are two sides to every coin. Here’s the one that makes me the craziest: "But you look normal. " So, two things: 1. I'm not. I have survived strokes. Strokes, with an “s,” plural, at least five that we know of. The… Continue reading But you look normal…

Getting Healthy

Top Ten Things YOUNG Stroke Survivors wish you knew:

May is Stroke Awareness Month, and this is my annual post on the topic since, as my regular readers know, I am a stroke survivor myself. I am part of an online support group for Young Stroke Survivors, and last night a member opened a discussion by asking what we wanted people to know about… Continue reading Top Ten Things YOUNG Stroke Survivors wish you knew: