As promised, I’m shaking things up on the creativity front. Today’s post will be the first in a series for September (yes, a series within a series). Every Friday, I’ll post an inspirational quote that I find intriguing, followed by my brief thoughts about the quote: how I interpret it, whether I agree or disagree with […]
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The Writing Relationship
I’ve had a relationship with Writing for most of my life. I was formally introduced to Writing in kindergarten. I learned about her, letter by letter, and I understood her mentally, but sometimes our physical relationship struggled as my 5 year-old hand shook and cramped, holding the pencil over the special dot-dash paper. As I […]
How 5 Minutes Can Make Your Day 100% Better
I’ve had a pretty ordinary week, with a couple of extraordinarily productive days. Looking at which days were productive, and which were just average, helped me to see a pattern. I’ve recently started setting my alarm clock, even though Edwin’s an early riser and I don’t really need it. My rationale was that if I […]
Niche Blogging: The Big Rule I’ve Been Breaking Since 2012
Since August 2012, I’ve been breaking a big blogging rule. That was when I stopped writing only about books and reading, and decided to open up the blog to new ideas and themes. Since then, I’ve written on a variety of topics: parenting, gratitude, cancer, style, time management, self improvement… the number of categories listed […]
Absorbed in My Inner Self
Hello everyone! I’m sorry for disappearing for a week. I know you were all wondering, where’s Leanne? Where was her usual Wednesday post? Where was the Friday book review? Or maybe you didn’t notice I was gone. That’s okay too. We all have busy lives, and we occasionally get absorbed in our families, our work, […]
What Daylight Savings Time Can Teach You
When you woke up on Sunday morning, looked at the clock and saw that it was later than it seemed, what did you think to do first? What was the first thing on your mind when you knew you had less time that day? I have a funny Daylight Savings Time story. When I was […]