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Her Door Was Open for Thirty-Three Years
Last night, after thirty-three years of service as a secretary in the school district I grew up in, my mother-in-law Joanne had her retirement party. After the facility ran out of parking spots, a...
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Draftvision
On mornings when I’m not running or running errands, after I get the boys all off to school, I look forward to plowing through my emails and knocking out a blog post so I can spend the lion’s share of...
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The Universe’s Librarian
Over and over again, I’ve had the strange and slightly mystical situation of having books show up in my life–demanding I read them. When this phenomenon happens, it always makes me feel as if the Head...
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2,000 Miles!!!!
Woo Hoo!!!! On Sunday (January 31, 2016) I hit a HUGE running milestone. I’ve officially traveled over 2,000 miles since I started running. I’m probably irrationally proud of this feat, but I don’t...
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Eat Your Noodles and Toss Your Balls
Yes, I’m a day late on this blog post. But I’m here now. I’ve been working really hard to return to being a consistent and diligent blogger. Why? It makes me feel good. So, because of unexpected...
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Freaky Friday Daddy Party Weekend Plus
It’s almost that time of year again… The kids have been sick for weeks and the dog has wanted me to throw the ball one too many times. The laundry has piled up to the rafters and the pizza take-out...
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The 2016 New York SCBWI Winter Conference Part 2
The 2016 New York SCBWI Winter Conference Part 2 I’m back…and I realized that in Tuesday’s SCBWI Conference Recap post, I forgot to tell you how cold it was outside when we woke up. Inside too, for...
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Know Your Process
Yesterday I headed to the gym to run on the treadmill. While I was there, I learned it was an advantage to know your process. I went to the gym, not because I hate running in the rain, I kind of like...
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YA Outside the Lines Crosspost–Words
Today is my day to blog over at YA Outside the Lines. Our topic for the month of March is WORDS. If you want to get your nostalgia on, you should hop on over to the YAOTL Blog check out how the School...
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Asking for a Friend
Hey blog readers, I’m using this blog to solicit a bit of reading advice. Of course, I’m asking for a friend. Today’s post is about challenging reads. What are your personal strategies for reading a...
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Vacation From Vacation
This isn’t my first post-vacation blog, but last week’s blogs were planned and in place before spring break. This is the blog that reminds me that I haven’t caught up from being away. It’s the...
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SUPREME VIRAL RESONANCE COMMANDER
SUPREME VIRAL RESONANCE COMMANDER viral |ˈvīrəl| adjective 2 relating to or involving an image, video, piece of information, etc., that is circulated rapidly and widely from one Internet user to...
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Mind and Matter
I can’t run right now. *growls* I mind and it matters. The weather is perfect. And up until last week, I was kicking milage butt. I was on track for one of my best months of running to date. And...
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I’m Committed to my Growth
Today I’m saying something out loud that I’ve been thinking for awhile–I’m committed to my growth. One of the many ways I’m honoring this commitment is by spending less time on the internet and...
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Will You Raise a Bully or an Original? I See What You’re Doing and It’s Not OK
Ran into a couple fabulous articles this morning that converged into an unexpected blog post. The first article was in relation to something I read in the book ORIGINALS by Adam Grant. I loved this...
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NaNoWriMo with a Tini Twist
NaNoWriMo with a Tini Twist It’s been a long time since I’ve written a blog post. It’s been a conscious decision–one I’m happy with. Although I will tell you, I do miss blogging from time to time....
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YOUR Work, YOUR Way
Sometimes we forget it’s okay to do YOUR work, YOUR way. Everywhere I look there are people standing up. They are using their super powers for good instead of evil. And what I’m noticing is that no two...
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NY 2017 SCBWI Conference Part 1
It’s time for the NY 2017 SCBWI Conference!!!! I just got back and of course I wanted to share the awesomeness with you. Just so you know, it wasn’t exactly easy to get there this year… On Thursday we...
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NY 2017 SCBWI Conference Part 2
I’m back for Part 2 of my NY 2017 SCBWI Conference Recap!!! And like these two guys, I’m a bit confused… (Scott Hammon and Justin Brancato) I can’t remember exactly when, during the conference a few of...
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ORGANIZE: My Word for 2019
From my Mac Book Pro online Dictionary Last year my word for 2018 was LESS. Some days were better than others, but overall I thought my word guided me through the year and I felt as if it was more of...
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