August Break

I feel like it's becoming a yearly tradition to take a break in August. I don't know what that says about me or my life, but I'll be back in September. It's been a busy summer and I need time away from the internet, and maybe even social media, for a time. When I take …

Hump Day Happiness

What's making you happy this week? Celebrating my nephew's birthday with food, swimming, cake, and Pokémon!A long, full day at Cedar Point with my cousinsBrownie Bandit ice cream from Cedar PointA fun D&D session with the teens at the libraryReading a lot of good booksHaving a day where I didn't have anything plannedRandom Gamestop findsTrying …

March Break

I've hit a point between life and writing and blogging that I need a break. I don't have a ton of titles to spotlight at this time and the Top Ten Tuesday prompts for March aren't that exciting to me. I'm also trying to focus on rewriting/editing a novel I started last year so I …

August-ish Break

I've said before that taking a blog break every couple months has been helpful for me. I don't have one specific reason to take a break in August other than it just feels like the right time. My creative well feels a bit dried up and I would rather spend it working on something else …

Top Ten Tuesday: Recommended Reads

This week's Top Ten Tuesday prompt is Books I Read Because Someone Recommended Them to Me. I have a lot of people who recommend me books. Some I've read, some I've neglected to read, so I thought I'd highlight five books someone recommended to me that I read and enjoyed and five that I still …

Six of Crows Book Tag

Jess @ Jessitculates did this tag, and since I love Six of Crows, I thought I'd answer the questions too! I'm not going to tag anybody at the end, but if you want to do it, go for it. I'd love to read your answers. Kaz Brekker: A book that you value the most in …

Hump Day Happiness

What's making you happy this week? A loving, welcoming, unified church familyCelebrating a five-year old's birthday with cake, ice cream, bubbles, and balloons. Lots and lots of balloons.Splinters of Scarlet by Emily Bain MurphyAlmost Heaven ice creamTaking my Honor Friends girls ring shopping and letterboxingBeing part of the process of electing a new pastor (Wait, …

Hump Day Happiness

What's making your happy this week? Finally playing my warforged bard for a D&D session and she absolutely kicked butt and was awesomepizza wafflesCayligraphy stickers!Talking to friends about writing and storiesPlaying with my nephews at the parkPutting a mask on a Yoda reading poster at my libraryUdon noodlesFriends making me a playlist for my novel …

Hump Day Happiness

What's making you happy this week? Getting someone a spontaneous birthday gift they likeFinding someone else who is excited about Animal Crossing: New HorizonsEating grapes with my nephewFriends who can help you figure out problems in your story and are willing to talk it over with youBrownies with peanut butter frostingGoing back to work and …

Words and Waffles: Writing Update

So if you noticed since I started posting again in June, this blog has a new name and a new color scheme. I have no idea why I picked the red/brown palette in the first place, but I never liked it. I'm not sure if I'll keep this color palette or even this design in …