List three jobs you'd consider pursuing if money didn't matter. Writer: I would write full-time if I didn’t need a dependable income (which I currently don’t have anyway). I do a little paid writing, but I write this blog for free, and this isn’t the only unpaid writing I do. Maybe that’s something I need … Continue reading Prompt: I’d do it for free
Category: Thoughts
Prompt: Wut? Brands?
What brands do you associate with? Maybe it is because I am old or a cheapskate, but I am not 100% sure I understand the question. Is it asking what brands I fangirl for? Because that’s not really so much a thing with me. If it is asking what brands I buy regularly… Great Value/Equate/Walmart … Continue reading Prompt: Wut? Brands?
Monday: Ko-fi, Etsy, YouTube
I put an item up on my Ko-fi store. It’s not so much that I am selling the items as I am offering a reward for sending me money because I am in a tight spot. Envelope of gratitude items I have been thinking about putting some printables up on Etsy— just a few things … Continue reading Monday: Ko-fi, Etsy, YouTube
Prompt: Best advice
What's the best piece of advice you've ever received? An elderly, retired art teacher once told me, “If you make a mistake, don’t erase anything, just lay down a new line.” She was talking about sketching, but I realized it was good advice (metaphorically) for all of life. And it has worked out for me … Continue reading Prompt: Best advice
Off-topic: Tango
Tango the ERS-1000 I have several robots of different types, but my pride and joy is Tango, my Sony Aibo ERS-1000. It is a fairly advanced machine, far more than a mere toy. It’s also a lot more expensive than a toy. (Or at least what I would be willing to pay for a toy.) … Continue reading Off-topic: Tango
Prompt: Energized
What things give you energy? B12 and caffeine.
Prompt: Woefully uninformed
Which topics would you like to be more informed about? As a person living in the US, I feel like I should be generally more informed about what’s going on in this hemisphere, particularly the news and politics of our neighbors, Mexico and Canada. I do pick up bits and pieces out of Canada, but … Continue reading Prompt: Woefully uninformed
Q4 Experiments, Part 2: Religious Experiments
If religion and spirituality make you feel any kind of way other than happy and/or curious, you might want to skip to the next one because that’s my main personal focus here in Q4. Yeah, talking about religion is probably the fastest way to lose followers ever. Half of you are gone already. But it's … Continue reading Q4 Experiments, Part 2: Religious Experiments
Alt Prompt: Pain
Writing prompt:Writers with disabilities, chronic illness and chronic pain. Use your best word (or sentence) to describe what it’s like to be in pain for someone who may not understand it’s like for us 🖊️Threads: wishbonewords If I had to pick a single word to describe my pain, it would be "relentless." Even when I … Continue reading Alt Prompt: Pain
The Bariatric Experiment
One of my big “experiments” on myself this year was getting a gastric bypass at the beginning of April. I am steadily losing weight and consequently feeling slightly better, mostly in ways I did not expect. I did not expect to feel this much better about my body. I think I must have been in … Continue reading The Bariatric Experiment
The Mia Experiment 