Get yourself a nice cup of something hot and let's do this thing! First, this is going to have links in it to things on Amazon. If you purchase any of those items, I may make a commission that won't cost you anything. Yay for affiliate marketing, right? (I am pretty sure I am doing … Continue reading Planning for 2025
Category: Thoughts
Prompt: Five Things I Can Kinda Do
Daily writing promptShare five things you're good at.View all responses I am a great cook. I cook, I bake, I even clean up after myself. My many years of experience (and many failures) eventually paid off. I can make people smile and/or laugh. (I can't help it. It's the trauma.) Over the last few years, … Continue reading Prompt: Five Things I Can Kinda Do
Prompt: Change
What is one thing you would change about yourself? One thing, eh? A few years ago, I would have answered something about my mental health or personality, but these days, I would eliminate the arthritis from my knees and/or back. It turns out that pain and disability suck and are not especially great for mental … Continue reading Prompt: Change
I need to learn affiliate marketing
File under "Things I Know Nothing About" I jumped the gun on becoming an Amazon affiliate and now I need to have 3 qualifying sales in a little less than 90 days to stay one. I probably should have waited until I developed more of a solid direction and following here. I want to include … Continue reading I need to learn affiliate marketing
Starting (over) after 50, Part Three
Let's go sit in a cafe and make those dollar bills After you know what you want to do and have made a plan, all that’s left is to just do it, one baby step at a time. So let's say you've decided on the few things you really want to do right now and … Continue reading Starting (over) after 50, Part Three
Surfacing (briefly)
I had been doing such a good job of writing regularly, but I have been hit with a wave of depression and anxiety that has made me retreat into my shell. I am peeking out now to say that I will be traveling this coming week, but I am going to try to finish up … Continue reading Surfacing (briefly)
Prompt: I’m the Gran with a Plan.
Create an emergency preparedness plan. Image by me. Ha. This prompt was from a while ago. It looked like a fun one, so I put it aside in my drafts to return to when I could give it proper time and attention. And I'm back! There are different kinds and levels of emergencies to prepare … Continue reading Prompt: I’m the Gran with a Plan.
Starting (over) after 50, Part Two
It's awesome if this is your reality... The Promised Reality Check I don't feel like I need to tell you that ageism is real or that you have a limited career span ahead of you. You've been around the block a few times at this point. You know what's what. I am also not going … Continue reading Starting (over) after 50, Part Two
Prompt: Next Question…
Do you need time? Yes. Next question? But on a less flippant note, I am desperate for time lately. I am not getting done the things I need to, and that’s not even because I am doing things that I want to. I’m spinning my wheels. I blame ADHD and depression.
Prompt: 3 answers.
What's something you believe everyone should know. It is totally okay to make mistakes and to ask questions. It doesn’t feel great all the time, but that’s how you learn and grow. Putting your own dishes in the dishwasher is almost never fatal. You will not become infected with rabies if you put the dishes … Continue reading Prompt: 3 answers.
The Mia Experiment 