Prompt: Road Trip!

You’re going on a cross-country trip. Airplane, train, bus, car, or bike? I am all about the car-based road trip! It’s always an adventure and a good opportunity for bonding with your fellow travelers, be they friends, family, coworkers, or strangers you found on the internet. Of course, much planning and preparation must go into … Continue reading Prompt: Road Trip! →

Prompt: Shopping Spree

Daily writing promptWhere would you go on a shopping spree?View all responses I am going to exclude big box stores because they feel like cheating, since they carry everything, and I am excluding book stores because I am on a book buying fast for a bit. My favorite "toy" stores are Tractor Supply, Harbor Freight, … Continue reading Prompt: Shopping Spree →

Prompt: Failing Upward

How has a failure, or apparent failure, set you up for later success? I don’t think I have ever had a meaningful success that didn’t have some kind of total failure in its timeline. I lost all of one semester and most of another on my way to my late life college graduation. The key … Continue reading Prompt: Failing Upward →

Prompt: Biggest Upcoming Challenge

What is the biggest challenge you will face in the next six months? I’m planning to move on to a whole new chapter in life. I will also be moving in the residential sense, one way or another. It’s going to be hard, no matter which path I end up on. We are already facing … Continue reading Prompt: Biggest Upcoming Challenge →

Prompt: Dear Teen Me

What advice would you give to your teenage self? As important as every little thing seems, most of it doesn’t mean a thing. And you can say “no” to people.

Prompt: 5 Tips for Budgeting

Write about your approach to budgeting. I don't handle the finances in our household, although I would like to get a grip on them so that I could apply the budgeting tactics and strategies that have served me very well in the past. Here are some basic rules: You can't spend money you don't have. … Continue reading Prompt: 5 Tips for Budgeting →

Prompt: Tea and Me

Daily writing promptWhat is your favorite drink?View all responses I love hot tea. I drink expensive tea and cheap tea. I'll drink black, green, white, and herbal teas. I just love my hot leaf water. Or hot root water, in some cases. Ordinary black tea is my go-to, though. I drink hot tea plain, but … Continue reading Prompt: Tea and Me →

Prompt: Patriotic?

Are you patriotic? What does being patriotic mean to you? Do I love my country? Yes. The word “patriotic” has been tarnished for me because it has been hijacked by certain factions who believe they are the “true patriots” and this has been exploited to divide us. That’s disgusting and shameful. Patriotism isn’t about having … Continue reading Prompt: Patriotic? →

Prompt: The Title of My Biography

If there were a biography about you, what would the title be? The title would be either, “Here We Are Again,” or “Well, That Didn’t Work.”

Prompt: Good News Reaction

You get some great, amazingly fantastic news. What’s the first thing you do? I squeal! And then do a little dance. And then I tell absolutely everyone I know. I am likely to float around on a happy little cloud for the rest of the day.