Lots of little girls dream about the perfect wedding – the cake, the dress, the man. I was never into wedding planning as a kid, and surprise of surprises, not much has changed on that front over the years. Instead, when I was a kid I obsessively planned my 16th birthday party. For some reason,…
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WordPress Zero to Hero: Day 1 – Why Blog?
The Daily Post is hosting a 30-day jump start into better blogging. What are you waiting for? Sign up for Zero to Hero now! I originally started blogging because I love to write, and thought it would be a great way to get some thoughts out of my head and down on (imaginary) paper. One…
Seven Words That Matter
A couple of days ago, the Daily Post asked us to boil down the human experience to seven important words. My personal motto has been “Faith, Courage, Wisdom – Truth” for around 16 years now, and it remains the same, even though they’re all very lofty ideals. Frequently they’re so lofty that I completely lose…
There’s No Place Like…
Every day, I check out the Daily Post prompt to see if it’s something that I could use in my daily self examination. For me, blogging is (at least for now) something that I do to find out more about myself, to look for answers, and to find other people who have some of the…
Thanks For Everything…And Nothing
Today’s Daily Post prompt asks that we take a second to give thanks to or for something. In the spirit of not being a complete asshat, I’ll say my nice stuff first: Thanks Mum, for being sweet and slightly weird. You’ve helped me carve out a niche for myself as a similarly sweet, and somewhat-less-than-kooky person….
She Shall Have Music…(and Camping Equipment)
“Ride a cock-horse to Banbury Cross To see a fine lady upon a white horse; With rings on her fingers and bells on her toes She shall have music wherever she goes.” I’ve loved that nursery rhyme since I was a little thing. I learned to read properly using a huge (to me it was…
The Gift
When I was young, someone told me a story about Jesus, perhaps based on a saying by Mother Teresa. He could be anywhere, wearing any disguise, watching what I was doing and seeing if I was living a good life. Specifically, this incarnation of Jesus might one day show up at my door, dressed as…
Taking a Stab at a Personal Tagline
I’ve been obsessing over today’s Daily Post prompt all day, and am no closer to an answer than I was at 10am this morning. Today we’re supposed to write a tagline. For ourselves. Ack. Since my career is actually in marketing, it’s more than a little disheartening to have absolutely no clue what to write….
Procrastination, Be Gone!
Today’s Daily Post prompt is to craft a missive to a personality trait that you dislike, telling it to basically shape up or ship out. In the interest of being true to this goal, this post will be short(ish). Dear Procrastination, I can’t begin to tell you how happy I am that you chose to…
The Perfect Rainy Afternoon
Today at the Daily Post, they’ve asked us to describe our perfect, rainy afternoon. This is the true story (with a few tiny embellishments) of a favorite rainy day from my childhood. It was mid-summer, when the expanse of warm days behind you seems almost as endless and uncountable as that which lays before. I…
Compass & Quill 