by Rebecca | Aug 23, 2017 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, balancing act, busting up rocks, deepthoughts, flexibility, i heart the beach, in defense of lazy, IRL, mixing metaphors like I'm making muffins, pairs well with a hammock, summertime
Usually, I’m an ant. I like having to-do lists and schedules, deadlines and goals, and I’m at my happiest when I’m working as much as playing, or maybe even a little more. But not in August. As the fable goes, there’s a time for work and a time...
by Rebecca | Jan 29, 2014 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, flexibility, hypochondriacs nonanonymous, in defense of lazy, IRL, lets get physical, slightly incoherent due to revision brain, treat this post as evidence of procrastination, what's up wednesday
What’s Up Wednesday is a weekly meme that helps readers and writers touch base with blog friends. You can find the link widget (and cute buttons!) on Jaime’s and Erin’s blog posts.What I’m Reading I finished Tiger Lily, which I loved. I also read Brandy...
by Rebecca | Jan 5, 2014 | Adventures in Bloggysitting, balancing act, busting up rocks, confessions, debutanting, deepthoughts, flexibility, goals, gratitude, IRL, mildly maudlin, mixing metaphors like I'm making muffins, one word, overly long posts, slightly incoherent due to revision brain, social media for the shy, Uncategorized
Last year, my word for 2013 was balance. While I do think that having that word at the forefront of my mind helped me take at least a few steps toward a more balanced life, I still have a lot of work to do with that word. But 2014 is a new year, so I needed a new...
by Rebecca | May 28, 2013 | a little rant, Adventures in Bloggysitting, balancing act, confessions, deepthoughts, flexibility, preaching to the choir, revising, twitterpated
This rambling post is one I’d been meaning to write for a while, and then I read Katy Upperman’s fabulous post On Insanity last week,* which made me want to post it even more. One of the hardest things about being a writer is quashing the impulse to...
by Rebecca | Feb 11, 2013 | deepthoughts, flexibility, nerdiness, revising, slightly incoherent due to revision brain, talking about writing, tina fey continues to be perfect
Over the years I’ve gotten to learn a little bit about sketch comedy and improv because my husband is a long-time performer. I’m always amazed when I watch his shows at how the spontaneous collaboration works. Whenever someone onstage gets an idea rolling,...
