Vacation Prep and Other June Excitement

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books, free-writing, goals, gratitude, project, training, travel, writing

The end of my birth-month nears, and I want to spend a little time looking back. What did the last days of my 38th year and the first of my 39th bring? I’m linking up with Heather to Share Four Somethings about June, aka the best month on the calendar to be born.

Goals – Day 75 #The100DayProject

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goals, projects, running, writing

75 days ago, I set a goal. Write a journal entry every day for 100 days, for at least 7 minutes each day. Any notebook would do, but the work must be handwritten.

Day 60 – #100DaysofFraddtastic Writing

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bullet journal, encouragement, free-writing, gratitude, journaling, learning, perfectionism, project, reading, reflection, storytelling, writing

60 days ago, I began writing on purpose, every day for at least 7 minutes. The value of repetition when trying to improve any new skill has been a recurring theme in my reading. I decided that my next step as a “real writer” was to cultivate a writing habit.

Awkwardly Graceful Newsletter

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annapolis, fandom, Maryland, movies

Did you know you can get the latest in awkwardness delivered to your inbox? Sign up for the Awkwardly Graceful newsletter here.

May: Share Four Somethings

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books, learning, reading, storytelling

As the month of May winds down, once again I’m joining Heather Gerwing and her Share Four Somethings link-up.

Loved

Revelation Wellness workouts – specifically the workouts-of-the-day (WOD) from their Warrior Challenge. I enjoy the RevWell workout podcasts and signed up for this free 7-day challenge because my workout routine became stale. I started to skip my lunchtime activities, instead of going to fast food restaurants with free Wi-Fi to eat and tinker on my website.

Opportunity, Story Telling, and Being a Real Writer

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books, encouragement, journaling, reading, writing

Thanks to my local-adjacent library, I had the opportunity simultaneously to pursue my loves of writing and Appalachia. The Foothills Voices writing project, hosted by the Blount County library, not only facilitated the first (and only to date) story I’ve published but also taught me research skills I can use for future works.

Stick a Finger in My Eye

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free-writing, journaling, writing

I decided to participate in the Five Minute Friday prompt from last week: TOUCH.

Touching my finger to my eyeball isn’t something I would have ever dreamed I was capable of. Yet 25(ish) years ago, I was faced with a choice. I start my high school career with as a nerd in glasses. Or I could get over my fear, stick my finger in my eye, and join the ranks of contact lens wearers everywhere.

April – Month-in-Review

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books, family, fandom, journaling, Marvel, writing, writinng

Something Loved

Now that the Nashville Predators are officially done for the season (sad emoji), I’m focusing all my fandom energy on towards the MCU – super geek slang for Marvel Cinematic Universe aka the movies that make up the “canon.” And yes, we’re that serious about these things. I’ve rewatched many of the older movies, even creating a Bullet Journal spread to keep track.

100 Days of Fraddtastic Writing

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journaling, project, writing

Ten days ago, I committed to 100 days of journaling. It seems ironic to me that it has taken a week and a half for me to write about it, but these days I have other writing to write about.

Offer: Five Minute Friday (erm…Monday)

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free-writing, library, writing

“i’m feeling emo and anti-social today. if i’m quiet, please don’t take offense.”