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.

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

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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.

How I Journal: 4 Ways of Tracking My Adventures

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10 things to tell you, bullet journal, free-writing, gratitude, journaling, reflection, writing

The older I get, the more I find myself craving conversation. Beyond water-cooler chatter or pleasantries exchanged in passing, I want to discuss in-depth ideas with family and friends.

Telling My Appalachian Story

Hard to believe over a year ago, thanks to some encouragement from my mom, I gambled on myself.

Ghost {Costumes} of Halloweens Past

Halloween never ranked high on our family holiday celebrations, or at least I don’t recall it being. I desperately wanted a store-bought costume with a mask and the body printed on those plastic hospital gown style covers.

September – Four Somethings

I never got around to the August fun-times post, and while a part of me still hopes to, let’s be realistic. Perhaps I’ll find a casual way to throw in photos of me camping just outside the gates of a (decommissioned) prison after a stellar concert.

If not, I’ll learn to live, knowing I can still make memories even if the only people who know about them are me and Jay (and the random stranger friends I made along the way.)

My Surprising Talent

I celebrated the deeper conversations #10thingstotellyou prompted, but we can’t always choose our talents.