04.01.16 – End of Day Notes

What I did today: Today was an extremely busy day for me. I am not sure how I even managed to do everything I did off of no sleep. By the time I crashed and burned, it was 3 pm and I’d been up for 20 hrs. Here are just a few highlights of my day:

• I wrote a science fiction story for A2Z called Adam 2.0
• I wrote a poem for the April PAD Challenge
• Wrote a Lune for the NaPoWriMo
• Wrote two drabbles
• Wrote my small stones
• And participated in the A2Z,  NaJoWriMo and Celebrate the Small Things here on this blog

I also found a bit of time to check out some other bloggers participating in the A2Z. Here are a few excellent posts I read today:

• Nikki’s spiritual post on Balance, After Grounding
• Anne’s uplifting and spiritual post on Being Alone
• Annette’s mythological post @Annette’s Place
• Wonderful post on giving affection to partners and spouses @ Creative Helpmates
• Beautiful April Haiku @ Poetry Penned in Moondust
• Some excellent advice for writers who wish to pitch an idea to agents @ The Writing Bug
• OMGoodness.. go check out those baked goodies! @ Sarah Writes

What I learned today: There is this great concept called Trail Magic along the Appalachian Trail and some interesting ideas for Adoption Shelters

What I am most proud of today:  I managed to get 5 hrs of sleep

What did you do today, dear readers? Learn any lessons? Have a reason to be proud? Share your thoughts with me in the comments!

10 Daily Currents – 04.01.16

It is Friday at 11:53 am and I am currently…

1. listening: traffic outside, tv in the kitchen, dad and brother having a conversation

2. eating: ground hamburger with salsa

3. drinking: diet coke

4. wearing: black pants, pink t-shirt, pink socks

5. feeling: extremely sleepy.. been up now for 17 hrs

6. weather: cool & windy, about 60 degrees… the sun is trying to peek through the grey clouds

7. wanting: to go to the store so I can come back home and crash and burn

8. needing: sleep

9. thinking: these long days are killing me

10. enjoying: nothing at the moment… my back aches and just want sleep

I had a thought, dear readers… if you’d like to grab these 10 Daily Currents and write your own, link back to my post so I can share along with you!

Update, Revise, and Replace #NaJoWriMo

Today’s journal prompt is make a list of things you need to update, revise, transform, enhance, and replace in your life. Include both personal and tangible things.

1. My calendar because I still have dates/events on there that are now defunct
2. My wardrobe… I need a new look
3. My address book as there are still people in there that are either dead or out of my life for good
4. My art supplies as they are dangerously low
5. My Astraeus novella and make it into a novel
6. My social life as it is non-existent at the moment
7. I need to update my poetry and fiction binders. I’ve written so much in the last 2 years and have not printed and added the new things to the binders.
8. I need to reconnect with a couple of cousins as I’ve been so busy writing the last two months, I haven’t stopped to say hello to them in email or on FB
9. I have a couple of other blogs that I have sadly neglected and I need to do some updates on them
10. I really should update my tea collection. There are some that I brought with me from Oklahoma in 2014 that were already getting old then.
11. I need to renew my relaxation programs – yoga, meditation and ho’oponopono meditation
12. Spring cleaning – my dust bunnies are making babies
13. It’s been ages since I’ve communed with my spirit guides. I really should make that a weekly practice.
14. I need to get outside more and be one with nature.

(Note: if you would like to participate in this month-long journal writing activity, sign up for emailed prompts here)

Celebrate the Small Things – 04.01.16

Today I am celebrating a successful month of writing for March. I did it! I completed my Noir-style WhoDunIt, The Stacked Deck. It came in just shy of 35K words.

I am also celebrating the beginning of the A2Z Challenge. Both here with People Who Inspire Me and on my blog Promptly Written with Science Fiction Flash Fiction. It should be a fun and exciting month!

What are you celebrating this week, dear readers? Feel free to share with me in comments.

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Each Friday, I join Lexa Cain and friends for a weekly blog-hop called Celebrate the Small Things, where we celebrate all of those small moments from the week before.

The wonderful co-hosts of Celebrate the Small Things are:
L.G. Keltner @ Writing Off The Edge
Tonja Drecker @ Kidbits Blog

Celebrate The Small Things Linky:

1.	Lexa Cain	2.	Fiction and Film
3.	Writing Off the Edge	4.	Kidbits
5.	TheCyborgMom	6.	Thoughts and Ideas from Deanie Humphrys-Dunne
7.	My Inner Geek	8.	Eclectic Alli
9.	Intentional Insights with S. Kelley Harrell	10.	Constantine
11.	My Miracle Life	12.	Writing, Reading, and the Pursuit of Dreams
13.	My Creatively Random Life	14.	Shells Tales and Sails
15.	Lara Lacombe	16.	TF Walsh
17.	Caring for my Veteran	18.	Life, Yoga and Other Adventures
19.	About myself, by myself	20.	Suzanne Furness
21.	Elizabeth Seckman	22.	Avalon
23.	Cherdo on the Flipside	24.	My Baffling Brain
25.	Planet Kimberly	26.	Shah Wharton
27.	Mere Joyce	28.	Victorian Scribbles
29.	Tanya Miranda	30.	God, Entertainment, & Annoying Things
31.	Ann – A Friend of Jesus 2013	32.	Special Teaching At Pempi’s Palace
33.	Square Pegs	34.	Patricia’s Place
35.	Yvonne Van Dalen	36.	Anne Higa
37.	My Antimatter Life	38.	Into the Imagination Vortex
39.	Bouquet of Books	40.	Lightravellerkate
41.	Curious As A Cathy	42.	Thoughts for the Day
43.	Julie Flanders	44.	As the Fates Would Have It
45.	Project Why

 

 

 

#atozchallenge – Adele Inspires Me

Adele Laurie Blue Adkins… Wow, what a beautiful name. She is a newcomer to my list of people who inspire me. I’d heard of her and had even heard her song “Skyfall” for the James Bond movie. I had not sat down though and just listened to her lyrics. Not until her latest album, 25, came out last year. Suddenly, I was paying attention. Her words have a powerful influence on my soul. Here are the lyrics to one of my favorite songs:

“Hello”

Hello, it’s me
I was wondering if after all these years you’d like to meet
To go over everything
They say that time’s supposed to heal ya
But I ain’t done much healing

Hello, can you hear me?
I’m in California dreaming about who we used to be
When we were younger and free
I’ve forgotten how it felt before the world fell at our feet

There’s such a difference between us
And a million miles

Hello from the other side
I must have called a thousand times
To tell you I’m sorry for everything that I’ve done
But when I call you never seem to be home
Hello from the outside
At least I can say that I’ve tried
To tell you I’m sorry for breaking your heart
But it don’t matter. It clearly doesn’t tear you apart anymore

Hello, how are you?
It’s so typical of me to talk about myself. I’m sorry
I hope that you’re well
Did you ever make it out of that town where nothing ever happened?

And it’s no secret that the both of us
Are running out of time

So hello from the other side (other side)
I must have called a thousand times (thousand times)
To tell you I’m sorry for everything that I’ve done
But when I call you never seem to be home
Hello from the outside (outside)
At least I can say that I’ve tried (I’ve tried)
To tell you I’m sorry for breaking your heart
But it don’t matter. It clearly doesn’t tear you apart anymore

[4x:]
(Highs, highs, highs, highs,
Lows, lows, lows, lows)
Anymore

Hello from the other side (other side)
I must have called a thousand times (thousand times)
To tell you I’m sorry for everything that I’ve done
But when I call you never seem to be home
Hello from the outside (outside)
At least I can say that I’ve tried (I’ve tried)
To tell you I’m sorry for breaking your heart
But it don’t matter. It clearly doesn’t tear you apart anymore

And here is the video… I think you will understand why she inspires me once you listen to her voice:

Interesting Fact: Adele is a Member of the Order of the British Empire

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Thank you for joining me for the A-to-Z Challenge. If you’d like to see who else is participating, check them out here.

Each day, I will be posting about People Who Inspire Me.