Tag: life
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Purpose and Goals

I have a simple purpose in my writing this post: contemplate my purpose and goals in my writing. I am not sure whether this will end up being short or long, or what this post will ultimately look like. It’ll be interesting too, as I am treating this a little like a stream of consciousness…
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NaNoWriMo

Or… Why I Am Participating in NaNoWriMo, But Not Really NaNoWriMo is upon us! National Novel Writing Month is knocking on the door. It’s a time of year when us writers go bat-shit crazy gearing up to write a novel in one month (50,000 words in a month or 1,667 words a day). As I follow…
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Temper, Temper

Somewhere between the 10th successive phone call and discussions on my upcoming vacation, I lost my temper. It is not a reaction that I am proud of. It is not a reaction that I indulge in with any regularity. I may rant, I might complain, but I seldom lose my temper. Now, I am hitting…
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Reduction

The other night, I did something that I didn’t believe myself capable of doing. It was a day after another action of similar intent. What did I do? I deleted four apps from my phone. Apps that I opened and used every day. Games, to be specific. Much like clearing space on the phone, taking…
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Time For a Self-Review

What am I doing? I am serious, what the hell am I doing? A lot has been happening in my life these last few weeks and in a lot of ways, much of my life has been a blur. It’s especially apparent after missing a promised date to return feedback to a person I offered…