As a writer, I need to be organized in my daily writing schedule, and because I also review books and craft (as a hobby), I need a calendar system that will not be too overwhelming, but be simple and easy to stay on top of things. I've been using the Hobonichi notebooks for a few... Continue Reading →
Digital Layouts & Songs
Here are my digital layouts for the rest of the 12 Days of December Challenge at Oscraps. Day 7 was create a border challenge. I used a photo of Teddy I took on the 7th. It's also a layout I'll be including in my December Daily. Credits: Winter Journal Kit by Vicki Robinson Designs Day... Continue Reading →
Digital Layouts From a Challenge
I had contemplated doing almost a month of digital scrapbooking after seeing a challenge on the Oscraps.com website, and after NaNoWriMo, I felt I could totally do this. I also needed a break from writing. I wanted to work on my Photoshop skills, mainly digital scrapbooking. It can be hard to get motivated sometimes with... Continue Reading →
November 2021 Playlist and NaNoWrimo Talk
I hope everyone who participated in NaNoWriMo finished and got your certificate and all the cool discounts. I'd love to give away my 50% off code for Scrivener so if you're interested, let me know in the comments. I have the application and use it every so often, but my go-to is Word. I believe... Continue Reading →
Steamboat Springs Weekend Trip
Last weekend, our oldest daughter was celebrating her two-year anniversary with her boyfriend in Steamboat Springs and we needed to get some Christmas photos for the year so we decided to join them up there. They had gone up before we did and stayed in a B&B. We stayed at a La Quinta about five... Continue Reading →
Chasing the Northern Lights
The day before Halloween, husband, our youngest, and I went on a road trip to Wyoming to see if we could get a good view of the Northern Lights. From what we learned, the massive solar flare would glow far enough to reach parts of Colorado. We thought we'd go further north for a better... Continue Reading →
Candlelight: A Haunted Evening
A week and a half ago (can you believe we're already in week two of November?), during the week of Halloween, husband, our youngest daughter, and I went to a strings performance called Candlelight: A Haunted Evening. They played spooky songs as well as some classics like The Adam's Family theme song and Ghost Busters... Continue Reading →
Book Review: Dust of the Earth
Title: Dust of the Earth Author: Mark LagesGenre: Science Fiction, LiteraryYear Published: September 27, 2021 Date Started: October 12, 2021 Date finished: November 1, 2021 Dust of the Earth by Mark Lages is a science fiction literary story about an AI named Martin who was created by MIT drop-out, Jim. Martin is very sentient-like. He’s nearly... Continue Reading →
October 2021 Playlist and NaNoWriMo
Anyone doing NaNoWriMo? I try to finish a manuscript every year, and this year is the same. I'm writing the second book to a published novella. I'm hoping to make this book a full novel. The novella had one main character with a primary secondary character. The novel will have at least three main characters... Continue Reading →
Unboxing “Mr. Booker’s Summer Vacation” Sci-fi Novel
This was the book I asked for as a subscriber to author Mark Lages's newsletter. If you are interested in getting a free book of your choice by Mr. Lages, drop by his website and sign up. You can read my post >>here<< for more information. In the meantime, enjoy my unboxing video of the... Continue Reading →
From My Corner of the Universe 