Ditch the to-do list

Ditch the to-do list

When I had time in college – after I’d completed my homework – I read books that intrigued me, like The Phantom Toll Booth. I was a word nerd – still am – so the book delighted me. I read it again and again. It was motivation to...
Gap Year for Grown-Ups

Gap Year for Grown-Ups

My husband and I are retired – yay! We are enjoying a permanent gap year, something that we, as Midwestern teens, didn’t know existed. A gap year was something that well-heeled kids did—backpacking through Europe as a sort of graduation gift from their...
Trick or Treat: ants rousting about in your house

Trick or Treat: ants rousting about in your house

Here’s a tiny tidbit for your cocktail party conversation: “Do you know how many ants there are in the world?” That is truly small talk (wink-wink) – read on for the answer. According to a newly calculated estimate, the answer is about 20...
It’s no mystery why I love mysteries

It’s no mystery why I love mysteries

https://www.insecurewriterssupportgroup.com Come one, come all! Let’s write – This month’s question: What do you consider the best characteristics of your favorite genre?  Bada-bing, bada boom, this is a simple question for me. All I hadda do was...