by PJColando | Jan 5, 2021 | blog post, In the Pink, Purpose
Last year, we call can agree, was the pits. We all suffer, as this new year begins, from PTSD, previously the domain of warriors returning from battles in Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq. I have a unique variant of PTSD, one that I wouldn’t wish on anyone. For...
by PJColando | Dec 29, 2020 | blog post, Purpose
2020 has been a heck of a year, one which I never wish to repeat. What powered us through was reciprocal relationships – my husband and I never missed a haircut. We shored the spirits of our shared hairstylist, helping to keep her afloat financially as well as...
by PJColando | Dec 22, 2020 | Adventure, blog post, Purpose
NaNoWriMo is the celebrated event during November each year. The point is for a writer to challenge themselves to achieve 50,000 words in a month. Thirty days hath November, so that’s a lot of “sit your butt in the chair.” I’ve never officially...
by PJColando | Dec 15, 2020 | blog post, Purpose
Once upon a time, I aspired to be a Fannie Flagg clone. While I enjoyed the prowess of many authors, hers was to the style I sought to emulate. I was fortunate to hear her twice at awesome author events. Once I was seated nearby. I hoped that the proximity would rub...
by PJColando | Dec 8, 2020 | blog post, Purpose
Almost incomprehensible to me is the emergence and reliance of online interface during our home-stay, now nearing nine months of 2020. My husband and I are wildly gregarious, so quarantine initially made us glum. We felt cut off from the world, outcasts in our own...
by PJColando | Dec 2, 2020 | blog post, Purpose
IWSG December 2 question – Are there months or times of the year that you are more productive with your writing than other months, and why? The awesome co-hosts for the 12/2/2020 blog hop are Pat Garcia, Sylvia Ney, Liesbet @ Roaming About Cathrina Constantine,...
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