Sometimes I really struggle with this on-again-off-again part-time parenting I do these days. I mean, I’m still parenting from afar, I’m just not living in the house full-time.

Sorry. I should explain a bit of background for those who are new to my blog. (Welcome! I see quite a few new followers!)

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Back to blogging

March 9, 2021 Writer of Words, etc

While taking a bit of a blogging break, I decided to teach myself how to create a website from an existing blog. Meaning, I wanted to have a home page that was fixed (static) and add pages that will guide you to other parts of my creative journey. One of those pages is my blog, but there are other pages as well.

There is a reason for this. And you will see what my plans are soon. (I’m slow with progress, mostly due to external interruptions that are beyond my control, but I will not let anyone stress me out. It will happen when I’m ready.)

Life has been a bit of a slog recently. The neck pain plus the endless lockdown measures have worn me down, not to mention the whole parenting teens thing; one kid is turning 16 on the weekend. I mean…what? How does this happen?

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Pause

March 8, 2021March 8, 2021 Writer of Words, etc

Working on revamping this site, finishing a book, starting puppy walking (I mean, not Tucker, other dogs in the ‘hood), staying (in)sane while Canada remains in the pandemic trenches and…oh look, the sun is shining! Gonna get my bike ready. Continue reading Pause

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Unsolicited irksome blogging advice

March 3, 2021March 3, 2021 Writer of Words, etc

Disclaimer: If your inbox was recently flooded with a whole bunch of stupidity from my blog, sorry, that was me doing stuff. 🙄 I briefly contemplated pausing or getting rid of the blog altogether but then…I didn’t. Anyway some of the posts are back now that were taken off and…just shoot me. But I think I’m back to my former (ab)normal self now. So here we go, back to regular programming…

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You know what irks me?

Many things irk me lately, but this email this morning I found particularly irksome.

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Un-interesting, least interesting and most interesting

February 16, 2021February 16, 2021 Writer of Words, etc

I’ve been thinking about my post where I asked you to define the least interesting thing about you.

Now I want to clarify:

Least interesting does not mean un-interesting.

To me.

Does it to you?

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Random notes and strawberry finches

February 6, 2021February 6, 2021 Writer of Words, etc

I came across this on social media this morning and I have to say it made me happy!! Who had ever heard of strawberry finches? Not me!

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Polls do not appear in WordPress reader

January 27, 2021 Writer of Words, etc

Today I opened a chat box with a WordPress Happiness Engineer and asked a question about polls.

Some of you have used polls, or surveys, in your blog posts at times. So have I.

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You choose, I respond

November 16, 2020November 16, 2020 Writer of Words, etc

Full disclosure: Just because I’m not publishing on my blog here doesn’t mean I’m not writing (blogging).

I pondered earlier today if I should revitalize a draft I’ve started and post it, maybe pre-schedule it to post tomorrow or another day, since life has gotten in the way of my blogging routine. But then, I saw this: Continue reading “You choose, I respond”