#OTR50 Day 36: Clean Slate

April 15, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Clean Slate Some evenings When the weight of the world feels heavy It is important to give oneself a break. Take a deep breath. Go to sleep. Start over again tomorrow. 329 Days to go.#OTR50

#OTR50 Day 35: Peace People Progress

April 14, 2019.Reading time 7 minutes.

First challenge received from my Day 34: Game of Three Words Post comments: Peace, People, Progress. Remember from my ramblings during yesterday’s post, that this was a game for little kids in the car. As such, idea was kid’s fairytales, silly satire, and outright crazy. Most of the time the goal […]

#OTR50 Day 34: A Game of Three Words

April 13, 2019.Reading time 1 minute.

They were usually outrageously silly or crazy short. Only occasionally would they become elaborate. Regardless it was a fun game for all . . . even when the words were ridiculous. Three words because I have three kids. However, even when we had more or less in the car with us, the game was three […]

#OTR50 Day 33: White Space

April 12, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

White spaceNeedling to be filledWanting for words Daily dose of selfNeeding to be realizedFinding of words Ideas formingNeeds becoming truthsWriting my words 332 Days to go.#OTR50

#OTR50 Day 32: The Dreaded Cone

April 11, 2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

This week has been about juggling all the usual stuff along with the addition of keeping Luna’s spirits up. The poor baby was attacked by another dog resulting in stitches in her ear as well as a drain near a puncture wound in her neck. When she first came home, she was so very sad. […]

#OTR50 Day 31: Jigsaw Puzzles

April 10, 2019.Reading time 7 minutes.

I’m feeling encouraged. On my way. On the road. No clarity in the destination, but that feeling that if I keep on keeping on it will appear in the distance. A map will form itself with navigation to move me from this point to that point.I may not be sure what is going to pour forth from mind into word. But here is the crux of what I’ve learned in the first month. I don’t need that clarity to begin. […]

#OTR50 Day 30: Exhaustion

April 9, 2019.Reading time 3 minutes.

It’s one of those nights where I’ve waited too late in the evening to write. I’m tired and worn out from a rough few days of late nights working, sleep interruptions from random life things such as kids returning home late, loved pets being injured, late night powerpoints, parenting challenges, etc. as well as just […]

#OTR50 Day 29: Parenting

April 8, 2019.Reading time 3 minutes.

For the past hour plus, I’ve been sitting on my comfy chair with Cagney snuggled up against me. I’ve been reluctant to begin writing because one of my kids has been playing their acoustic guitar while singing Beatles tunes. As a parent there are few things more awesome then enjoying your child find the thing […]

#OTR50 Day 28: Making a New Habit

April 7, 2019.Reading time 2 minutes.

I remember reading or hearing somewhere that it takes 28 days to form a new habit. I’d been looking forward to day 28 with this idea that I would feel some sense of being truly on my way with the #OTR50 project. In my mind, I equated getting to day 28 similarly to hitting close […]

#OTR50 Day 27: Lyrics

April 6, 2019.Reading time 6 minutes.

As I’m working on finding the lost writer within me, I’ve been finding myself listening more deeply to lyrics while driving. Musical poetry can grab my soul. It can pull me in and bring tears to my eyes. It can make me dial up the sound so that I can’t hear myself singing along. Lyrics […]