Here are 10 (ish) things that have caught my attention this month! Feel free to chime in below with things you’ve been up to and appreciating these days 🙂 Please note that some links below are affiliate links which means if you order something I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to […]
New Year, New Beginnings, New Dreams
New year, new goals, fresh starts. What do you want to do this year? Who do you want to be? What do you want to leave behind? I’ve been rethinking goals and priorities and it’s both challenging and refreshing to contemplate changes. What would it look like if we could shape our lives how we […]
Happy New Year’s Eve!
And just like that, the year is coming to a close! I’m wishing all of us a wonderful year ahead: may we be bold in our dreams, may we be kind to others, may we be gentle with ourselves, and may we find beauty and love all around us. Happy New Year!
Happy Christmas Eve!
Many Merry Christmas wishes to you all! Wherever this holiday finds you, I wish you peace, rest, and much joy <3
Goals: Reviewing and Looking Forward
The end of the year is approaching and I hope we’re all taking a bit of time to rest and reflect. These may be simple practices but they are so important! And they also prepare us for looking forward. There isn’t anything magical about goals that are set on January 1st but it’s a decent […]
Bethany’s Best Reading Lists
Last week I talked about the importance of reading for writers and the various types of benefits books can have. Which got me to thinking about what I’ve been reading lately and what’s on my to-read list! Hopefully we will all be getting a bit of time over the holidays to do some reading, right? […]
Reading Well for Writers
Stephen King has famously said: “If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have the time (or the tools) to write.” And who are we to argue? Sometimes it’s easy to get caught up in the busyness of getting our writing done, the busyness of upcoming holidays, or the general chaos of everyday life. […]
Getting Started: Ready or Not?
Sometimes we’re totally ready for a new challenge or adventure. Other times… maybe not so much. Getting Started: Ready or Not? I’ve been thinking about challenges as Nanowrimo starts off this week- I have been hemming and hawing about whether or not to sign up because no, I don’t feel ready. I’m reminded that there […]
Trying New Things Challenge
Fall is solidly here and I’m hearing about all these amazing things that the kids are learning at school. They’re learning new reading and writing strategies, what different dinosaurs ate, taking Chinese language classes, practicing deep breathing and conflict resolution, and figuring out word problems in math. And I’m just so impressed! Gosh, when was […]
Writing Habits of Writers
Do you get up before dawn and write first thing in the morning? Do you have a special “writing nook” or space of some sort to work in? Do you write for five minutes at a time or fifty? Writing can look like lots of different things. The tl;dr version is that there is no […]