In every day life, I am a planner. Meal plans and organized grocery lists are a must for my weekly shopping trip. I have running to do lists on different topics, a budget program, and I think about events months to years in advance. Why then, when it came to my writing, did I ever… Continue reading Finally Finishing: From Pantser to Plotter
Author: lrearle
Finally Finishing: Secondhand Pep Talks
I decided to start this series on my longest lived goal - finishing a draft of my first novel. Why does that burning desire remain ever elusive in fulfillment? How am I going to get there especially at this stage in my life? I want to figure these out in the way that I do… Continue reading Finally Finishing: Secondhand Pep Talks
I’ll take one giant ego check with that pregnancy, thank you.
That gorgeous view is the reason that I spent my weekend sitting on the couch achy and sore, eating my humble pie with a side of regret. It turned into a needed reminder that my ego is still getting a say in decisions when it doesn't deserve one. We had a beautiful impromptu day trip… Continue reading I’ll take one giant ego check with that pregnancy, thank you.
How to (not) be a Minimalist in 44 easy steps
Find minimalism coming too easy for you and need more of a challenge? Craving more clutter in your life? Want some reassurance that it also takes others nearly a decade to be no closer to minimalism? Then this is the guide for you. 1.Get married and combine your mildly pack rat tendencies with your new… Continue reading How to (not) be a Minimalist in 44 easy steps
Baby makes four
And here is the reason I have been completely absent and written almost nothing the last few months. Taking time and space and limiting self-imposed stress was what I needed. Now I'm looking forward to some writing time and enjoying small moments of quiet before it all gets taken up with baby loving. If you… Continue reading Baby makes four
I hate scales.
I really do. When moving in with family, you wouldn't think the thing I would be most nervous about would be sharing a house with a bathroom scale. But there it was looming, waiting to tell me that I, in fact, was the elephant in the room. I know myself. While I was pregnant, my… Continue reading I hate scales.
Resolutions, goals, and the changes we want
I know it's a week into the new year and I'm just now posting this. This time I didn't come up with these before the first. I thought about not aiming for any goals or resolutions this year, but, to tell the truth, I would have done it anyway in my head, so I might… Continue reading Resolutions, goals, and the changes we want
Year’s End Goal Update
I promise that while goal updates disappeared I did not stop working toward them, although things definitely slowed down here and there with everything going on. We traveled to Alaska in August for a week without our daughter and then drove to VA for a family wedding. All told, I was gone more than 3… Continue reading Year’s End Goal Update
Dear Younger Me
Dear younger me Where do I start If I could tell you everything that I have learned so far Then you could be One step ahead Of all the painful memories still running through my head I wonder how much different things would be Dear younger me I cannot decide Do I give some speech… Continue reading Dear Younger Me
Christmas: A light has dawned
The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned. Isaiah 9:2 This is my favorite "Christmas" verse because it is the epitome of hope. In my mind it conjures images of epic worlds and the darkness that overtook them - Mordor… Continue reading Christmas: A light has dawned
