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My Resolve

January 2, 2018January 1, 2018 tahlia42Leave a comment

A relaxing vacation let me think through what I will accomplish this year.

Posted in So Many ChoicesTagged cheese making, DH2U, DH2U's mom, Reading Challenge, resolutions, writing a novel

Best Books of the Year

December 18, 2017 tahlia42Leave a comment

Writing a book is time consuming, but I still made sure to continue reading. Check out my top picks of the year.

Posted in BooksTagged All Our Wrong Todays, Elan Mastal, GoodReads, MaddAddam, Margaret Atwood, Reading Challenge, sci fi, Shion Miura, Suzanne Kelman, The Great Passage, The Rejected Writers' Club, writing a novel

She Shall Not Pass

December 11, 2017 tahlia42Leave a comment

I had an absolutely delightful new-to-me experience: I went go cart racing. How had I never done that before? This fun adventure was part of DH2U's company holiday party. The course where we went was strange - it was indoor and these were gas cars. Needless to say the exhaust smell was prevalent, and a little… Continue reading She Shall Not Pass →

Posted in Undiscovered TalentsTagged DH2U, driving, go cart racing, tendinitis

Prepared for the Unpredictable

November 27, 2017November 27, 2017 tahlia42Leave a comment

I can make a full Thanksgiving meal on the spur of the moment from my pantry and freezer. Can't everyone?

Posted in Cooking, UncategorizedTagged DH2U, DH2U's mom, prepper, Thanksgiving

Playing Favorites

November 13, 2017November 13, 2017 tahlia42Leave a comment

  Last week, my favorite novel writing pen died. Strangely enough, it wasn’t normally a pen I would grab: It wasn’t retractable and it had a much wider point than I usually like. This giveaway pen had found its way to the bottom of my purse at some point, and once when I desperately needed… Continue reading Playing Favorites →

Posted in Goofy StuffTagged DH2U, favorites, inanimate objects

But I want them both!

November 6, 2017November 6, 2017 tahlia42Leave a comment

I started craving something I didn't really want. Sheesh! Enough already!

Posted in WritingTagged accountability group, holiday cards, my novel, NaNoWriMo, priorities

More Grown Up

October 30, 2017October 30, 2017 tahlia42Leave a comment

Over the course of a day we went from the college staple of a sheet for a curtain to having really nice plantation shutters. Being a grown up is awesome.

Posted in Cats, So Many ChoicesTagged DH2U, Grown up, kittens, Lemon, new house, window coverings

No Longer Me

October 23, 2017October 23, 2017 tahlia42Leave a comment

Both All Our Wrong Todays and my Yom Kippur reflections showed me how much more comfortable I am in my own skin I am now. That is something to be thankful for.

Posted in Life's MeaningTagged Adventure Girl, affirmation, All Our Wrong Todays, Dance, Elan Mastai, gratitude, writing a novel, Yom Kippur

Meeting a Legend

October 2, 2017October 1, 2017 tahlia42Leave a comment

As soon as I heard that Ann Leckie was doing a signing at our local indie bookstore, I knew I had to go.

Posted in BooksTagged Ann Leckie, book signing, fan girl, Provenance

Catch and Release

September 25, 2017September 25, 2017 tahlia42Leave a comment

What would you do when encountering undesired critters? I was surprised by my answer.

Posted in gardening, WorkTagged catch and release, scorpion, tomato hornworm

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