I’ve been dealing with a bit of frustration and disappointment over the last week or so, and as a result, my work-out routine as well as my blog writing has been inconsistent and out-of-sorts. I actually convinced myself that I didn’t actually need to work-out, which hasn’t really happened in months. Lucikly, it only lasted […]
I get this in ways I never could have imagined especially when it comes to fitness goals, writing goals, and this blog. It’s true that we do like instant gratification especially it seems when it comes to our bodies. But we know that almost all things take time. The excellent thing about 3 months is […]
It’s warming here in Eastern North Carolina, which makes me happy so I can get off the treadmill and outside to run. I don’t mind running in the cold; it’s just easier to do the treadmill. I need to increase my mileage a bit and my speed. It’s a very different experience for me to […]
This is my the desk in my office. It’s one of the first things students, colleagues, and visitors see when they walk in and especially if they sit down to meet with me. I never see it when I sit at my desk because it is turned outward. I was kinda out-of-sorts yesterday because my […]
Busy day. 2 mile run. Teaching. Started work on a new article. So excited. Now, happy hour! It’s a great way to end a busy week and begin a weekend. A more substantial post tomorrow. Have a great weekend!!
Several years ago (okay probably twenty years although it seems like only ten), I picked up Natalie Goldberg’s Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within while working in the writing center at University of Southwestern Louisiana (where I did my undergraduate degree), now University of Louisiana at Lafayette…the Ragin Cajuns! I had just started […]