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My money doesn’t jiggle jiggle, it folds :)
This month’s Medium earnings: Not bad from my 1st payment of $10.25USD…I’m slowly getting there!
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#bloganuary – leisure
What do you enjoy doing most in your leisure time? What I enjoy most is SLEEPING. I can legit have 3-4 naps on a Saturday or Sunday and consider it a great day. I love writing. Writing is cathartic and keeps me balanced and strong when the world feels so big, so loud, and so…
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Bloganuary – What is your preferred mode of transport?
OMG Car. Every time. I love roadtrips and have sooo many memories of going somewhere new with a car full of people I love. Dad took us all around the East of Australia when we were much younger. He and Mom took turns driving a bright orange Toyota with 4 seats and a ‘tray’ attached…
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Bloganuary – If you had a million US dollars, how would you spend it?
I don’t remember if it was a MILLION or a BILLION dollars – and there’s obviously a HUGE difference there (ahahahahaa!) but for now, let’s go with the ‘smaller’ amount so I don’t have an anxiety attack. Haha. What I would do with a MILLION US DOLLARS – About 2 Million Aussie dollars – is…
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Bloganuary – Why do you write?
Writing to me started out as a way to comfort myself. I was left out in my family and didn’t have many friends at school, so I wrote in my little diary with it’s tiny gold padlock and it was like a friend that I could always confide in. As I grew older, writing in…
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Bloganuary – What brings you joy in life?
These things bring me joy: Time with people I love ❤️ Books. Reading a good book is so good for resting and resetting. Singing. Omg I love to sing. Even when I’m hurting, singing brings me so much peace and healing when I’m struggling. Gardening. I love plants and seeing them grow is such a…
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New Year’s Eve
Raaaaaa. Where to even begin? So much has happened in the last 4-6 weeks, I don’t even know how to tell you all about it without going on a huge RANT and boring you to death, lol. Let’s just say it’s been an emotional rollercoaster that I have wanted to jump off many times, but…
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The heart of my Memoir
I signed onto a free online class about Memoir writing today. It was difficult to concentrate solely on the class and not look around the room or let my mind drift off to other things. Something I picked up on was finding the heart of my Memoir. The Lecturer said her Memoir started out as…
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Writing a “Big, sexy hook”
My book coach says to start each chapter of my Memoir ‘with a hook‘ so here’s my re-write for chapter 2, “Obsession“. I’d love to know what you think, guys. The Original beginning of the chapter: When I met him, I was 14 and “Will” was 16. He was broken on the inside, mouthy, sarcastic,…
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My 2nd meeting with my Book Coach
In other news, I’m working on editing and refining my Memoir while I’m here in Hospital. I finally have time to sit under a tree (the birdsong in the hospital Courtyard is absolutely amazing) and write…or in this case, RE-WRITE my memoir chapters. Today I had my 2nd ‘over the phone’ meeting with my Book…
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