Congratulations Faith Wafford!
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I hope everyone’s diet and day today are reduced to chocolate! Chocolate caramels, chocolate covered strawberries, and snacking on gamble boxes of chocolate—all while watching the movie Chocolat.
While you enjoy yourself, check out these last-minute gift ideas and advice perfect for Valentine’s Day:
*New Fragrances Your Lover Will Love on Valentine’s Day: Brand-new fragrances perfect for any woman.
*What to Get Your Girlfriend for Valentine’s Day: What you shouldn’t miss
*What to Get Your Man for Vday: Men are hard to decipher sometimes.
*Have a Happy Chocolate-Filled Valentine’s Day*
It’s been a while since my last post! I could tell you that I got wrapped up in Christmas and New Years or that my husband and I moved to a new city and I just finished unpacking….but I could have made time to blog if I’d really pushed it.
The truth is that I fell off the writer and blogging wagon. You sort of run around as a writer and shout, “Write! Write! Write!“…and then there are patches were nothing comes. Since I began writing freelance, it hasn’t been an exception. It’s been a struggle to find creativity left over at the end of the day to blog or write for fun. Writing has always been my hobby but once I added different companies to write for during the week, it became “my work day,”…and turning back to writing when I have time off from my deadlines is harder than I thought it’d be.
Which is a cycle every writer falls into and I’d have to say it’s hard. The more I don’t write creatively without boundaries, the harder it is to write, and the longer I abstain….the more guilty I feel and the less I write outside of my work. The less I write, the more I worry I about my ability to write. I felt guilty about taking an unannounced break from blogging (I love this blog!) and my contests. I’ve been avoiding editing the book I wrote, wondering if I should just start over and give up. My cooking blog is on hiatus from our 2 recent moves, we kind of dropped the ball.
But in end all you can do as a writer or anything in life is hop back on the wagon and start shouting, “Write, Write, Write!” You can’t let your own shame or self-doubt get the best of you or burn-out either.
If you any of you out there have any tips on how to juggle your passions with work (writing or not), I’m all ears. Here’s to breaking the spell and getting back to writing and my goals…..and to stopping playing solitaire.
I’m being interviewed about my freelance writing experience and my blog on the fabulous Inky Fresh Press! Check out my interview and giveaway!
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Just in case you’re like me and still picking up last-minute gifts here are some truly genius gifts for men and kids:
20 Stocking Stuffers for Your Guy: Including a personalizable wallet bottle opener for beer lovers and an alarm clock that runs away when it gets ignored!
20 Fun Holiday Gifts for Kids: My favorite is the Monster slippers for boys and the Boo Boo Bling (bling for bandages) for girls!
Christmas is days away: my articles are finished, our Xmas letter has been sent out, and I’m loving this year’s Pumpkin Spiced Eggnog!
Not to mention I’m also loving Starbucks Pumpkin Spiced Latte, pumpkin bread, pumpkin cookies…and anything pumpkin related for that matter this Christmas!
From how to spot when someone’s uncomfortable to how to not let Christmas price tags get you down, we have a few much-needed psychology tips and research to help you have a perfect holiday break:
Don’t Let Price Tags Ruin Your Relationship: Ways to save money this Christmas!
Keep Your Body From Drying Out This Winter: Give your skin a break!
Stop Anxiety in Its Tracks: Tips on getting anxiety off your back.
Can You Fake Body Language? Can you tell when someone’s upset?
What Does Your Smile Say: How to tell if it’s genuine or not!
Congratulations Jane Cook!
You’ve won a copy of The Wicked Wit of Jane Austen by Dominique Enright! I’ve sent an email to you. Please send back an email with your address to receive your prize! If for some reason you did not receive the email, simply comment below and I will resend it. Thank you so much for your comment and for your support of this website! A HUGE thanks to everyone who commented!
