In COVID times, the writer tool of people watching was off the table for character ideas. I’m in middle of something right now, but the next book is starting to sprout in the back of my head. What to do? I found a character generator on a FB group and tried it out. This was…
Tag: covid-19
uncertainty
My life has so much uncertainty right now and I”m left in a state of waiting. This is not a state I enjoy. I want to plot and plan, but it feels like a waste of energy to do all the permutations. I do not have enough data. Here’s a sample of the questions I…
Blank Calendar
Pre-covid I had a white board calendar in the kitchen. The calendar busted at the seams with all the things that were scheduled. It was a given that I would work every weekday and sometimes more. The kids’ days off from school would be on there as well as the things they were scheduled to…
Air travel just after lock down
We had plans this summer to go visit family and we decided to stick to the plan which was scheduled directly after lock-down was lifted. We flew through a good sized airport and found empty security lines and many empty, closed stores. Masks were required in all spaces unless you were eating or drinking. Everything…
Pancake art
With covid-19 shutting down many ways of entertaining kids, I’ve had to be creative with ideas. We tried pancake art. For our first attempt, we used plastic bags filled with pancake mix and food coloring. We cut the corner off as the applicator. Everything went fine, until we tried to switch colors. We ended up…
Focus Fox: Habits
Focus Fox says: The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken. I think this global pandemic is the shake up we need to chose better habits. What will you change? inspired by Samuel Johnson and COVID-19
Easter Art
There are bear hunts and heart clubs and rainbow seekers decorating their windows and giving the kiddos something to look for and forward to. Here’s a project I found on the way we take the dog for a walk. Loved the pun! What have you seen?
Everything is big in Texas
There are times I am amazed at the new normal. I have a friend who lives in Texas. Her daughter is graduating from high school this year. Obviously having a thousand kids and their families at a graduation ceremony is not going to work with Covid-19 and social distancing. Instead they are having graduation at…
Struggle and aha
I’ve been struggling lately with getting what I want to get done actually done. This is an issue for me because, if you remember, my Strength Finders testing, I have high Achiever. High Achiever basically means my list starts over each day and I never feel like I ever get enough done. My to-do list…
Another Monday
Today is Monday and I have no blog post scheduled. Before COVID-19, I would have had blog posts scheduled in advance. I would have had some time to think about topics. I would have tried to align them with nearby holidays or nano. Now in this new bizarro world where weekend and weekdays have mixed…