My Story

Join our Community

Online Picture Book Groups and Challenges

Out and About Events

Festivals, book fairs, and other events on my kid lit calendar.

My Bookshelf

New reads and old favorites in my PB collection.

Showing posts with label new year. Show all posts
Showing posts with label new year. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Hello, have you met my inner artist?


So I wrote this post in January, and some how I forgot about it. But, I am putting it out there now. Finally. After a quarter of the year is already over...


A new year.
A blank page.
A fresh start.
A look back.

Remember when you would draw and color and you didn't care what everyone else thought of your piece to you it was a work of art? Well, I don't. It's been a long long time since I've been there.

Writing comes pretty naturally to me. I've always thought of myself as a writer, even though I just recently (in the grand scheme of things) started sharing the things I write. Making the leap and putting myself out there with my stories wasn't terribly hard for me, it felt right and easy almost. I enjoy getting feedback and tweaking and revising and sharing my words and stories. But there is this little voice that has been getting louder and louder and just won't go away.

Thursday, January 1, 2015

'Tis the Season of Lists

Happy New Year! Welcome to 2015!

I’m jumping on the list bandwagon. It seems like they are here, there and everywhere this time of year. I'm not a resolution setter, but these are a few things that I'm planning on using all year to help block out a little chaos. 

Without further ado, here is my top FIVE list of must haves for 2015: