Today’s prompt: TURN I wrote a post recently about Prana (PSA: you can still use code GGPK18 to get 15% off online!) and within the post, I discussed how one of the items they had shared with me could be great for yoga. I had all intents of actually doing yoga and taking pictures prior […]
7 Personal Finance Lessons from Unexpected Sources
Taxes. That’s what is happening after this post is done (or at least enough of the process to file an extension). Therefore, this may be my longest post ever (just kidding). One of Kat Bouska’s prompts this week is “List 7 things you would recommend to a friend this month.” Because finances and taxes are […]
$100 Starbucks Giveaway
Coffee. It has taken on even more importance to me since I have been doing a temporary shift at my freelance position that starts at 3:15 a.m. every weekday. I probably don’t need to explain why coffee has taken on even more importance to me, do I? Get your own coffee treats (without the pre-crack-of-dawn […]
Five Minute Friday: OTHER
Today’s prompt: OTHER From the moment I heard that today’s prompt would be other, I knew I wanted to write about other as a verb. I originally thought I wanted to reflect on “othering,” treating people of different colors or abilities as something aside/more/exceptional than their humanity. It is something I probably did (although with good intentions) with […]
How Golf and Associated Press Style Compare
Even if I had the time, resources and desire to dedicate myself to the game wholeheartedly starting tomorrow, I could never become competent at golf between now and the day I die. I do, however, have a fighting chance of mastering Associated Press Style, the writing standards created and maintained by the Associated Press. This […]
Five Minute Friday: RELEASE
Today’s prompt: RELEASE You know how some fishing options are “catch and release”? The person doing the fishing has the thrill of the hunt, but the fish gets the privilege of living to swim another day because it gets released after being caught. Well, I have had some catch and release experiences lately, except with […]