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Short on Cash? Use Cash Envelopes!

I just finished preparing our taxes for the dreaded tax appointment, here in the US. This year it was easier--just because I dropped some cash into Xero accounting software for my publishing business. Took time to learn, but very much worth it when it came to filling...

How to fix old Projects in Scrivener

Yes. I'm trying to blog again. But I could not access my Scrivener Project titled Blog Posts. I love Scrivener (This is my affliate link, by the way! I earn a certain percentage, at no extra cost to you.). I write the posts in Scrivener, then copy and paste into my...

I don’t know how to blog

I am a writer. I am an author. I have had two people tell me--no demand--that there is no excuse to not blog--if indeed I am an author. One was at an event on websites. Another was just recently. Again. So where do I begin? My biggest problem is deciding what to blog...

Quote from Released

"Randy hesitated, grimaced and looked up at Clarence. "You're not. Not again. Listen Clarence, I've known you a long time. Longer than most of the inmates and staff. You can either ride here like an animal, all locked up, or act like a mature--" Clarence flinched....

Creative Spending/Creative Saving

Jul 30, 2024

There are so many books about finance—personal and investing. I have a whole shelf in my personal library full of them...

Jul 23, 2024

I have more than 70 journals, stored in various places in my house. On a top shelf in a closet. On the floor in my...

What’s a Servant’s Heart Look LIke?

Feb 12, 2024

Small Town Skyline - Thoughts on Life - 2/11/2024 My husband and I, Dearly Beloved, just got back from a quick trip to...

Rage Rising: Anger is Scary

Dec 15, 2017

Grr! Anger management is not fun. I manage my anger and it manages to manage me. I've already messed up. From...

Rage Rising: How Do I Tell This?

Sep 29, 2017

You all have stories you could tell. Your spouse gets laid off. A child becomes very sick. Someone has to have...

Rage Rising

Sep 15, 2017

I can feel it brewing. It feels like a fist in my gut--twisting and turning--until it needs to explode. And somehow...

I Made Things Up About Osceola, Nebraska!

Aug 1, 2017

I'm just sitting here on my new back porch, eating lunch. The birds are twittering back and forth. The cat is lurking...

Birthday Wishes

Aug 1, 2017

Horror Story to Love Story

Jul 17, 2017

"I ought to sue you! I can, you know!" Clarence Timmelsen screamed at the warden. He stiffened and shuddered. Tears of...

Thanks Tosca!

May 18, 2016

Ask and you shall receive! But it took me two weeks to drum up the nerve to ask her. I'm so glad I did. I tried to...

I Didn’t Quit!

May 9, 2015

I love 'I didn't quit' stories. As my son, Jeremy says, "Keep on pushing." When you have a gift, you have to do it....

Write? Any Day But Today!

May 5, 2015

I'm tired and cranky and all out of sorts. And I have fifty chapters left in what I think is my 18th pass of edits....

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