Hello, my LJ friends ( Read more... )

I turned around and all of a sudden I hadn't logged on in AGES ( Read more... )

I've been warmed by the well wishes my LJ friends have showered. It's a challenge to accept we've never met in real life. Those messages have always meant a great deal to me. Now they reach my heart in a flash ( Read more... )

 I’m one of the few who got awarded SSI disability on the first application. I’d been prepared to have to appeal and all that jazz. And they approved it. Guess that makes it official, huh?

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I opened the e-mail attachment with trepidation.  I was to critique the contents. What did I know about writing that I could help someone else? Little, if ( Read more... )

I tend to give great credence to my instincts. No matter what the superficial appearances may be, I listen to my 'gut.' I've seldom been led astray by doing so.

I've found a wonderful place online where you crit until you have three 'credits,' and you can then submit something to be critiqued. It's an easy requirement to adhere to. I've encountered ( Read more... )

I'm disappointed because my health has kept me from work the past few days. I'm delighted my time has been freed to do things like thinking about things other than the campground.  Look! I'm even posting. Gotta love it.

Mom used to call it 'speaking Dutch.' It isn't, though. Years later, Nanette taught me an exercise to help. The idea was that if I ( Read more... )