I was in a random restaurant and asked about WiFi. Server said they had it but she thought I’d need a password—which she didn’t have. Standing in line, I turned on my NOOK and connected. It didn’t occur to me to not try after she told me about the password. That is rarely necessary in [...]
don’t overlook your selling points
Posted 30 December 2011 by Shari SmothersTagged As: Business, maximize return on investment, training is key | Categories: technology | Leave a Comment
writing it out of my system
Posted 29 December 2011 by Shari SmothersTagged As: pressing on, self-doubt, writing through | Categories: Journal | Leave a Comment
You ever have times when you’re really hot to write something? You run to the page and write feverishly til you covered every thought that brought you to the page and a few that arrived after you got going. All this only to find that the passion has dissipated. second guessing and affirming my ideas [...]
extra is not always a bonus
Posted 28 December 2011 by Shari SmothersTagged As: books, learning, software | Categories: Journal | Leave a Comment
In my AA (Administrative Assistant) job, I have to keep the books. We use QuickBooks to record financial business. At home, I use Quicken. learning new software I am working on learning the ins and outs of Quicken, (my graduation from spreadsheets), and now I have to work on learning QuickBooks too. At work they’re [...]
sometimes you gotta give up
Posted 27 December 2011 by Shari SmothersTagged As: decisions about quiting a job, two jobs | Categories: Journal | Leave a Comment
I’ve had 2 jobs for the past 3 1/2 months. It’s been really interesting and fulfilling and hectic. Rewarding and testing. For far too long, I was under- and unemployed. When I moved back to my hometown, New Orleans, Louisiana, all I wanted to do was work. I searched, applied, asked, and talked to people. [...]
10 excuses for skipping nanowrimo
Posted 4 November 2011 by Shari SmothersTagged As: my soul satisfaction, skipping nanowrimo | Categories: 10 Things... | Leave a Comment
It’s been a long time since I let myself off the hook so early for NaNoWriMo. But this year, at the last minute, I made up my mind to let it go before I even got started. It’s not that it’s not fun. I still enjoy challenging myself. This year, though, is a little different [...]
october angst
Posted 15 October 2011 by Shari SmothersTagged As: creative writing, nanowrimo, organizing | Categories: Writing | Leave a Comment
It’s been a long time since I felt relaxed enough to spend my time writing on my personal projects. I’m reading for me with minimal distraction, as testing for my 2nd grade class is done. Grades are recorded. So for a little while, my weekends and evenings are part my own. I say part my [...]
10 things that inspire me
Posted 3 October 2011 by Shari SmothersTagged As: Gratitude, inspiration | Categories: 10 Things... | Leave a Comment
It’s easy to inspire me! Mostly because I’m always open to having my socks knocked off me. Television, shows and commercials; movies with great story lines. The Internet that puts so much at my fingertips—literally. 1. people pursuing passions I’m connected with two networks related to writing and arts. It is really inspiring to see [...]
“we’re all us real goddam firefighters now”
Posted 19 July 2011 by Shari SmothersTagged As: first novella, software, yWriter | Categories: Producitivity | Leave a Comment
I’m excited this week! I have no time to be writing, but there is little else I can do before I move. So, I write. software: yWriter Once when I was planning to write for NANOWRMO, I searched for different things that people were doing to make the writing task easily. I came across yWriter. [...]
10 things i’d like to learn
Posted 6 May 2011 by Shari SmothersTagged As: learning for fun, learning skills | Categories: 10 Things... | 4 Comments
I’ve been thinking about this post for a little while. I’ve come up with a mix of things I want to know better and things new to me. What stalled me is that I had a revelation: I have been fortunate to be able to pursue many of the things that interest me. Here’s the [...]
10 things i’m happy about
Posted 30 March 2011 by Shari SmothersTagged As: Gratitude, inspiration, slow down to appreciate | Categories: Just Writing Through | 1 Comment
I want to write through ‘10 Things…’ for a bit. It’s my journal exercise right now focused on attending to the small moments. Today I thought about 10 things I’m happy about, to express more than fleeting gratitude for successes that happen on the fly. Sometimes life moves so fast until you can run right [...]
