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 [...]
Archive for the Journal Category
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
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. [...]
getting concrete about blog practices
Posted 11 January 2011 by Shari SmothersTagged As: blog guideline, blogging, Journal, planning | Categories: Journal | Leave a Comment
off to a rocky start Last night, my computer was still quite wonky. I decided to reboot the modem since I’d done the virus scanning and defragging. But I had to wait until today because my eyelids were too heavy to press through the short steps. This morning, things were still bad online, so I [...]
holidays under the weather
Posted 26 December 2010 by Shari SmothersTagged As: digital non-verbal communication, holiday | Categories: Journal | Leave a Comment
So, Christmas day is put to rest well. I have fond memories of fun times with my family and good visits with friends and family on Facebook. It was fun watching the children play, and watching the family interact with the kids. The food, as always, was great: the turkey, honey-baked ham, spinach and artichoke [...]
if viruses respected calendars…
Posted 23 December 2010 by Shari SmothersTagged As: catching a bug, losing my voice | Categories: Journal | Leave a Comment
…they likely wouldn’t come at all. Or maybe they do respect calendars but only their own and pre-Christmas is on their agenda. It’s been a very long two weeks with much to do and little time to get my thoughts fully focused. Not that there wasn’t enough time, mind you. I’m just in slow motion [...]
thanksgiving, wow!
Posted 24 November 2010 by Shari SmothersTagged As: end of year reflection, Gratitude | Categories: Journal | Leave a Comment
It’s amazing that it’s already here. I saw it coming, and yet when I take a closer look at the year, it flew by. There have been some really fun things and serious things that have helped the time pass for me. While the first part of the year was moderate, the second half just [...]
my november writing frenzy
Posted 20 November 2010 by Shari SmothersTagged As: | Categories: Journal | Leave a Comment
It’s been crazy busy for me this past week. I’ve had a lot of fun. And a lot of home business to catch up on. My house guest, (my friend Stephanie from home) came to visit for the week. We got into all the bad things we do together, eating all the wrong foods, shopping, [...]
family feels good in my head
Posted 25 October 2010 by Shari SmothersTagged As: family, Gratitude, my daddy | Categories: Journal | 1 Comment
big doings this past weekend saturday, a wedding day On Saturday, my cousin Kristin got married to David in a picture perfect wedding. Our family came from near and far, to attend the wedding. Her Uncle Kirk performed the wedding ceremony. Her dad gave her away. Her proud mom was there, beaming. Her big brother [...]
gratitude can keep you moving forward
Posted 11 October 2010 by Shari SmothersTagged As: focus, Gratitude, Journal, renewing confidence | Categories: Journal | Leave a Comment
From time to time, I get overwhelmed with all that I’ve got going on. I need to have things in perspective to function at my best. Writing in my journal helps me to pull things out of my brain and place them where I can review them. It’s like pushing something very close away so [...]
