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Boxing
Do you shop at what they call “Big Box” stores? When I lived where there was a great many choices for shopping, I avoided Walmart at all costs. I went there twice, and I think that both times were to … Continue reading
Posted in advice, big plans, chicken, shopping, creativity, Daily life, decisions, descriptions, experiences, Family, food, free week, goals, guests, helping others, Life, Lists, Miscellaneous, Random thoughts, shopping, time management, Tonette Joyce
Tagged BIG BOX STORES, Costco, Prices, rising prices of foods, Sam's Club, shopping, Value
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ODDBALLS’ HALL
My sister had a quirky friend who was trying to describe where something was in a nearby town. It was next to the “Oddfellows’ Hall” but she didn’t really know about them and said that the place was “next to … Continue reading
Posted in America, big plans, blessings, careers, creativity, Daily life, Dealing with stress, decisions, experiences, Family, food, Friendship, helping others, hobbies, imagination, Life, Lists, marriage, new skills, self-improvement, shopping, Tonette Joyce, using talents, weather
Tagged Dumbledore, Harry Potter, Lawrence Brown, Lost in the Pond, Oddfellows, pajamas at Walmart, rain, Superbowl
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Looking Back
THIS WEEK: At some point in your past, was there a year – or a significant period of time – that you consider your “favorite” time (or, at least, one of your favorites)? What was going on? I put … Continue reading
Posted in advice, America, authors, battles, big plans, blessings, careers, creativity, Daily life, Dealing with stress, decisions, experiences, Family, friends, helping others, hobbies, imagination, Life, Miscellaneous, movies, new skills, poetry, procrastination, self-improvement, Tonette Joyce, youth
Tagged Denver, friends online, gardening, good times, Kentucky, Kentucky., N.Va., peace, pride, Survival, writing
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Stronger Than Dirt
“What are some challenges you’ve encountered that you were unsure you could handle but then surprised yourself?” Where do I start??? It seems that every time I have thought, “I don’t know how that person did that/does that, I could … Continue reading
Posted in advice, big plans, childhood, Daily life, Dealing with stress, decisions, experiences, Family, friends, guests, inspiration, Life, lifestyles, shyness, teaching, Tonette Joyce
Tagged Blame the victim, dealing with emotional pain, dealing with physical pain, dealing with trauma, dealing wth stress, Family trauma, Finding inner strength, personal strength, Surviving
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Old Dreams
“If you could live anywhere in the world with no expenses to consider, where would you live? Why?” I am not sure the perfect place exists, but I would give it a shot. “Expenses” is generally a big consideration, but … Continue reading
Posted in author's life, Autumn, big plans, Daily life, Dealing with stress, descriptions, experiences, Family, goals, historical, history, inspiration, Life, memories, Miscellaneous, Tonette Joyce
Tagged Annapolis
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Creative Control
“What is the most important thing you learned after completing your first book?” That being a writer is nothing like I expected it to be. Again, as I said last week when asked about publishing a first book, the “I … Continue reading
Posted in advice, author's life, authors, big plans, blessings, Books, careers, Dealing with stress, decisions, editing, experiences, goals, helping others, honors, inspiration, Lecturing, Life, Miscellaneous, novels, procrastination, publishing, Random thoughts, reviews, social media, time management, Tonette Joyce, traditional publishing, using talents, Validation, Why I Write, Words, writers, writing
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Writing May Not Be Written Down
This Week: Can you picture yourself ever stopping writing (creatively)… and thinking, “Nah, I’m tired of writing. Maybe I’ll do something else.” Short answer? No. I know that everyone who has been here for any time knows that I wrote … Continue reading
Posted in Anthologies, author's life, big plans, Books, careers, childhood, creating scenes, Daily life, Dealing with stress, decisions, dialogue, experiences, Family, fantasy, free week, helping others, imagination, inspiration, Life, non-fiction, novels, poetry, Preparing for writing, time management, Tonette Joyce, using talents, Why I Write, Words, writing
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