Every year at this time, I get a little listful. Not listless. Not wistful. LISTFUL. It means that I am full of lists. Overflowing with lists. Lists are bursting forth in every medium—paper, emails, sticky-notes, brain, phone, and now, inevitably, on my blog. I cannot contain them. I list the things I did last yearContinue reading “Because I’m Feeling Listful”
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I had plans.
I had plans. BIG plans. I was going to conquer the world and the laundry. I was going to write the great American novel and bake the great American pie. I was going to rid my home of every piece of clutter, every unnecessary item of clothing, every duplicate ladle (because really, how many ladlesContinue reading “I had plans.”
A Blank Page and an Open Mind
Three years ago, I sat in a coffee shop with a brand new journal, some colored pens, a stack of magazines, a pair of scissors, and a glue stick. I’d just decided to end my teaching career and become a writer. Faced with the opportunity in front of me, I felt both excited and overwhelmedContinue reading “A Blank Page and an Open Mind”
Carie Juettner 