Middle-aged Maverick

Tag: writing

  • Uninspired

    I have felt particularly uninspired lately. I haven’t posted to my social media since before Easter. I have gobs of ideas and things I want to share, but I have no energy to do it. I haven’t even felt like writing lately. I badly need to finish transcribing volume 7 of my journals. Volume 7… →

  • Movies That Motivate

    Movie/music Monday There are a few movies that I’ll watch over and over because they make me feel a certain way. For example, initially, I watched “The Devil Wears Prada” and “Working Girl”, not just because they’re good movies but because they motivated me to do school work. I usually watched them while I was… →

  • Writing Inspiration and a Moment of Zen

    “Something Good” Sunday There have been quite a few good things this week. It’s definitely been interesting. From going to the mall for the first time in a long time and bringing home an artifact from my teenage years–a blue lava lamp to trying a new restaurant last night with Josh. Not just any restaurant,… →

  • Once Again…Hamilton

    Movie/music Monday I’m writing this post on Sunday night, just before 10:00. I plan to start the 9-10 hour drive back home around 6 or 7 in the morning. No time for a post before I go and I’m sure I won’t feel like writing anything once I get home. Since tomorrow/today is Monday, I… →

  • Pine Island Eagle

    Talk About it Tuesday I talk quite a bit about wanting to be a published author. I complain when my essays get rejected from publications. I’ve gotten quite a few lately, by the way. But all of that is not quite accurate because I’ve actually been published before. Several times actually. I can’t believe I… →

  • Telling a Good Story

    Music/Movie Monday I’ve posted before about how the movie “Signs” is the go-to Sunday night movie for Josh and me. I can’t explain why that’s our comfort movie, it just is. But we actually have a handful of movies that we’ll rotate among when needing a background noise comfort movie. One of those is “Super… →

  • An Authentic Life

    I’m exhausted by this question. I have written, at great length, about my biggest challenges last year. Last year, being of course 2025 now. My challenges were few, but they were big and they revolved around putting the work in with therapy and healing my inner child so that she can morph into the tattooed… →

  • In the Room Where it Happens

    Last year, I had this to say about my perfect space for reading and writing: “…the room that I have dedicated as my “craft room” is a haven for me. It’s the bedroom in the back of our house. Being back there means it’s a little secluded from all the passing cars and dog walkers… →

  • He Took Me Seriously. Again.

    I’m a generally creative person. I knit and crochet. I’m crafty in other ways and other mediums too. But I’m also creative, I believe, in my writing and my husband just enabled me to take my creativity to a whole new level. With my desire to be a published writer one day, I have been… →

  • 2025 Books “Wrapped”

    In the spirit of the end of the year and how Spotify does that “wrapped” thing that shows you your most listened to music this year, I thought I’d do a “wrapped” kind of post about the books I read in 2025. Side note–I don’t use Spotify, I’m an Apple Music gal. They do something… →