Middle-aged Maverick

Tag: writing

  • Just a Job

    List three jobs you’d consider pursuing if money didn’t matter. It’s awfully bold of WordPress to assume that if money didn’t matter, I would consider pursuing a job at all, much less three. Why would I work if I don’t have to? Isn’t that what volunteering is all about? Which, I’m pretty sure we’ve been… →

  • Not Ideal, But One Day

    Describe your ideal week. My ideal week is certainly not the one I’m having so far. To begin with, I had to go to work today. Actually, I didn’t have to. I have sick days and vacation time that I can use. And I can always just quit. Which I so badly want to do.… →

  • Destroyed With Lyrics and Pretty Music

    If you had to give up one word that you use regularly, what would it be? I’ve grown quite fond of the word represented by this picture. I like it and I have been using it a lot more liberally over the last year. That is not to say I didn’t use it when I… →

  • The Big M

    What motivates you? A very simple question today and yet, it makes me have many questions in response. The first of those questions is…motivates me for what? What motivates me to get out of bed in the morning? Easy. I have to pee. What motivates me to not get back in bed? I have to… →

  • I Love Words

    What do you enjoy most about writing? There are two things that I really enjoy about writing. I can’t decide which one is better than the other. The first is all about the process. Cue the guy from the A-team who always said he loves when a plan comes together. I love when I have… →

  • In the Blink of a Year (part 2–the “aftermath”)

    Yesterday I posted a series of pictures and screenshots that chronicled my year as the “acting administrator” of the school where I had been a teacher for 18 years. The stress and anxiety I endured during that one year as administrator was obvious in the selfies, the screenshots of inspirational quotes, and the random other… →

  • Google and the Humans Who Love It

    What are you curious about? I’m curious about a lot of things. We all are. That’s why Google is a thing. And in case you’re curious (see what I did there?), the last thing I googled was “Sydney Sweeney jeans ad” because, what is that about? Why is it so controversial? Pretty interesting rabbit hole… →

  • Resurrecting a “Dinosaur”

    The daily prompt today is about bringing back a dinosaur. It’s the exact same one we had last June or July—seriously, I went back and looked. My answer back then was a triceratops because my name is Sarah and the ‘cera’ in triceratops sounds like my name. However, to answer the question again, I’m pulling… →

  • Oh How it Flies!

    Which activities make you lose track of time? Losing track of time is fun…if I have time to lose. This kind of implies that the activities are things I enjoy doing. I have lots of those. My first thought is knitting/crocheting. But honestly, that doesn’t make me lose track as much as reading or writing.… →

  • Hamilton and His $%&* Writing

    I don’t know what the general feeling is these days about our founding fathers. With what is happening in the U.S. right now, I’ve seen comments where people have said they are probably rolling in their graves right now. Others see them as controversial figures because while they basically built our country from the ground… →