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Raw and Unedited

30 minute timer set; write! A raw writing exercise to get me back into the game. Let me know what you think.

The following is what it looks like to write raw in 30 minutes. I haven’t been writing lately due to well, I guess you could say my motivation. I get these waves that completely wipe me out and I am unable to put words to a page. The waves have been getting shorter and I finally found someone who has been checking in on me. I don’t want to disappoint her, so here goes. 30 minutes of raw writing…

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Book Store

A place to buy my books.

The Ascension Trilogy Book One Wicked Soul Ascension For Blaze Nemasa there is no escape from the nightmares that hunt her. Hope maybe the only one who can save Blaze’s human soul. Demons lurking in the shadows are only myths, or that’s what Blaze’s parents told their adopted child before she fell asleep. That all changes when Blaze finds out the truth about her family which burned alive in a…

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Renewed

#nobuyyear2022 Overwhelmed and unmotivated lead to a fresh start.

I have been failing my no-buy year as well as tracking all my expenses. I can’t seem to say no to my brain’s big ideas. This leads me to take on more than I can chew. Keeping up with a no-buy year has been, well, extremely difficult but so very necessary. There was a great deal of progress made in the beginning. I was getting a savings built and I even had money in my bank account for later. I…

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Pressure

In a life so heavy there is one thing that we need. #letgo #openyoureyes #mentalhealth

Pressure is a heavy word. The middle whispers like a ball with a hole just the right size to let out an irritating hiss. The more weight added and the worse it gets. So why do we apply this word to our own lives? Maybe we’re striving for more?Maybe we feel the harder we press the fulfilment will be that much more? When I was a child, I would make friends with the trees. I would watch as the…

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Plugged In

Ever wonder if other people think like you? What if we could record our dreams and live other peoples nightmares?

I have all these ideas that need to be placed somewhere outside of the pink mass between my ears. They rush into my mental space to frolic around with their intricate arms in a wild dance. They would spin as they promise bold adventure. A promise of a dark world filled with monsters and epic battles of magic with a bloody clash of steel. And then, in a blink, the idea would fade as I put my…

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My Tech-Eco Life

Do you use eco apps? In what ways are you using tech to your advantage?

Alongside my financial goals, I have been thinking about my eco-footprint. I have thought about these things over many years. I have always enjoyed bringing my love of tech to helping the natural world. I have been using Ecosia for a while now and love it. I have added a link below to a great video that gives great insight to the question, Is Ecosia legit? I am always interested in making the…

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Clutter Everywhere I Look

Clutter Everywhere I Look

Have you ever opened a drawer and grimaced? A thought might have gone like this, “I will deal with this later.” You grabbed what you needed after 5 or so minutes of sifting through junk. The drawer is then closed and forgotten. That is until you need something else, and you think, “hm, it might be in there…” I do this often. Far too often. And it’s not just with a drawer. My phone is loaded with…

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Money, Time, and Me.

Money, Time, and Me.

Let’s get it out in the open, I am not great with money or finances. It’s not rocket science to save money, budget, and do all that fun money strategies. I have gotten into spending money due to many things that are never a good excuse. I love spending money on other people like my husband, son, or other close family members. If they say they need something I will typically get it for them if…

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First Ever No Buy Year 2022

This year is going to be different. Why? Because the nonessentials are taking a year off! #nobuy #firstnobuy #nobuy2022

I am a mindless spender and yet an over-thinker spender. It really comes down to two problems; I like to shop and I love to be frugal. It’s been a huge problem for me for many years. I get this thought in my head that I have to have something. This thought becomes over powering to the point where it almost hurts. Then I get this grandiose excuse that leads me to buy whatever it is I want. As I…

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Taught to Save By a Cat

Taught to Save By a Cat

Over the past two years, I have been writing things that didn’t feed the masses. I wrote silent notes in my journal as I tried to find a place in my heart to write without my Taz. She was always at my side when I worked on any type of craft. It not a page would not be written without the sound of her purr or the screen being pushed down by her teeth as she gnawed the corner of the screen. Her…

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Life Hidden Here

In the journey of modern life, I have come relaxed and unmotivated. I used to wake up with the drive to move through the days wanting the enjoyment of accomplishment. I have fallen into the ever-so begging trap of the scroll. The mental drive that I once had needed to be sent to the mechanic. When I got the quote the person on the other end told me to get off my lazy ass. It was up to me to keep…

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Reading List?

We’re halfway through the year in one more week… have you hit that stack of books that’s sitting over there begging to be read?

My reading list hit the back burner. I added so many more books over the lat few months that it’s become a daunting mountain of monsters. I’m hope to dig in without adding to the heap. My birthday is coming up…that means a bookstore gift card might make it’s way over…

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5 Year Wordpress Anniversary

5 Year WordPress Anniversary

That is incredible. It’s been a crazy five years. I know deep in my heart that my writing has flourished since I have started. I still have to work on my timely manner and get blog posts out on time. Maybe that will be my five year goal. I will make a plan and stick to it. A goal that I might have to try out very soon.

In the past five years, I have gone through many mini projects. I had tried…

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Discover the New

Dear Journal,

There comes a time in a writers life where the story ends. That amazing feeling that follows. The phrase, “I just finished a book!” It’s bliss. The power that pumps through the veins after creating a world is addicting. 

And then…

The next phase of writing begins. The oh-so-loved revisions. I have talked about revisions before. For those of you that read it know that I don’t like…

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5 Things to do When You've Lost Your Groove

5 Things to do When You’ve Lost Your Groove

Ever feel like a snail going uphill on a hot day? I’m sure every person that’s ever had to get something done has felt this way. I’ve been editing Mortal Soal Ascension all week. It was going great until today happened. I’m sure I’ve filled my coffee cup up everytime I’ve had a sip. I’ll stare at the page to edit out all those annoying mistakes… And, all I see is black and white. I can no longer…

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Bookstore Change-Up​

I had to change where my books were sold last month. It was a heart-wrenching decision but I’m hoping that the outcome will be much better. I’ve been on the fence about Amazon lately. It’s nice to have whatever I want available at my fingertips. I’m a local shopper. I like to buy local first, then provincial, Canadian, and then worldly. It’s part of my plan to help out my neighbours first. I know…

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Books

A list of stores that sells online. Print or eBook.

Wicked Soul Ascension: The Ascension Trilogy Book One by C.B. Dixon

For Blaze Nemasa there is no escape from the nightmares that hunt her. Hope maybe the only one who can save Blaze’s human soul.

Demons lurking in the shadows are only myths, or that’s what Blaze’s parents told their adopted child before she fell asleep. That all changes when Blaze finds out the truth about her family which…