by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Oct 20, 2015 | 1 true thing |
prunes ~ 365 true things about me why this daily practice
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Oct 19, 2015 | 1 true thing |
I think I can fix everything. ~ 365 true things about me why this daily practice
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Oct 18, 2015 | 1 true thing |
I may not have ever kept a diary or a journal, but I have kept planners. Helen Phillips said on September first: My strangest habit is the neurotically detailed daily planner that I keep (paper, not digital). I’ve been keeping these planners since I was in about third...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Oct 17, 2015 | 1 true thing |
Fall used to be my favorite season. Cool weather with cold weather coming, orange and red leaves, watching football, wearing fleeces and warm socks, thoughts of fires. On my sidebar, you can see that I’ve tagged 23 posts with “fall” and 27 with...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Oct 16, 2015 | 1 true thing |
As part of my on-going photo project, I had the photo of these happy people digitalized. On the back, in my grandmother’s handwriting, I found this: “I think this is my elders on both sides. BHN.” Blanche Hall Newberry. Blanche (Buddy) was born in...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Oct 15, 2015 | 1 true thing |
As I was turning into my driveway at 6:51, after a hectic day in which I did make a little time for my novel early this morning, the setting sun was highlighting the trees in gold. And then as I walked into the house, Cal was preparing to make dinner. ~ 365 true...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Oct 14, 2015 | 1 true thing, novels |
At the beginning of long projects, the end is, by definition, a long way off. Motivation can be an issue. One of the ways I stay motivated is by seeing progress. One of the ways to see progress is by breaking a project down into small tasks that can be checked off....
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Oct 13, 2015 | 1 true thing |
I woke up early and got excited about working on my novel. One hour, I thought, before I do all the stuff I need to do. But before I could even get out of bed, my head space filled with the contents of an email I had forgotten to send the day before. And that was...
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Oct 12, 2015 | 1 true thing |
I’m a night shower-er, as in I take my showers at night. ~ 365 true things about me why this daily practice
by Cynthia Newberry Martin | Oct 11, 2015 | 1 true thing, provincetown |
I hesitated before publishing yesterday’s post. For one thing, what happened was the exact opposite of what I’m trying to do here. For another, somehow the words on my screen didn’t do justice to the moment. But last night after a day of travel, with...
