I never used to be so thankful for Fridays. When I worked at Walgreens, I always did a Tuesday to Saturday work week, so it wasn't until I quit that the weekends felt good again and I looked forward to them. My mood is lighter and I feel as if I finally caught back up …
Tag: autobiography
Reality: Stranger Than Fiction Part I
I want a mental break, I write as I slug down my fourth or fifth Monster Energy drink of this week. I haven't had a single can of this tart, fizzy, heart-rate-pumping drink for a couple of years (I quit drinking them towards the end of my retail working years and switched to a desk …
Hives, Rejections, And Other Irritations
Picture it, a week ago: I'm seated at my office desk, so ready for the day to be over. It was Friday, I daydreamed of lazily lounging at home all weekend and wanted nothing more than to be away from people. I was exhausted, cranky, and spent into the negative range of my energy levels. …
When The Writing Muse Is AWOL
Stephen King states that a true writer is one who writes every and each day. He says he considers said writer talented should anyone have ever paid them for their work. So if you receive a check in your mailbox (if that's even how it's done anymore) congrats. Meanwhile, I sit here, writing in a …
Quills and Quiet
That, my friends, is a hedgehog, an animal I've come to cherish, adore, and relate to on the highest of spiritual levels since obtaining my own as a pet, my prickly pear Stella Luna. Before taking in one as my own, I felt like a hedgehog could easily fit into my collection of totem animals, …
To Write Or Not To Write: Which Is Right?
Don't worry, this early in the morning I had to put careful thought into this title. I wanted to post today due to a trip my husband I will be making tomorrow throughout the weekend; Jekyll Island, Georgia, and no, we're not meeting a Mr. Hyde. My coworkers think they are clever for coming up …
The World of Abigail Rose 