There was a time when I suffered through boring storylines, repulsive characters, predictable twists, and cheesy, cliché writing for the sole reason that I had to see something I had started through to the end. I was young, healthy, and childless. It was nothing to waste an hour or two plodding through an inferior novelContinue reading “The DNF Option – Do You Take It?”
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Little Hopes and Big Hopes
What are you most excited about for the future? When first accosted (because I somehow felt both affronted and burdened) by this query, my natural negative tendencies immediately took over. Concerns about autism, expenses, inflation, and even wars entered my mind. Being an instinctive worrywart and over-thinker, I suppose I do have a natural DebbieContinue reading “Little Hopes and Big Hopes”
Eclectic with a Large Dollop of Bangtan
What is your favorite genre of music? My taste in music has always been a mixed bag. As a child growing up in the ‘80s, I preferred the music of the ‘60s and the ‘70s. New Wave was okay, but I’ve always just had a hankering for nostalgia even when I was about knee-high toContinue reading “Eclectic with a Large Dollop of Bangtan”
What, Me Worry?
What are you most worried about for the future? Let’s hear it for the GenX folks who grew up on Mad Magazine? How did I get to read a lot of it when I wasn’t even allowed? Shout out to my uncles (my mom’s brothers who were only six and eleven years older than me)Continue reading “What, Me Worry?”
Cat Lady Post: GozeFurGang on Instagram
I’ve gone and done it! Relax, it’s not anything heinous, unless you’re a deeply troubled and antagonistic being and might think so. I created an Instagram account for my kitty cats! As you may or may not know, I’m already deeply entrenched in the bookstagram community. I’ve been wanting to share silly things my catsContinue reading “Cat Lady Post: GozeFurGang on Instagram”
Surgeries I’ve Had to Deal with
Have you ever had surgery? What for? This is my first time answering a daily prompt! So here goes everything, all sorts of TMI you probably want to be spared from. 😀 I hadn’t wanted any surgery at all, but my last two children (my sons) were both almost ten pounds and, being a hair’sContinue reading “Surgeries I’ve Had to Deal with”
Unseasonal Baking Spree
In a previous post, I mentioned that I tended to reserve my baking for the cooler months. This isn’t a hard and fast rule, of course. In fact, in the middle of a heatwave, I decided to do a bit of penitence by laboring in the kitchen and doing a torrid baking streak. It wasn’tContinue reading “Unseasonal Baking Spree”
Bookish Update: April and May Wrap-up
My laptop has been on the blink for months now. Compound that with a series of ill health episodes, thanks to perimenopause, and I just couldn’t make time to blog. But I’m back, even if my laptop is still with the repair guy. I’m making do with my phone and a Bluetooth keyboard. Anyways, IContinue reading “Bookish Update: April and May Wrap-up”
Small Life Delight – Homemade Candy
The first time I learned about snowflake crisps, I was watching famous Chinese vlogger Li Ziqi prepare treats for a festival. I was intrigued by the mixture of butter, marshmallows, crackers, dried fruits, nuts, seeds, etc. It looked like really loaded marshmallows, a concept I found really intriguing. It’s always fun to see candy beingContinue reading “Small Life Delight – Homemade Candy”
Bookish Update: February Reads and Book Hauls
My boys are on the autism spectrum and they have some sleep issues. Every now and then, they’d stay up for 20 hours and mess up our schedule. Our days consequently become upside down, and when this happens, one of the things I end up sacrificing is my writing time. Since I have a paidContinue reading “Bookish Update: February Reads and Book Hauls”
This Small Life 