Topics of interest
Stuff I blog about:
AtoZ Blog Challenge blogging Blog hops books coffee DadMemoir Deadwood Writers Disney eBook Facebook family flash fiction games Goodreads haiku Haiku Horizons Happy Planner holiday Instagram Jimmy the Burglar memoir Michigan mommemoir Montclair Write Group Motown Writers Network New Jersey Penn State Photo365 Pittsburgh planner poetry Pokemon GO ROW80 scrapbook social media Starbucks Star Trek subscription box Swarm Timehop Twitter WeekendCoffeeShare writing YouTube Zentangle
Tag Archives: Swarm
Foursquare leaves an empty square
What app will claim the coveted place on the home screen now? My beloved Foursquare app is going away on December 15. What will I do? I’ve been using this since…oh, since I lived in Michigan a lifetime ago, like2011. … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Music, Vibrant Creativity, Writing
Tagged Facebook, social media, Swarm
Leave a comment
Procrastination continues a creative discovery: Twitter, Vine and PokemonGO
Am I procrastinating or am I nostalgic? I’m a bit of both these days. You’ve experienced this, that one-thing-leads-to-another-thing-leads-to-another-thing-leads action. Today I went looking for Vine videos. My phone memory is almost full–no big surprise with the 6-digit number of … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Music, Vibrant Creativity, Writing
Tagged Deadwood Writers, Disney, Photo365, Pokemon GO, social media, Swarm, Twitter, Zentangle
Leave a comment
Travel back in time with #tbt and #AtoZChallenge
Thursdays are super scary days because of the #ThrowbackThursday or #tbt posts on your social media memories. Unfamiliar with Throwback Thursdays? It’s a hashtag highlighting photos of anything in your past: your deceased dog Bonner when he/she was still alive; … Continue reading
Posted in #ThrowbackThursday, Movies, Music, Vibrant Creativity, Writing
Tagged AtoZ Blog Challenge, Blog hops, blogging, coffee, haiku, Instagram, Michigan, Pittsburgh, social media, Starbucks, Swarm, Twitter, writing, Zentangle
2 Comments
A Penn State birthday #WeekendCoffeeShare writing & eating ice cream
If we were having coffee… …we would NOT be having coffee. Oh my gosh! Didn’t I tell you Penn State atmosphere is electric?!? Shoulder to shoulder crowds, the bars, the random football cheers, the street music. This town is too … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Music, Vibrant Creativity, Writing
Tagged Blog hops, Facebook, family, games, Instagram, Michigan, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Pokemon GO, social media, Swarm, WeekendCoffeeShare
Leave a comment
Writing & activity successes–and not–this #WeekendCoffeeShare
If we were having coffee…. Grab a seat. This is one of the most comfortable Starbucks I’ve been in. Of course it’s cold–every Starbucks in this universe is–but it blends spacious and cozy here. We’ve got plenty of time to … Continue reading
Posted in Art & Scrapbooking, Movies, Music, Vibrant Creativity, Writing
Tagged Blog hops, blogging, coffee, DadMemoir, Disney, eBook, family, games, NFPW, Pokemon GO, social media, Starbucks, Swarm, WeekendCoffeeShare, WiiFit, writing
Leave a comment
A #WeekendCoffeeShare offering Fiverr tips for publishing
If we were having coffee…. Thanks for coming over. You’re my first guest in our new house because we’re still unpacking, as you can tell. I cleaned off the table for you, a bit. Just push my laptop aside. The … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Music, Vibrant Creativity, Writing
Tagged Blog hops, blogging, coffee, eBook, family, memoir, mommemoir, New Jersey, social media, Star Trek, Starbucks, Swarm, WeekendCoffeeShare, writing
Comments Off on A #WeekendCoffeeShare offering Fiverr tips for publishing
My Farewell #WeekendCoffeeShare from Michigan
If we were having coffee… Hey, I’m glad you could join me and my husband at Starbucks. This is one of my last times writing here. Actually, I’m coming tomorrow, Monday, for my last Swarm check in streak. I know, … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Music, Vibrant Creativity, Writing
Tagged Blog hops, blogging, coffee, family, Michigan, New Jersey, social media, Swarm, WeekendCoffeeShare, writing
3 Comments
Memories Swarm around me
“Life is a song, sing it; Life is a game, play it.”~Sai Baba, Indian leader I’m feeling nostalgic as I pack up my life. The phone app Timehop reminds me of what has been years ago on this date in … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Music, Vibrant Creativity
Tagged coffee, games, social media, Swarm, Timehop
Leave a comment
Big News about writing and life
“Move out of your comfort zone; you can only grow if you are willing to feel awkward and uncomfortable.”~Brian Tracy, American author Now that it’s officially official, here’s the Big News: we are moving to New Jersey. More correctly, we … Continue reading
Posted in Art & Scrapbooking, Movies, Music, Vibrant Creativity, Writing
Tagged coffee, family, games, Happy Planner, Penn State, Photo365, Pittsburgh, planner, scrapbook, Swarm, writing
2 Comments
A writing exercise: Is looking back looking backwards?
“A woman’s mind is cleaner than a man’s; she changes it more often.”~Oliver Herford, American writer Have you ever reviewed your life one month at a time? The Photo365 app–for iPhone, definitely, maybe Android–gives me that opportunity. Take a photo … Continue reading
Posted in Art & Scrapbooking, Movies, Music, Vibrant Creativity, Writing
Tagged blogging, coffee, family, flash fiction, games, Instagram, Photo365, scrapbook, social media, Starbucks, Swarm, writing
1 Comment
On cloudwatching, ice cream and PokemonGO
“People may hear your words, but they feel your attitude.”~John C. Maxwell, American clergyman My month began and ended with clouds. I remember those two moments specifically because of a comment my husband made. “Look at that sky,” he said, … Continue reading
Posted in Art & Scrapbooking, Movies, Music, Vibrant Creativity, Writing
Tagged blogging, coffee, family, games, holiday, Penn State, Photo365, scrapbook, social media, Starbucks, Swarm, Timehop, writing
1 Comment
Do you remember your first time? A momentous #TBT
“We know what we are, but know not what we may be.”~William Shakespeare, English poet Today is a momentous Throwback Thursday: July 21, 2009 is the day of my first Facebook post. I was with my Journal Club writerfriends at … Continue reading
Posted in #ThrowbackThursday, Art & Scrapbooking, Movies, Music, Vibrant Creativity, Writing
Tagged ATCs, Blog hops, blogging, coffee, Deadwood Writers, eBook, Facebook, haiku, Happy Planner, Instagram, planner, poetry, ROW80, scrapbook, social media, Starbucks, Swarm, Twitter, writing
Leave a comment
TBT from a #TBT
“I never said most of the things I said.”~Yogi Berra, American athlete Here’s a look back to 2010. Good stuff. Sad stuff. It’s nice to know it happened.
Posted in #ThrowbackThursday, Movies, Music, Vibrant Creativity, Writing
Tagged books, bookstore, coffee, Facebook, Michigan, social media, Starbucks, Swarm, Timehop
Leave a comment