Category: Check Ins – Life and Work

Shake and Bake 14: A Very Quick Chicken

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Wherein Pam pops on for a quick chicken/check in and to say… Halloo Hallay happy folk! Being still a TAD off “schedule” this week…. And being… in town today helping with some un-decorating… I hereby declare this a Super Quick Chicken. But I did… Continue Reading “Shake and Bake 14: A Very Quick Chicken”

Shake and Bake 13: The “Chim-Chim-Cheree” Edition

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Wherein Pam curls up by the fire with Tippy the Typer and her new chimney brush to… review the week and begin the dreaming up of improbable shenanigans for the coming year. Halloo Hallay — happy snowy day to all! I am the proud… Continue Reading “Shake and Bake 13: The “Chim-Chim-Cheree” Edition”

Shake and Bake 11: The “Let Us All Hum” Edition

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Wherein Pam sings the praises of doodling, bemoans her own humanity and promises to hum us all through the darkest week… In homage to Havi’s Friday Chickens over on the The Fluent Self — This is the place I review my week – in… Continue Reading “Shake and Bake 11: The “Let Us All Hum” Edition”

Shake and Bake 10: The Flying Carp Edition

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If you have read the Flying Troutmans by Miriam Toews, and can unscramble the word CARP into something… a little less appealing…. you know whereof I speak. If you haven’t read The Flying Troutmans – go find it. It will brighten your week. Happy… Continue Reading “Shake and Bake 10: The Flying Carp Edition”

Shake and Bake 9: The 51K in 30 days NaNoWriMo Edition

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Wherein Pam does a happy monkey dance and waves a fond farewell to the NANO rush of 2012. Happy Saturday, and Happy December to all! … I hope your week was full of beauty and adventure … In homage to Havi’s Friday Chickens over… Continue Reading “Shake and Bake 9: The 51K in 30 days NaNoWriMo Edition”

Shake and Bake 8: The Getting Down with the Dog Edition

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Wherein Pam works to “…slowly awaken the body mind…”  Don’t panic – it’s not too woo-woo. Happy Saturday, my wild and lovely readers! In homage to Havi’s Friday Chickens over on the The Fluent Self — This is the place I review my week… Continue Reading “Shake and Bake 8: The Getting Down with the Dog Edition”

Shake and Bake 7: The Otter in the Water Edition

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Wherein Pam ponders the idea that her greatest success at establishing new routines involve slipping them in FIRST thing in the morning…how long can a morning LAST? Happy Saturday, to all my wild and lovely readers! In homage to Havi’s Friday Chickens over on… Continue Reading “Shake and Bake 7: The Otter in the Water Edition”

Shake and Bake 6: The “I Got Rhythm” Edition

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Happy Saturday, to all my wild and lovely readers! In homage to Havi’s Friday Chickens over on the The Fluent Self — This is the place I review my week – in an attempt to track some things – like progress on my novel… Continue Reading “Shake and Bake 6: The “I Got Rhythm” Edition”

Shake and Bake 5: The Dilithium Crystals Edition

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“Ay cannae hold her captain, she’s breaking up!” wherein Pam confesses that she seems to be STILL piling too much on and reins it back to reaching for gentle growth Happy Saturday, to all my wild and lovely readers! In homage to Havi’s Friday… Continue Reading “Shake and Bake 5: The Dilithium Crystals Edition”

Making Strides…

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So I’m in my work journal today, thinking about the steps I am taking with this new novel and in my life and  I go to the thesaurus and it is fascinating to me… Yes– this is what I am doing… taking steps, stepping… Continue Reading “Making Strides…”

Finding My Bearings Now

A post-dramatic approach to breast cancer treatment - by a recovering drama queen

Starting Over

Because there's never enough time to do it right the first time but there's always enough time to do it over

Ailish Sinclair

Stories and photos from Scotland

Cathy Standiford

Historical fiction, poetry, essays

Finding My Bearings Now

A post-dramatic approach to breast cancer treatment - by a recovering drama queen

Starting Over

Because there's never enough time to do it right the first time but there's always enough time to do it over

Ailish Sinclair

Stories and photos from Scotland

Cathy Standiford

Historical fiction, poetry, essays