My word this year is:
2020 Word of the Year
Category: Justlife
#blogmas Question
Vending machines are fascinating inventions to me.
I always want a machine that has books I can buy. I also want notebooks and pens in another one.
This question was inspired by a friend on Twitter:
What should be in a vending machine that isn’t?
Currently…
Currently I Am…
Reading: Twyla Tharp – The Creative Habit Learn it and Use It for Life and The Artist’s Way
Listening to: Stop Writing Alone Podcast
Watching: The computer screen
Eating: nothing til 1 pm! Intermittent fasting is awesome
drinking: water
loving: writing and Medium and The Artist’s Way
hating: dreams of feeling trapped and confused
waiting for: Minnesota
daydreaming about: Minnesota
researching: high priority standards
11 Questions Answered
Tim Ferris asks successful people 11 questions in his book Tribe of Mentors. I have answered his questions in order for you to know me a little better. I would love to hear your answers to these questions as well!
Comment here or on Medium!
“What is the book (or books) you’ve given most as a gift, and why? Or what are one to three books that have greatly influenced your life?”
I love books about life experiments and was immediately drawn to this book as soon as I heard about it. I believe in the idea that you are influenced by the people and books you surround yourself with. Megan had coffee with a new person to learn from them and also to make new connections.
“What purchase of $100 or less has most positively impacted your life in the last six months (or in recent memory)? My readers love specifics like brand and model, where you found it, etc.”
- Kaweco Classic Sport Fountain pen, black, fine nib
- A pair of scissors in every room
- $10 business cards that have writer printed on them — solidified the idea that I am really a writer
What new belief, behaviors, or habits, adopted within the last 5 years, have most positively impacted your life?
- intermittent fasting
- keeping only what I love
- stop saying yes to things I want to say no to
- study what is energizing and what is draining
What would you put on a billboard?
- Everything is temporary — good and bad
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Weekend Coffee Share
Thank you for joining me for coffee today on this hot hot summer day! I am so glad you are here with me and it is to be a day full of sunshine.
I am having my regular strong black coffee. What would you like today? I have some iced tea if you like, or do you want something stronger today?
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Birthday Weekend Coffee Share
I am excited you have joined me for coffee today. It is Father’s day in the US and my birthday. I think we will have some birthday cupcakes this morning to celebrate but no singing.
I am having a Butter Brew coffee with a shot of espresso for the occasion. What would you like today?
If we were having coffee, I would tell you this week has been full of ups and downs.
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#WeekendCoffeeShare #Sunday June 9
I am so glad you are joining me for coffee today! This post is inspired by Eclectic Alli. My summer has officially started and I am feeling amazing! Let’s take our coffee and go for a little walk and then we can sit under the trees as the time stretches on.
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What will you tell me as we are having coffee?
#WeekendCoffeeShare #Sunday June 2
I am so glad you are joining me for coffee today! Today feels special today because it is my second day of summer vacation. This does not mean that I am out of work completely. There are some workshops and training I will be going to but I do not have to drive into work every day. To be home is glorious. I appreciate this schedule change. It usually takes me a week to recalibrate myself but I do not think I will have that issue this year.
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Happy Sunday! If you would like to support me additionally you are welcome to buy me a cup of coffee: http://ko-fi.com/tammybreitweiser
What will you tell me while we have coffee?
#WeekendCoffeeShare #Sunday May 26th
Today please join me for a coffee. Click here to read and clap!!
#WeekendCoffeeShare #Sunday May 19th
Today please join me for a coffee. We have some catching up to do!
If we were having coffee, I would tell you I was a guest blogger on Teachwrite’s blog on Monday. If you missed that post you can read it here. It is called Ten Minutes of Truth.
If we were having coffee, I would tell you I am still writing everyday with Storyaday May. This week my stories got a little dark and a little emotional. It is not a bad thing, but it was surprising to me. Here are some of my favorite prompts this week:
2019 Day 17 -Aphorisms
If we were having coffee, I would tell you I am using Sarah Selecky’s writing prompts every day. It is pushing me to think differently about stories somehow and I am pleased with them. Some I will revise and submit and others I will expand. I am considering her Story Course for my birthday. I would love the benefit of mentors but the price point is not one I can swing right now.
If we were having coffee I would tell you I was a little disappointed I wasn’t able to earn a scholarship to a writing conference. It happens and I will still keep writing. I was hopeful this time. I threw my hat into the ring so I am pleased with the effort.
If we were having coffee I would tell you my students did their Living History event on Wednesday. Children from the elementary school come and learn how to dip candles at our station. There is a fire where we melt the wax and my 8th graders do a skit to explain the process. They really did a great job and led the little ones well.
While we are having coffee, I will tell you the Bradbury Trio challenge is going strong as well. I am hoping the input of great writer words will influence my writing and help me hone my craft. I need to make sure I am savoring the writing and not just ticking off the poem, essay, and short story for the day. I was doing that with the books I was reading just to get the number. It doesn’t make it satisfying if I do it that way.
Do you need a refill on your coffee? I am going to get another.
If we were having coffee, I would tell you I received my Small Beer Press publication on Saturday. If you have read my blog at all, you know I adore Kelly Link and her writing. One speech I watched she spoke about horoscope stories she had written for a friend’s Kickstarter. I found the booklet of stories for sale and have been reading them over and over. I will use it as a model to write my own.
If we were having coffee I would tell you I am nearing the end of the school year. The 31st is my last day. I have some training this summer but not too much. I am going to be teaching a workshop on Better Conversations at the end of July. I have a flash fiction writing class at the beginning of July I am super excited about as well. My birthday is in June too so that will mean a good dinner!
If we were having coffee I would tell you I finished reading a novel. I have not been ticking off the books like I have in the past since I am focusing on the Trio. I would recommend this book.
It was well written and there were some surprises at the end. It was a Book of the Month Club selection several months ago.
What will you tell me while we have coffee?
Here is the link to Eclectic Alli and her weekend coffee post and link up.
