Care Instructions for Your Writer in NaNoWriMo

Who is participating in NaNoWriMo this year? I’m using it to get the last 50K or so words in on my book. 😀 Do you agree with my article? Any other suggestions? Care Instructions for Your Writer in NaNoWriMo Care Instructions for Your Writer in NaNoWriMo — Read on laurabecknielsen.com/2019/09/25/care-instructions-for-your-writer-in-nanowrimo/

Iggy Pup – Part 1

Iggy Pup – Part 1 Iggy Pup – Part 1 — Read on laurabecknielsen.com/2019/09/20/iggy-pup-the-survivor-dog/

Iggy Pup Part II

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44 of My Life Lessons So Far

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LBN

Kale Lovers Are Masochistic MoFos

You say you love kale but no one love loves kale. Some friend of yours graduated from nutrition school and told you kale was food of the gods or you read that kale was a super food in a magazine that also gave you tips for hotter sex and the latest fad yoga pose, complimented […]

What would I do without you?

“Honey, Sweetheart. The dogs want to go for a walk. It’s noon. They can’t wait any longer. Are you OK to hike the trails now?” My husband gingerly ran his fingers through my dirty hair. When he slowed down I knew he was enjoying the sparkle of my silvery streaks against my dark brown. I […]

Spruced Up Suitcases

You heard this before, on that night we finished five bottles of wine between the four of us over piles of pasta. Or you tuned in after you returned to the campfire on Rock Island once you discovered the proper marshmallow roasting sticks. Or you caught me frozen and staring at Samsonite suitcases at the […]

Sitting chicken

My brother accuses me of remembering wrong, so please forgive me for mixing up my memories. No matter how hard I try, my mind stitches up many images from my past into a crazy colorful quilt apparently only I find fairly comforting. Frankly, it’s no wonder my memory quilt itches, tickles, and yet never feels […]

Personal New Year

Every birthday, the inevitable judgment shadows my quiet morning routine, usually spent drinking coffee on the couch with my dog snuggled at my feet. Why do my thighs now display a depressing topography that could never belong to the land of Laura? From where did those rifts and drifts develop? Is that fatty phenomenon related […]

Goals- When to fight and when to let go?

Tonight, the night after a long successful month, I find myself restless again. A few weeks ago I asked some friends on Facebook what topic I should blog about next and the response voting for “Goals – When to fight and when to let go?” surprised me. Before I go on reflecting on my recent goal-setting […]

This is all temporary

When you start asking, "Why?!" go for a walk. This is all temporary.