2023 was one of the best years of my life… along with 2015, 2008, 2000, 1993, and 1991. And it came after several difficult years—years in which I was trying to be positive, but I was really struggling. If your 2023 was lovely, let’s celebrate. If it was horrible, I’m ready to commiserate…and I hope you’ll remember that things
Category: Semi-Charmed Life.
Hi friends! Welcome to a Friday recap! Here’s what’s been going on… My Blog Turned 9 Years Old Today! BrynDonovan.com does some serious numbers for the personal website of a not-yet-famous author. It has several thousand subscribers and it gets over 3,000 hits a day. This is my 488th post. I can’t even guess how many hundreds or thousands of
What’s a word of the year? It’s basically a one-word goal. A word of the year sums up your wishes, hopes, and intentions. When you choose a word of the year, you’re choosing a vision for the year to come. I have 150 power words here, including 50 words that describe roles. Those words are at the end, if you
Do you know when I last watched the TV show Friends? Last Thursday. Four days ago. I watch it all the time. A year or two will go by where I don’t watch it, and then I’m back on it again. The show makes me happy. There are a few things that haven’t worn well, but the good things about
Hi friends! I had a rough week last week, and a good week this week. 🙂 Welcome to my Friday recap! Here’s what’s been going on. I Decided I Really Need to Make Chicago Friends. Obviously, I don’t get too lonely, living with my husband and three rescue dogs. I do have family in town, too; I’m more often the
Hey there! Welcome to my Friday weekly recap, where I talk about how things are going…and if you want to, you can, too! Here’s what happened this week… I Started Teaching My Romance Writing Workshop! Teaching is one of my very favorite things to do! This is a great group of writers and I loved hearing
Did you know that “blog” is short for “web log?” In the early days of the internet, a “web log” frequently shared links to other places in the internet. Before the big social media services like Facebook and Twitter, this was a way to share interesting stories, essays, and websites. A “web log” could also be an online diary. Many