Welcome! I am so thrilled and honored that you are here.  If I’m being completely honest and transparent, I worried that no one would come.

I bookmarked the Write 31 Days website 2 or 3 years ago. Too scared to participate then, I quickly forgot about it. But last month, I was cleaning out all the bookmarks on my internet browser and heard the siren’s call.  I couldn’t sleep that night until I had committed to rising to this challenge.  So here we are.

What’s my hope for this challenge? I hope…

• To stretch myself as a writer. It’s not so much the writing for 31 days that is causing me anxiety; it’s putting my writing out there for 31 days that is my challenge.
• To inspire intentional living (and reading). We could all use a bit more intentionality in our lives.
• To crystalize my reflections about my (reading) life. Taking the time and putting the words on the page often lets me know what I really think and what I really feel.

This month, I plan to delve into the “secrets” of intention including tips/strategies to enhance our (reading) lives; locate and share great quotes, inspirational pics, and links that I find interesting and think that you might too; share reviews of some of the books that have had rocked my world; and recall the experiences of my reading life, discovering more about myself through it all.

I will be indexing each post of this series here so go ahead and bookmark this page for easy retrieval.  You can always delete it later.

Of course, I am not the only participant in this challenge to #write31days. Hop on over to the link-up to see what else may pique your interest.

Even if you’re not a bookman, we are all readers. You’re reading this blog, after all. And I hope that you will find this journey as poignant and entertaining as I hope it will be for me. Please leave comments (sharing your own thoughts about books and reading) and questions (about anything posted) and I will make every effort to address each and every one of them.

Thank you, so much for being here.  Let’s do this thing!

til tomorrow, enjoy life

Series Posts: 

October 2 –  a little push toward a book

October 3 – intro

October 4 – i’d rather be reading

October 5 – friday’s “secret”: The right way to be a reader

October 6 – re: modern mrs. darcy

October 7 – this is me: are you ready?

October 8 – book review: “the happiness project”

October 9 – meditations on stories

October 10 – rocket city mom book reviews

October 11 – am i missing out on my real life

October 12 – friday’s “secret”: begin where you are

October 13: never finished

October 14: this is me: night, everyone!

October 15: quick lit-next page, please {september 2018}

October 16: meditations on stories ii

October 17: this is me: series of obstacles

October 18: enjoy life guest post: taralyn caudle’s “looking for a good read?”

October 19: friday’s “secret”: spend your free time

October 20: books are mirrors

October 21: this is me: no money!

October 22: book review: “quiet”

October 23: the great american read

October 24: how can i read more books?

October 25: shout out to the librarians

October 26: friday’s “secret”: planned, designed, or allowed

October 27: “things matter”

October 28: this is me: book clubs

October 29: book review: indestructible

October 30: the bookman’s scholarship

October 31: acknowledgements