“V” is for… Va-va..voom

Apr25

Today is the day for a special word…or special words, depending on how you look at it. Va va voom has always made me think of women and since I have put up pictures of men for most of this challenge I think it’s time for a show of women. So whether you’re big, small, thick or thin we all have a little bit of fire within, but when it comes bursting out…Whoa. So this is for the va va voom in us all.

: Raina – Party Planner

What makes you feel sexy?

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“U”is for….Unbelievable

Apr25

Wow…I can’t believe that I missed “U”. I thought I had it all written out and posted but …I guess not.

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“T” is for….Temptation

Apr23

T is for Temptation. That sweetly dark word encapsulates so many different things for different people. Are you tempted to skip work on a nice day? Eat something that isn’t on your food choices for your body slimming diet? Forgo your writing so you can play Candy Crush? My days are filled with decisions as I’m sure yours are too, but temptations to do things that are fun, rather than productive, rule the day.

How do I resist temptation? I use to-do lists and reward myself for the times I resist, and sometimes I just give in and enjoy.

How do you resist temptation, or do you not resist?

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“S” is for…Silence

Apr22

Silence…it’s such a beautiful sound…nothingness. I rarely get total absence of sound, as I have children and they don’t seem to like the quiet as much as I do…unless they’re reading.

I have always wanted to be, like so many authors I know and have music playing in the background, but my characters are noisy but seem to be drowned out with music very easily. I’ll start humming…then singing lightly and then I’m having a ‘full force get busy one time’ concert with the hair brush and the high notes, but not a word written.

Maybe I should listen to music without words. I listened to the Outlander soundtrack, while I was outlining a new idea the other day, and with the exception of the theme song that has words, I was able to listen and enjoy while I did something else. I like limited noise to read as well. It’s not that I can’t read with noise but if someone is asking me something, for some reason, it’s easy not to hear them.

So what about you do you like a soundtrack while you write or live your life or would you rather hear the beauty of nothing?

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“R” is for…Romance

Apr21

Romance…it’s one of those words that says so much but doesn’t say anything at all. Romance means one thing to one person and a totally different thing to another. I was reading a book recently about love languages, and it talked about this very thing. There are different ways we express ourselves romantically but if you don’t know how your partner expresses romance, and/or it’s different than how you express it, the gesture may not be received in the way it was intended.

You can read more about Discovering You Love (Apology and Appreciation) Language —> HERE

I found this very interesting and I hope you will too.

Question – What is romantic to you?

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“Q” is for…Quest

Apr20

We’re all on a quest for something. Maybe it’s inner peace, or increased self esteem or maybe you’re trying to find the perfect steak sandwich. Sometimes when I’m writing it feels like I’m traveling along on a journey with the characters. I feel like I know where we are going and what we are up to and other times I feel as lost as they are. It all comes back around and we reach our romantic destination…sometimes I thought we were going by train, but we walked…but we got there.

Somewhere I heard that life isn’t about the destination, but about the journey and with the Indie (independant title) I’m attempting to pen I’m learning that lesson more and more.

So now you…What lesson are you learning?

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“P” is for…Passion

Apr18

What is your passion? I ask myself this question a lot and the answer changes from time to time. My EDJ (every day job) had layoffs recently and I was one of the lucky people they didn’t feel they needed anymore (sarcasm just in case that wasn’t clear). When things like this happen it makes you think about what you COULD be doing. I saw something once that said something like — All I want is a life I don’t need a vacation from. Do you know how wonderful that would be? Let’s imagine…go ahead…I’ll wait.

I love to write and I love to read and if I could do anything I wanted and money wasn’t an issue…I’d be a writer who owned a massage and spa that catered to women and occasionally couples. Since I have a bit of time on my hands, I will be writing like the wind and looking into something that comes to me every I find myself asking what my passion is. If I had no limits – I would love to have a spa that encourages relaxation, positive body image (what ever kind of body you have), increased self esteem and empowerment. The same thing I encourage in my books.

So that’s my passion…now you. What would you do with your life/time if you had no limits?

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“O” is for…Outlander

Apr17

Listening to all the murmuring about a particular show on Facebook made me go out of my way to buy Starz, have a seat and take a look at something that I grew quite fond of…Outlander. Even though Claire, the woman who traveled through time, drives me crazy with some of the things she says and does, but that Jamie….he is one of the biggest reasons I tune in.

I’ve held off on watching so I can watch more episodes at the same time. I’ve learned a lot about writing from this show. They stop the episodes at perfect moments, there have been many a day that I’ve stayed up late to watch…One…More…Episode because I had to find out what happened. This is something I strive to do with my books and so I’m more aware of it when I end each of my chapters.

Although with each episode I think about it, I’ve never read the book, because as a black woman time travel terrifies me. I will say that they’ve done a beautiful job bringing Scotland alive. So here I am, Miss ‘I don’t watch much TV’ tuning in and making time for a show when I wonder…”What other awesome shoe am I missing?”

What’s your favorite ‘Can’t Miss’ show?

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“N” is for…Naughty

Apr16

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“M” is for…My book’s first BIRTHDAY

Apr15

Guess what day it is….besides tax day. It’s A Haught Date’s birthday!!! A year ago today my first book debuted and I was as happy as can be. Little did I know all of the things I didn’t know at the time. It’s been a learning experience and I’m far from mastering this thing, but I’m in it and I’m continuing to learn.

So here is the image of what I thought Camden and Gemmi look like: