Maggie Wells-Margaret Ethridge
Love Without Limits
Like many friends, I suffer from migraines. With the help of prescription medications, I’ve been able to manage them for the last few years.
But every once in a while, one gets it’s claws in me. Last night, I wasn’t fast enough to head it off.
You’ll forgive me for the pun, won’t you? My brain isn’t functioning a top speed.
I was hanging out in the living room the other night and Timber decided to join me. I didn’t pay much attention when she hopped up on the couch to watch TV with me. When the show was over, I stood up and found this:
These beasts of ours are a mess, but at least they are benevolent overlords.
Or cookies. A brownie. Pretty much anything in the pastry food group would do….
I want something sweet, but the only treats we have in the house are ice cream novelties. To be clear, I am pro-ice cream. I’m just a little more pro-baked goods.
And I could go for a muffin right now. Or a doughnut. Or, you know what would be perfect? Cheesecake…
What about you? What’s your go-to when your sweet tooth needs satisfying?
Are you a podcast lover? I listen to a wide variety, but some of my favorites are Smartless, You’re Wrong About, Maintenance Phase, the Categorically Romance podcast, and The Creative Penn. What are some of your favorites?
Since I’m trying to step back from social media, I’ll be posting my #happythings lists on the blog. Here’s July!
Today is my eldest brother’s birthday. It’s a big birthday. One that ends in a zero. Unfortunately, he’s dealing with some stuff and can’t celebrate properly.
Being 530 miles away from home base, there isn’t much I can do to make his day better… except tap into the power of Prime.
I am from a family of readers. It took a while for us to hit on a few titles he hadn’t blown through yet, but he came up with one and I added a couple more that I thought he might enjoy.
Books. They are my family’s love language. What’s yours?
These are the days, aren’t they? We’re a month in on 100* days with little more than a sprinkle of rain. I’m finding it hard to get motivated to do anything.
How about you? How are you beating the heat these days?
I’m doing okay with stepping back from social media. I think. The urge to check my feeds is still strong, but for the most part I am jumping on to respond to notifications then ducking out.
Sort of like doing a 21st century hokey-pokey.
The few times I have given in and clicked, I felt a strong urge to shake it all about, so yeah… I think I can learn to live without the dopamine hit.
How about you? How’s your Monday going? Timber says, “‘Hey.”
Frosted sugar cookies.
A good audiobook for a long drive.
A great weekend with friends.
Coming home to my guy after a great weekend with friends.
Puppy snuggles.
What’s making you happy these days?
Had a Zoom call tonight with a bunch of talented authors. Just talking with other authors gets my creative juices flowing. As writers, we are engaged in a largely solitary pursuit, but we are not alone.
Social media feeds you nothing but a steady stream of highlights, but every author-no matter how successful-has moments of doubt. We all have days when we hate our WIPs. Some of us sass the screen when doing edits. Most of us feel tired or demoralized at least once a week.
I repeat: You are not alone.