Why I am blogging?  There are actually three reasons why I’m blogging but one goal.

“Do one thing every day that scares you.” …. Eleanor Roosevelt

Goal:  write another book – a book of quotations.

Reasons:

  1. Reason one is to find the quotations, I love. There are many that have motivated and inspired me over the years. While inspired doing this research and reading the quotations, find the tools. My art pencils, pens, and watercolor brushes to illustrate the quotations have been packed away.  My mental artist’s tools too, especially my hands, and fingers have been gathering dust!
  2. Reason two – The Ultimate Blog Challenge – got me.  I’ve known Paul Taubman III for years, taken his awesome courses but have never bitten the bullet on this blogging thing. Does blogging really work and will blogging daily really increase my circle of influence? We’ll see.  I’ll get back at you on that.
  3.  Reason three – The red pen. Writing to me is more than a challenge. It is a fear, a huge fear I plan to overcome. As “Reason one” alludes, I have the brain of an artist. I bounce around.  When I open my mind to work, the creative mental umbrella opens with tons of ideas, things to do and awesome distractions. AND – when it comes to writing, I can easily find other “things to do”

And writing – O’boy –My mother-in-law, husband, daughter, and sister are fabulous grammarians with extensive vocabularies. My mother in law, Florence Friedman was the person Estee Lauder depended on for that last look before an advertisement was published.

Florence was kind enough to pass this talent along to my husband and him to our daughter. My brilliant sister the English teacher. She is another story. I guarantee you they each have a personalized red pen.  I love each of them,  I fear their red pen.    “Do one thing every day that scares you.”  Thank you, Eleanor , I’m still  here