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Lisa Orchard
http://lisaorchard.wordpress.com/
This is where I write my thoughts on teen issues, parenting, books, and movies. Please feel free to stop by and check it out.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 700 )
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Reading: It’s Cheaper Than Therapy
Hello everyone. I hope all is well with you. I’m back today and I’m talking about the future of reading in our society. According to this article, reading is... Read more
Posted on 07 October 2017 LIFESTYLE -
You Need to Be Your Own Advocate
Hello everyone. I hope all is well with you. I’m back today after a harrowing week of being at the hospital with my son who developed appendicitis over the... Read more
Posted on 30 September 2017 LIFESTYLE -
Why We Write
Hello everyone. I hope all is well with you. I’m back today after a busy couple of weeks. I attended a writer’s conference last weekend and this week I had an... Read more
Posted on 23 September 2017 LIFESTYLE -
Why I Love the Writing Community
Hello everyone. I hope all is well with you. I’m worried about the Floridians as Hurricane Irma makes her way toward them. I hope they all make it to safety,... Read more
Posted on 09 September 2017 LIFESTYLE -
When Imposter Syndrome Rears Its Ugly Head
Hello everyone. I hope all is well with you. It’s been a heck of a week with Hurricane Harvey dropping a ton of water down on Texas and wreaking havoc on... Read more
Posted on 02 September 2017 LIFESTYLE -
Winter Garden: A Review
Hello everyone. I hope all is well with you. I’m back today after a short blogcation last week. I’m halfway done with my second WIP of the summer and I’m excite... Read more
Posted on 26 August 2017 LIFESTYLE -
Kindness Matters
Hello everyone. I hope all is well with you. I’ve been busy working on my latest WIP and polishing the manuscript I just finished. I ran across an article on... Read more
Posted on 12 August 2017 LIFESTYLE -
The Benefits of Forest-Bathing
Hello everyone. I hope all is well with you. I’m back today after a busy week. We went on a quick vacation to Tahquamenon Falls and had a good time. We hiked... Read more
Posted on 05 August 2017 LIFESTYLE -
What Should We Be Teaching Our Future Generations?
Hello everyone. I hope all is well with you. I’m back today and I’m talking about some vital skills our future generations will need to survive on our planet. Read more
Posted on 29 July 2017 LIFESTYLE -
What is the Underlying Cause of Addiction?
Hello everyone. I hope all is well with you and that you’re having an awesome summer. We’ve had a couple of weeks of hot, sticky weather and it’s the type of... Read more
Posted on 22 July 2017 LIFESTYLE -
Is Processed Food Poisoning Us?
Hello everyone. I hope all is well with you. I’m back today and I’m talking about the food we eat. I just watched a documentary titled, “What the Health.” It wa... Read more
Posted on 15 July 2017 LIFESTYLE -
Have You Outgrown Your Critique Group?
Hello everyone! I hope all is well with you. I’m back today and I’d like to talk about writing. I haven’t done a post on the craft in quite a while and I know... Read more
Posted on 08 July 2017 LIFESTYLE -
Making Connections with Social Media
Hello everyone! I hope all is well with you. I’m back today and I’m going to talk about making connections, but first, I want to let you know I finished my... Read more
Posted on 01 July 2017 LIFESTYLE -
My Summer TBR Pile
Hello everyone. I hope all is well with you. My first week of my summer break has flown by. I finished my WIP and I’ve been through one phase of editing. Read more
Posted on 25 June 2017 LIFESTYLE -
Book Review: “The Devil’s Dance”
Hello everyone. I hope all is well with you. I’m back today reveling in the fact that I have the whole summer off. I plan on doing a lot of writing this... Read more
Posted on 17 June 2017 LIFESTYLE -
Ten Things You Can Do to Ease the Pain of Your Children’s Growing Independence
Hello everyone. I hope all is well with you. This has been an incredibly busy week. The kids’ last day of school was Friday. My youngest has graduated fifth... Read more
Posted on 11 June 2017 LIFESTYLE -
Looking for Some Great Artwork?
Check out Paulette Carr’s work this Friday, June 9th from 6:30-10:00! More info below! Check out the incredible display of Paulette’s work…. Here’s one of he... Read more
Posted on 06 June 2017 LIFESTYLE -
My Thoughts on “The Keepers”
Hello everyone. I hope all is well with you. I’m back today and I’m talking about a difficult subject. I binge-watched the new Netflix series “The Keepers”... Read more
Posted on 04 June 2017 LIFESTYLE -
Reading Rocks in Rockford!
Photo credit: demandaj via Visualhunt.com / CC BY-NC-ND Hello everyone! I hope all is well with you! This Saturday from 10:00 to 1:00 I’ll be in downtown... Read more
Posted on 02 June 2017 LIFESTYLE -
Book Review: “The Luckiest Girl Alive”
Hello everyone. I hope all is well with you. Summer’s coming and I’m looking forward to doing a lot of reading so I’m putting together a Summer Reading List.... Read more
Posted on 28 May 2017 LIFESTYLE