Juliejordanscott

LATEST ARTICLES ( 824 )

• "You Are My Deepening Skies; Give Me Your Stars to Hold” & Other Quotes from...

  

  This young girl from St. Louis grew up to write “Life has loveliness to sell" and many others... I remember when I first started discovering some of the women... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 5 Keys to Discovering How to Never Be Bored Again

  

  YES! Replace Boredom with Aliveness Passion It was a day like countless other days. Get up. Get the kidlets to rise and shine. Get in car. Go south, turn left. Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Here's to a More Enlightened Brand of Comfort Food

  

  "What makes you reach for a comfort food?" is the question the folks at BlogHer's NaBloPoMo are asking today. I reach for comfort food for a variety of reasons. Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• This is Comfort: What is YOUR Favorite Comfort Food? Let's Hear the Story -

  

  The theme today? Comfort Food - from my This is Comfort series using prompts from BlogHer.com Today's NaBloPoMo question is: What is your biggest comfort... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Final Days of Being an Elementary School Mom

  

  Samuel hiking in the Utah Desert: Summer, 2012 I watched Samuel walk from the car toward school this morning. I still carry incredulity in my front pocket when ... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Passionate Detachment and Dealing with What Is...

  

  Jana hosts the weekly Stream of Consciousness Sunday which is a chance to just write write write for only five minutes each week. Usually I write to the prompt... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Super Soft Pillow Or Warm Fuzzy Blanket?

  

  This month with NaBloPoMo from BlogHer.com the theme is Comfort. So far, I have completely enjoyed answering the prompts - they are all bringing back... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Joy of Ricochet: A-ha's Come from Mixing It Up (with a Question for You!)

  

  Mingling and mixing on a Thursday evening.... I woke up on May Day and the poetry writing dam burst and a healthy stream of poetry flows again. Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Sweet Dreams Are Made of Shroeder and Matilda

  

  This is NOT the Schroeder Toy I received. Apparently the soft doll is more rare! Jean McCaffery gave me a stuffed Shroeder doll – you know, the piano playing... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Life Awakening: This Day – This Moment – This "right Here Under Our Noses" is Ou...

  

  Embracing "This day – this moment – this "right here under our noses" is our day yet. " will change your life Samuel will be twelve-years-old this coming Monday... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• May Day Brings a Basket of Flowers Delivered By Optimism

  

  May Day Brings a Basket of Flowers Delivered By Optimism Optimism landed on her doorstep alongside a basket of wildflowers. Pastel poppies, thistle and scattere... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Today I'm Playing with Optimism, Images and Words. What Are You Playing with...

  

  Julie and Clelia, from the Nerd, Converge This is just plain, flat out weird and completely normal for me. I was lamenting yesterday, well, more accurate is... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• In the Remains of the Fire: Lessons from Literary Granny George Sand & Writing i...

  

  In the Remains of the Fire; Lessons from Literary Granny George Sand George Sand, also known as Armandine Aurore Lucille Dupin I wrote this poetic piece of pros... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Throw Your Words Into the Air and Fly Along with Them

  

  Courage + Literary Granny Woman Extraordinaire: George Eliot (also known as Mary Ann Evans) Reading the words of literary granny and superstar George Eliot... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Y is for YOU: Literary Grannies (of Today AND the Future!) from A to Z

  

  What is stopping you? The world is patiently waiting for you to write! I have been looking forward to writing this entry all month long. April 2013 and the A... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Shopping Haters: I Am Living Proof Miracles Happen!

  

  Glitz, Glamor and Shopping Bags. Why does this repulse me? I love a lot of girly things, but somewhere in my biology is a distinct dislike of shopping. I know... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• This Day: How to Have a Satisfying Start After... a Different Start....

  

  I realized this morning what my deal has been this week: you know, why I am feeling – right now – so wiped out. I sort of feel like I imagine how lava feels,... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Together We Can Figure Out How to Say It: "Normal Day, Let Us Be..."

  

  How do I say it? The last week has been rather trying for me. Well, since last Monday, things have been trying for me. Traveling across country and switching... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Curiosity Fills the Spirit: What Do Each of These Images Say to You?

  

  “Perhaps this very instant is your time.”  ―Louise Bogan (Literary Granny 2013) I didn’t particularly feel like sitting at my desk to write this morning. Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Courage: In More Ways Than One

  

  The butterflies in my stomach were unusual. I wasn’t preparing for a performance, after all, I was preparing for a first rehearsal. Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION