by Joanna | Sep 23, 2020 | Art, Internet, Quarantine Ball, Short Stories
“Man, we haven’t dressed up in a while!” Derick said, admiring his crisp black suit in the car window. “I know, like really dressed up.” Joanna agreed, taking his hand in hers. Her dress was all ruffles and glittery strawberries – perfect for dancing. And...
by Joanna | Sep 8, 2020 | Life, Motherhood, Parenting, Pregnancy
I lost my mucous plug with some bloody show around 5am Monday morning, at 39 weeks. This always signifies the beginning of labor for me, and generally means the baby will be born almost exactly 24 hours later. I tend to have a slow start for the first 20ish hours,...
by Joanna | Sep 7, 2020 | Art, Inspiration
“Give me some paint and brushes, I could throw that together easy peasy!” I have thought that many times when looking at abstract art. It’s just a bunch of random colors slapped haphazardly onto a canvas, right? I’ve been really inspired by...
by Joanna | Feb 5, 2020 | Book Review, Inspiration
I’m already wondering if this reading challenge was a mistake… I have been amazed at the ways people are crushing their reading challenges each year. Some of my friends read 50, 80, 100 books last year! I probably read that many books once, before work and...
by Joanna | May 28, 2019 | Friendship, Relationships
I’ve seen this played out as a plot point in so many tv shows and movies that I just had to write my thoughts on it. The basic scenario is: Character A doesn’t want to speak to/visit/go to dinner with a family member and Character B (and sometimes C, D, and E also)...
