Instead of just surviving, I’m finally living each day. If the occasional draining visit is the price to pay for that, then that’s a small price to pay indeed.
Author: Mar Harden
I am your resident quirky wordsmith. I've found myself drawn to stories about how our world is ordinarily extraordinary in many awe-inspiring ways. I want you to come away from every post with something you can use to take action in your own writing journey. Feel free to comment, like, and follow The Lapis Lounge!
Don’t Guilt Trip People about Not Traveling
After my overseas jaunt, I was riding off the “wanderlust” high and read travel articles every time I had a break from schoolwork. I was planning to change majors and research careers that allowed me to travel around the world (because apparently that could be a job). Then I found a few travel blogs that smack sense back into me and reveal the dark side of traveling. The Travel Guilt articles.
Reflecting and Adjusting
April 2018 is a big month for aspiring writers, poets, and other creatives. Currently, I am participating in Camp NaNoWriMo by writing a short story collection. Most blog posts this month will be focused on my experiences with completing this project. The last couple days of April are upon us. Writing challenges are wrapping … Continue reading Reflecting and Adjusting
Balancing Your Time
April 2018 is a big month for aspiring writers, poets, and other creatives. Currently, I am participating in Camp NaNoWriMo by writing a short story collection. Most blog posts this month will be focused on my experiences with completing this project. As creatives, we often get sucked into our craft like it is the … Continue reading Balancing Your Time
Keeping Inspiration Alive
April 2018 is a big month for aspiring writers, poets, and other creatives. Currently, I am participating in Camp NaNoWriMo by writing a short story collection. Most blog posts this month will be focused on my experiences with completing this project. Nothing is more harrowing to an aspiring creative when the ideas stop coming … Continue reading Keeping Inspiration Alive
Staying Committed
April 2018 is a big month for aspiring writers, poets, and other creatives. Currently, I am participating in Camp NaNoWriMo by writing a short story collection. Most blog posts this month will be focused on my experiences with completing this project. April is a big month for aspiring writers. Many writing contests and challenges … Continue reading Staying Committed
When Your Brain Becomes the Unexpected Villain in Your Job Search
It was Tuesday morning and I already had three rejections from jobs that I applied to in the previous week. The other fifteen, twenty, sixty jobs (I had honestly lost count) I had applied to over the past five months of job hunting had either rejected me or given me radio silence. I had been … Continue reading When Your Brain Becomes the Unexpected Villain in Your Job Search
On Slow Days and Boredom
Your days became reduced to simply collecting your paycheck. You had little to no daily tasks to complete. You showed up to meetings just to break the monotony. (Of course, you told your coworkers that it was because you found -insert relevant subject to job here- interesting and wanted to learn more about it.)
Me, You, Step One, Step Two
I was on a stage with an eager audience watching my every move. My heart raced inside my chest as I tried valiantly to remain composed. A microphone was placed in front of me, as a pianist to my side was poised to begin. Once the first chord of a pleasant melody reverberated over my … Continue reading Me, You, Step One, Step Two
Stumbling Giraffes
I stumbled. I had gotten used to the consistent improvements in my mental and emotional health. I was writing regularly. Work was hardly a worry. I was being more social and trying new things. Then the insomnia freight train hit me. I couldn’t sleep more than four hours a night. Everything was irritating and the … Continue reading Stumbling Giraffes
