The theme I chose for January was an easy one: beginning, introduction, just getting started. In literature, the term is exposition, which is a literary device used to introduce background information about events, settings, characters, or other elements of a work to the audience. You don’t get plopped into the middle of a story without the narrator helping you get your bearings, and you don’t get plopped down in the middle of a project without knowing what exactly is going on here. And …
literary happiness project
A Year of Literary Happiness
I’m not one to rip off other people’s ideas, but when Gretchen Rubin, on her podcast, suggested trying a happiness project in the new year, it got my wheels turning. To say I was unhappy last year is an understatement. I don’t want to belabor that point and keep saying it was hard (even if it was). What I want to do is turn the page and head in a new direction. Part of that is adopting my two mantras for the year: DO THE WORK and ENJOY IT. Do the work because this is the year I’m going to …