Posts by Julia Schmeelk
Time to Think
Over this past week I have managed to carve out time to write. Like for many writers that is not just time sitting in front of the computer with my fingers flying over the keys, but time in my head. My writer’s brain likes quiet. Some mundane, no-brain tasks are fine, but nothing too engaging.…
Read MoreHate is not Welcome
Lots of people get fired up in arguments about politics. We tend to take sides, feel things deeply. We are after all, human. I can feel very strongly over the issues of equal rights, equality, women’s rights, accepting differences, disability rights, diversity. I enjoy people from other cultures, religions, backgrounds, and places. I enjoy learning…
Read MoreTime
Have you ever looked for time, or chased it? I have a set time I awaken, a time I go to bed, a time to eat, and clean, and gather and sort the laundry. I have time set aside for fun, and time set apart for work. I spend time with family and friends and…
Read MoreVehicles
Anyone who drives a car, truck, or gas powered vehicle has experienced the heart bump of when it acts up and something is not working right. Maybe it makes a noise, or a light comes on unexpectedly. Sometimes the engine dies, or it farts and emits a foul stench in a black cloud. Someone I…
Read MoreGetting the Nails Done
It has been way too long since I had my nails done. It has been long enough that my cuticles are torn up, my nails are peeling, and I am tired of my hands always hurting. After thinking about it, I decided I needed to prioritize my needs a bit more, so I planned to…
Read MoreThe Missing Lid
It all started yesterday morning. It was cold, not unusual. I made my lunch, a thermos of tea, and a cup of coffee for the ride to work. I usually finish the coffee before I get there and bring in the cup and fill it with tea. It is a favorite cup of mine, a…
Read MoreCelebrate!
People need to celebrate, to find reasons to be happy! They need it in stories, they need it in real life. One of the great guarantees of living is that trouble will come find you, but no matter what troubles have landed on your head, look for reasons to celebrate. You can celebrate the weekend,…
Read MoreFat Thinking
I am a round person, have been my whole life and while I am not ashamed of a body that works and holds a good bit of power, I do wish I was smaller. Lately I have been working with a team of people who are much smaller than I am and I observed something…
Read MoreTeaching Moments
My regular job is teaching. I work through an agency and have the thrill and adventure of watching high school students grow, stretch, and become contributing members of society. This year I get to teach chemistry along with three different levels of math and a few other incidentals. But the story I am going to…
Read MoreGenerational Changes
If we start with this world, one can make assumptions about people born in the thirties, the fifties, the seventies, and the nineties. They are different than those born after the computer revolution, and those born now. Current children will be that much more different than the generations before them and so it will continue…
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