Quarter 3 of 2022 begins today and that means it’s time to shift my focus from blogging to writing. It’s been too long since I’ve been writing consistently, so my goal for the rest of the year is to change that. July 4, 2022 Hot Topic I had lofty plans for last week and then I hit a couple of speed bumps. Monday was a right off with one of my boys staying home. From Tuesday to Thursday I was super productive and clawed back a lot of the slack. But then Friday blindsided me. Having lived on three different…
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