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Eating Nutella Out of the Jar

November 9, 2012 by Tricia Rose Burt

Insert my face in place of the squirrel’s

Like the rest of the nation, Election Day was a tense one for me. To combat the anxiety, I resorted to my reliable stress management technique and began eating Nutella straight out of the jar. I didn’t even bother to find some sort of vehicle for the Nutella like a banana or perhaps a cracker. I just picked up a spoon and started eating. I’d like to say I stopped this practice on Wednesday, but no. I decided that eating Nutella straight out of the jar not only helped manage stress, but also served as a reward for work well done. So when I met an important writing deadline yesterday, I picked up a spoon, the Nutella, and went to work. Is there no end to this gluttony?

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Filed Under: General Thoughts Tagged With: humor, storytelling

Quote of the Week for Nov. 5

November 9, 2012 by Tricia Rose Burt

“Someday is not a day of the week.” — Unknown

Filed Under: Creative Liberation, Quotes Tagged With: inspiration

Following in Harper Lee’s Footsteps (Hopefully)

November 2, 2012 by Tricia Rose Burt

Greatest book ever

There’s a wonderful story about the author Harper Lee, or more specifically, her friends. She struggled for years in NYC working as an Eastern Airlines ticket agent. She had the talent and a literary agent, but she was forced to spend her energy trying to make ends meet, forgoing precious writing time. Then friends of hers gave her a year’s wages with the note: “You have one year off from your job to write whatever you please. Merry Christmas.” She quit the airline and devoted herself to writing. Within a year, she had the first draft of To Kill A Mockingbird. [Read more…] about Following in Harper Lee’s Footsteps (Hopefully)

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Quote of the Week for Oct. 29

November 1, 2012 by Tricia Rose Burt

‎”First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win” – Gandhi

Filed Under: Creative Liberation, Quotes Tagged With: inspiration

Quote of the Week for Oct. 22

October 24, 2012 by Tricia Rose Burt

“In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.” — Albert Camus

 

Filed Under: Creative Liberation, Quotes Tagged With: inspiration

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