I'm not addicted...

Dear Exclamation points,

You're my life.
I LOVE you.
You make me happy.
You let others know I'm happy.
Sometimes a little too happy.
Even the bloggers know I LOVE you, like really LOVE you.
We need to take a break.
I know, I know, it makes YOU happy when I use you.
But this nonsense must stop.
I'll always love you.
I just need to use my words.
I am a writer.
I have to give it a try.
Don't worry, you won't be forgotten.
I'll eventually use you again.
For now, just know I LOVE you.

Love, Jen

Do you have any weaknesses when blogging? PS If you haven't entered the giveaway for Princess for Hire, head over now. I'll choose the winner Wednesday.

like, love, hate and a few others!

So I know I said I was going to stay unplugged but evidently I have formed an addiction with blogger, and my friends on blogger. What can I say I love you guys!!! So with all that love I decided to do the love, like, hate meme that Laurel over at Laurel's Leaves tagged me in!!

So, the rules of the meme are to post a list of things you like/love/hate, and then link to three bloggers who you admire! All you have to do is fill in your likes/loves/hates after the bolded words! :) Have fun!

I like helping others.

I like the smell of warm chocolate chip cookies, monkey bread and cinnamon rolls (not combined of course).

I like to wear snow boots.

I like to decorate my home for the holidays, even the made up ones (Valentines day).

I like to be creative.

I like to change, but only when I want to.

I like to sleep in the middle of the bed.

I like rain.

I like watching traffic and making stories up about the drivers.

I like amazing moments.

I like fall, as the leaves start to change colors. It's beautiful.

I like who I've become and where I'm headed.

I love that smell of new books.

Today was a great day for inspiration. Weather gorgeous, trees full and people geniunely happy. Nothing is better than a sunny day outside with people you love.

*NOTE: I don't like to hate anything, I prefer the word dislike, so picture dislike in the following hate category*

I hate that I'm impatient

I hate when my house is dirty.

I hate cruelty to animals.

I hate whiny attitudes.

I hate big groups, I tend to get overwhelmed.

I hate when I don't have control.

I hate tardiness (especially in friends).

I hate liars.

I (secretly) like to learn french before traveling to Paris.

I love to write, even if it's just a letter to a friend. The joy I get from writing is like nothing else I've ever felt before.

I pass now onto three other fun bloggers (I've chosen newer ones I started to follow):

Kendra over at Silky Bowties
Karen over at A Writers Ramblings
Charity over at A Writers Journey

Also a special thank you to Shannon Odonnell from Book Dreaming for giving me the From Me to You Award!

One more thank you to Beverly from The Wormhole gave me the Prolific Blogger Award!! I feel so honored!!


I will pass the From Me to You Award and the Prolific Blogger Award out in a few days... as you know I'm supposed to be unplugged but I can't seem to stay away from you wonderful peeps!!!

my words... my passion

I believe every writer has a passion for words, it is essential to improve your craft. If you aren't passionate, your goal of engaging the reader eventually becomes a loss.

I not only want to be passionate in the words I know, but to also embrace the dictionary and the theasarus and learn new words, better my vocabulary, and broaden my skill level. I have a passion for words, however the vocabulary I am currently using could be better.

My goal through blogging, writing prompts and overall my novel is to constantly engage my reader, keep them interested in the writing, the key reason I have my blog. I want to learn a new word each week and use it in a story, not necessarily a long story, but I should be able to use the word in a sentence and utilize it, after all I am the writer. I also want to work on my dialogue, when speaking through characters I want to use more than just 'she said'...

I hope all of you can keep me accountable, and feel free to leave comments sharing your thoughts, ideas, opinions, words, and anything in general! Your feedback is what makes me better!