Catharsis:
Pronunciation: \kə-ˈthär-səs\
Function: noun
2 a: purification or purgation of the emotions primarily through art.
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By Justin Matthews, on May 28th, 2010
Hey There! Today i am actually going to give some instructions! I know, but don’t unsubscribe yet.
Have you ever needed to crank out a blog post in record time? I know I have. The best solution for this situation is to Pre-Write a bunch of posts and keep them in Queue. Read this page for more.
I have squandered my 2 weeks worth of posts so I really need to re-write the pre-write. But say you don’t have a post to get out, and you really want to. Here is what I do.
Shut down everything on your browser except for your wordpress editor. If you use something else like Word or the like just have that open. Sit down and clear your mind. What is the first thing that pops into your head? Really, the first thing no matter how obscure.
My first thought? Boondoggle. Very obscure. So now you have a topic
Continue reading How to write a killer fast blog post.
By Justin Matthews, on April 19th, 2010
I started my blog earlier this year as a way to kick start my writing career. That has evolved a bit, but the main purpose is still writing. Because of my writing, my daughter has shown some interest.
She was bored on a Sunday because we wont let them watch TV and asked me what to do. I told her to write a story. She played shy and was pretending that she couldn’t think of what to write about so I went back to some of my old lessons from elementary school about creative writing.
From that she has started a story and has had some ideas about others that she wants to write. From these lessons, I have had to up my writing. I have had to start thinking more about story structure and how to put scenes together. I have always been a seat of the pants writer so this is
Continue reading How teaching my daughter to write is helping me.
By Justin Matthews, on April 15th, 2010
I came up with this great title and then had to figure out how to fill it. This is my list. This is my 6 point plan for MY Happiness. I think that anyone could benefit from it though. They are in no specific order other than this is how they fell out of my head.
I would like to hear other thoughts on what makes you happy. If I get enough comments I will post a followup with plenty of links.
You have your assignment. Go. Read. Comment. Be Happy!
1. Be satisfied with yourself. I don’t know how many people actually strive for satisfied with themselves. There is a huge push in the world to be better. To be more. To get into a better situation. Why can’t we just be satisfied with ourselves? For the most part I am satisfied with me. There are things that I want to improve, but I
Continue reading A 6 Point Plan to Happiness
By Justin Matthews, on April 14th, 2010
When we first moved into our house almost 4 years ago we had a ton of books. There were books that we had been saving to “read” later, and books from college, and books from the library out of date materials sale.
We had so many books that I built floor to ceiling bookshelves, each 6 feet long. Recently we decided that, while we love books, we needed to thin the herd.
Now, I love books almost as much as I love the internet. I always have. I love losing myself in a story and losing sleep because the story is just that good. There are certain books that were my only friends growing up, my only escape from the drudgery of Junior High.
In the past I always hated giving books away or donating them, because I was going to read that again! It is mine! I have a Collection! But that can’t happen anymore. I
Continue reading Of All The Books….
By Justin Matthews, on April 8th, 2010
I had a strange dream the other night that I am not really sure what to do with. Of course the thing to do is to share it on my blog. It isn’t very long, but it was strange.
Now, the dream. I was sitting at home in my living room reading a magazine. It must have been very enthralling because the phone rang and I threw the magazine in the air rushing to get the phone. At this point I knew it was a dream because I have an answering machine if I am slow. I don’t hurry to the phone. But I did here. I didn’t even bother with the caller ID. (another dead giveaway this was a dream)
“Hello” I answered. “Hello sir! You have just won an all expense paid cruise to the Caribbean!” The voice from the other end said. “Great” I replied.
Continue reading I Won A Cruise! A Very Strange Dream…
By Justin Matthews, on April 7th, 2010
I am sure you are getting sick of me yapping on about how I am a stay at home dad. What can I say, it’s what I do.
Today I want to address a topic that I have mentioned before in a short Migraines and Laundry series. This post will be short and to the point. Even if you do not stay home, Dad’s are supposed to help with laundry! It probably will not even give you a migraine.
I don’t want to get preachy here and I don’t want to have a bunch of “help your woman” posts but, there are some things that need to be addressed. When I first got married I had hardly ever done laundry. My mom did it all for us and I was darn near clueless on how to load and wash clothes.
There came a point in the first year of my marriage when both my
Continue reading Dad’s Are SUPPOSED To Do Laundry!
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