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Things to Do While Stuck at Home

During this time, Americans are stuck at home. Even though many states are allowing stores and other businesses to open, people are not flocking to the gathering places. They are still afraid to catch a virus or disease. Many people are bored and trying to come up with things to do . Here are some tips for you. Home Projects Now is the perfect time to tackle those home projects. You could do spring cleaning and declutter your home. If your project involves more than cleaning, you also could order from Home Depot online or another retailer and get materials for your projects delivered to your door. If you want to put up new shelving in your closet, you could get the materials and begin hammering away. Just avoid making disasters in your home. Discover New Things So many videos are available online that you could learn almost anything while you are at home. You could learn a new language or a new skill. I want a patio for my back yard. I am not handy. Neither

Be Courageous, Use Writing As Therapy

I have filled this blog with tips on how to write your book, but for this blog, I am going to discuss the why you want to write a book, specifically, that you want to be courageous. Writing a book is often therapeutic for people. I have heard many times that people have used writing as a way to heal from something traumatic or emotional. In my case, my first novel, The 1776 Scroll , was completed because I needed therapy. Throughout my life, I have always used writing as a therapeutic way to deal with complex emotions. When I had a broken heart, I wrote. When my friends' mothers died of cancer, I wrote. When I dealt with death of people close to me, I wrote. When I was happy, I wrote. And, when I was lonely in Arizona, I wrote my first novel. Let me explain. At the time, my husband and I were living in Maryland, which was one and ½ hours from my parents and sister, and two hours from my other sister or brother. We also were 30 minutes from my father-in-law and broth