M. E. Tudor

  I went to Pensacola, Florida with my oldest daughter and youngest grandson for the 4th of July. I'm not a huge beach fan, but it was a lot of fun. I got sunburnt, of course, but I also parasailed, which is something I never thought I'd be brave enough to do, and kayaked on the ocean.  The picture above is an AI version of this picture:  I like the AI version better. LOL I wish I looked that good.  I have to give props to my daughter though, she picked out an excellent hotel right on the beach, and she paid for most of the trip, which made it even sweeter.  I had hoped to do some writing while I was there, but that didn't happen, but it was a great bonding adventure for the three of us. This is a picture of us parasailing, but you can't see us. This is a picture of the three of us on the boat after being up in the parasail. My grandson hates having his picture taken. This is a picture of us kayaking taken by my daughter. This is a picture of me and my daughter ...

I've been trying to update my website, and even created a new one on WIX, only to find that I have to pay. I own my domain: metudor.com.  But, trying to edit it lately has been like taking a sledgehammer to my head. I can't even get into my WordPress site to do any editing, and if I want to use the new WIX site, I have to pay a lot of money. It's frustrating how hard things have become. I used to be able to tweak my website anytime I wanted to. Now, it might take an act of Congress to even get to the editor, and we all know that Congress is not doing a damn thing to help anyone but themselves.  On a happy note, Tornado is doing well on Amazon. Life is good for the most part, so I really shouldn't be complaining.  I saw the beautiful wildflowers in the picture above on a walk the day before yesterday and I thought I'd share them with whoever decides to read this.  I also saw a fox in this area, which was neat because you don't usually seem them in the city. I di...

  I can’t seem to get myself back into a writing groove, and I don’t know why. I have tons of story ideas, but I can’t seem to get my butt in the seat in front of the computer long enough to write anything. This is really bothering me because I love to write, but something is blocking me. I get a motivational newsletter from Jay Shetty every day. I learned about him through Mel Robbins ’ podcast. A recent newsletter he sent out included the prompt: How can I create a consistent way to complete tasks I don’t feel motivated to do? This leads to a link to an AI chat with Jay Shetty, where you get about 100 words worth of questions before it moves you to the full-access that you have to pay for. And I’m not buying. But in this newsletter, he suggested trying something for just five minutes. He also suggested checking out Mel Robbins’ book, The 5-Second Rule . I haven’t read this book yet, but five minutes should be easy to manage. Right? I have listened to Mel Robbins’ book, The Let ...