Chrissie’s Blog
The Most Wonderful Time a Year (audio)
This year, for Christmas, I want to share a piece that has grown very dear to me in the past couple of years. It is the piece with which I gained acceptance to the Appalachian Writers Workshop in Hindman in Summer 2020. Since then, I have continued working with it and...
Special Holiday Book Bundle
Tammy Robinson Smith www.tammyrobinsonsmith.com TammyRobinsonSmithAuthor on FB @trs_author on IG “The Women of the Ivy Creek Sewing Circle” November is the month of the year when thankfulness is foremost in our minds. As I reflect on my life, one of the things I am...
Bipolar Thanksgiving
I’ll be honest. Sometimes holidays are difficult. Not because I don’t love holidays. Because I do. Not because I don’t love the people with whom I often spend the holidays. Because I do. But mostly, because I have to be “on” for the holidays. I have to be “on” 24/7....
There’s no NHL Team in Charlotte
Russ and I were originally slated to go to an NFL game last weekend in Pittsburgh, but, long story short, the trip didn’t make. Not enough people were interested. We’re hoping that it will be a go for next year, though. So, instead, we decided to spend that weekend...
Makes Scentsy to Me
On August 28, I decided to sign up to sell Scentsy products. I've been using Scentsy for a few years now and really enjoy them. A lot of people think of Scentsy and think, "Oh, that's something like candles," which is kinda true, but also inaccurate. Scentsy was...
Closer to Fine
“Well, darkness has a hunger that’s insatiable/And lightness has a call that’s hard to hear/I wrapped my fear around me like a blanket/I sailed my ship of safety ‘til I sank it/I’m crawling on your shores…” – Indigo Girls On my birthday this year, my Pledge Sister in...