I did it! I walked every single day in 2021.
Author: Audrey McDonald Atkins
A Decade of Folkways Nowadays
Folkways Nowadays turns 10 YEARS OLD TODAY! Back on July 22, 2011 when I hit “publish” for the first time, I never dreamed that this blog would quite literally change my life in ways I never expected. Here are just a few: Because I started writing regularly, I was able to publish a dang book, … Continue reading A Decade of Folkways Nowadays
Emerging
I haven't been doing much blogging lately...or this whole year...but I haven't been just sitting around either. Here's what I've been up to.
The Last Three…
It’s the last day of November which brings us to the last day of #bloglikecrazy, which is a challenge hosted every year by See Jane Write founder Javacia Harris Bowser. SJW is a blogging and writing group I’ve had the pleasure to be a part of almost since its founding nearly ten years ago. In … Continue reading The Last Three…
It’s Orange Friday!
I'm declaring today to be Orange Friday in an act of shameless self-promotion and sharing why it's important to be your own best advocate.
Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving, friends. I know this year’s holiday isn’t the one we all wanted or planned for, but it’s the one we have. And that leads me to the next two lessons I’ve learned in 2020. First, things can’t stay the same forever even as much as we want them to. Even in “normal” years, … Continue reading Happy Thanksgiving
From Blog Posts to Junk Cars: The Slippery Slope
Y’all … there’s a slippery slope between missing blog posts and winding up with a yard full of junk cars.
Oh Well …
I missed a day. You’re supposed to post every day in November for the #BlogLikeCrazy challenge, and I missed a day. Oh well. It is what it is. I could beat myself up over missing a day. I could throw in the towel and never write a blessed word ever again. Forget the last ten … Continue reading Oh Well …
Local Is As Local Does
Shocked and saddened. We hear those words a lot lately. But that’s about the best way to describe how I felt when one of my longtime favorite coffee shops in Birmingham, Urban Standard, announced this past June that they were closing for good. Urban Standard was an essential downtown stop — a place to see … Continue reading Local Is As Local Does
The Broken Toe
I broke my toe. It was back in April. I was at home. I was barefoot. Why wear shoes if you're working from home? Hurrying through the living room and not really paying attention, kablapppp! I stubbed it on a heavy, wooden chair leg. The chair didn’t budge. But, boy, I did! I was hopping … Continue reading The Broken Toe