Creative Work and Blogging Plans

As much as I neglect it - this blog is still a living, breathing entity. So long as I am.

I'm considering the future of this blog. It was my first-ever blog and since then I've gone through many other blogs via WordPress... but I kept this one Blogger.com blog because it is the first.

These days I call this my main blog: LindaJoMartin.com - it is focused on books and writing - one of my obsessions in life.

I'm getting older. 64 now. Looks like life is limited so I considered what to do with my blogs from years past. What I'd like to do is compile all my blog posts from all the blogs together with my compilation of "morning pages" (my journals) and other things I've written - and publish them all on Amazon as a series of books chronicling the life of Linda.

Anyhow, life goes on. This blog has been fun...

Here's a photo of me now, from earlier this year, in January, when I went to visit my mother in Texas.



And here's my latest video - from a hike up Mineral Ridge Trail, near Coeur d'Alene. When I did this video, I didn't get to the top of the ridge, but I've climbed to the top twice since then. I love this trail loop... 3.3 miles. Awesome climb! I'll have to do another video about it.



Here are a few of my most recent book reviews:
Hillbilly Elegy – Book Lady’s Review
Book Review: One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia
Abusive Men: Why Does He Do That? – Book Lady’s Review

I also wrote this recently:
Baptism of Jesus Location: Jordan River

And a couple of prayers:
Gratitude for Salvation
Release From Sin

Here's something I wrote a while back but recently re-posted to my main blog:
Finding Your True Writer's Voice

Still Breathing and Blogging

This is an update posting.



Hi everyone. I want to post a quick update on what I'm doing these days.

I'm working on transforming my main blog into a book review blog - It is here: Linda Jo Martin. This means I'm reading a lot and I need to start posting book reviews there.

I've been inventorying all my books - to see what I can review, and what I need to read. I have less than 500 books - in fact, it is looking more like around 300. I'll know the true count soon.

I have had a problem with paper clutter for years. I tossed out a lot of my paper clutter in 2013 when I moved from Happy Camp, CA to Northern Idaho. However - I am collecting more. I've set up a table in my office for filing, and am making progress on battling the paper tiger. (I love that book.)

Every morning I get up and make coffee then pray and read the Bible. Then I move into my home office and vote, vote, vote for people on the Free Charity Cars website. I am desperate for a car and it has to be donated from someone in my local area... so I'm devising ways to advertise. This is somewhat hindered by my lack of a car. There are a lot of needy people, families, students, seniors, workers, disabled and sick people, and more, who are unable to buy a car and have therefore fallen out of society, in many ways. If you have an extra car you don't need, please consider a donation at 1-800-Charity Cars, where 94% of all donations are passed along to the people who need cars. They use 3% for administration and another 3% for advertising.

While voting, I listen to podcasts. Right now I'm listening to all of ProBlogger's podcasts. They are so inspiring for those of us who blog.

Today, Thursday, I have a group of friends coming over for our weekly women's Bible study. Always a wonderful time... We're currently studying a book called Intercessory Prayer by Dutch Sheets.

I walk. I ride my bicycle.

I took my A to Z marketing articles off this blog and am reposting them over at Write Web Now.

Well, that's enough for today.

The photo at the beginning of this post is one I took while out walking.

Until later - happy blogging!