tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62070628177224016142024-03-13T07:42:27.067-04:00Alicia Gregoire, Author of YA Contemporary and NA Contemporary FantasyAlicia Gregoirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06660125614529633284noreply@blogger.comBlogger653125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207062817722401614.post-12316398194567145982020-05-20T13:01:00.006-04:002020-05-31T13:12:50.553-04:00Never Too Late for Spring CleaningDear Blog,Since it's Spring technically for a few more weeks, I figured it was time to update your look As always, this is a work in progress. I realize I miss blogging, but as it has been since I lost my job in 2012, I find it hard to include it in my time management of the week. I need to get better at that, especially since I am publishing in the next few months. (I'll share more on that Alicia Gregoirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06660125614529633284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207062817722401614.post-9058710294782509722018-03-28T13:50:00.003-04:002018-03-28T13:50:30.422-04:00A Spoliery Wrinkle in Time Movie ReviewI love A Wrinkle in Time. It's one of my all-time favorite books. Yet, I never thought "I so need this to be a movie." So when the news came out one was being made, I got more than a little nervous.
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Because of the fan contract, I went to see it over the weekend with Bestie Danielle. People I knew who saw it loved it, but the reviews in general were not good. This didn't color my Alicia Gregoirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06660125614529633284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207062817722401614.post-53987378928388058972018-03-19T11:10:00.002-04:002018-03-19T11:10:55.507-04:00Stitch Fix: A ReviewEver since having Munchkin, I've struggled with clothing. This has to do with my post-preggo body which still has all the baby weight plus more fluff in the front than before. I wore a mix of leggings, maxi skirts, oversized shirts, and maternity clothes for the first nine months post-partum. Even now seventeen months after giving birth, I still have at least four maternity tops in rotation* and Alicia Gregoirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06660125614529633284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207062817722401614.post-83685457155271117022018-03-07T08:38:00.000-05:002018-03-07T08:40:52.806-05:00Things I Knew Before I Dyed My Hair a Non-Traditional ColorLately I've been in sort of a rut. And what do you do when you're in a rut? You want to shake things up, of course. Now, I'm not the type who likes to shake things up or do anything impulsive* so I thought this through. I kept going back to my hair. I wanted to do something drastic to my hair.
Ready to plunge in
But what could I do?
My day job is in a corporate environment so whatever I did Alicia Gregoirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06660125614529633284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207062817722401614.post-52230326135771434602018-02-28T15:51:00.001-05:002018-02-28T15:51:27.758-05:00The Flippant Girl's Guide to Staying Positive
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Rumor has it there are people out there who are called "optimists." I call shenanigans. There's more chance of me riding a unicorn than meeting one of these other cryptozoologic wonders. But as someone who has an impressionable child, it's my job to keep those horrible sarcastic, doubtful thoughts far away. So how the heck does this get achieved?
Warning: Amateur hour advice ahead!
Alicia Gregoirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06660125614529633284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207062817722401614.post-30936467588344492112018-02-26T09:02:00.000-05:002018-02-26T09:02:15.135-05:00It's Nomination Time!If you've been around for a while, you've heard me talk about mimes and a book with I refer to as SFLN. If you're curious to know more about it now's the time! What was called Scenes from Last Night is now up on Kindle Scout as SCAVENGER NIGHT.
If you're not familiar with Kindle Scout, it's an initiative through Amazon that empowers the readers to select the books that will be published. Each Alicia Gregoirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06660125614529633284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207062817722401614.post-56640712882077513472018-02-22T09:00:00.000-05:002018-02-22T09:00:00.404-05:00My One Word for 2018Last year, my word for the year was strive. I felt it was a great word since I had a lot of changes in my life and it was a kind word which gave allowances if I backslid or did not succeed at something. Even now I still use this as a reminder to be kind to myself.
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But strive was so 2017. We're well into 2018 and it's time to focus on the present. This year my word is "create." Create Alicia Gregoirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06660125614529633284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207062817722401614.post-42326097569216915952018-02-19T11:13:00.001-05:002018-02-19T11:13:43.831-05:00Where I've Been: An Almost Year in ReviewHappy Monday, Lurkdom!
It's been almost a year since I last wrote and a lot has happened. Some of it great, some of it not so much. Regardless of what it was, I've been BUSY.
Well, what the heck have you been doing?
Parenting. A lot, a lot of parenting. Munchkin demands takes up a lot of time. But you know what? That's okay because she is the funniest, craziest, cutest Munchkin around. She Alicia Gregoirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06660125614529633284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207062817722401614.post-41821668225025333272017-03-03T12:28:00.000-05:002017-03-03T12:35:34.199-05:00Introducing Things I Haven't Told YouThe art of the daily blog has pretty much slipped away, at least for me. The scant time I have between the day job and raising Munckin* I use to focus on writing. It only makes sense. What good is an audience if you don't have a book? Of course, the same can be said for the other side of the coin.
But I haven't forgotten about you, Lurkdom. Honest. I'm working real hard on trying to get it all Alicia Gregoirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06660125614529633284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207062817722401614.post-21051084955451461372017-01-18T12:40:00.004-05:002017-01-18T12:40:46.205-05:00My One Word for 2017The Lurkdom knows how much I'm anti-resolution and am more about goals. Being a new mom hasn't changed this, if anything I'm more pro-goal than before. Historically, I always fall short on what I want to achieve.
That's why this year, I'm working a new angle. A lot of people are already on board the one word for the year bandwagon, but I'm new to it*. If you're new to it too, you can read about Alicia Gregoirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06660125614529633284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207062817722401614.post-55249414399078278412017-01-05T20:27:00.000-05:002017-01-05T20:27:16.488-05:00Welcome to 2017!!Dear Blog,
I know it's been almost a year since I've been here and I'm sorry but life got in the way. I know, I know. You're going to say "that's not an excuse" but it is and it's real.
Things that happened in 2016:
the day job changed
I became a mom
But I miss you and hope to make time for you this year.
Kissy kissy,
AliciaAlicia Gregoirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06660125614529633284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207062817722401614.post-40249697833817163952016-02-15T07:06:00.002-05:002016-02-15T07:06:15.931-05:00Accountability Monday
If you live in the Northeast, congratulations on surviving the coldest weekend we've had in a long, long time. According to one report, Boston had the coldest Valentine's Day since the 50s. But! Despite the arctic temperatures there's minimal snow, so I'm pretty happy. Especially since the day job changed their snow day policy to read as "we don't do snow days," the lack of snow is a blessing.
Alicia Gregoirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06660125614529633284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207062817722401614.post-65876016489028609802016-02-01T07:42:00.001-05:002016-02-01T07:42:46.118-05:00Accountability MondayIt's February. I'm not sure how this happened because it seems like I just blogged about patience being my focus this year*. Hubby and I have done more adulting in the last two weeks than we've probably done in the 13 years we've been together, but it's all going to be worth it. Our cluttered apartment is becoming a pretty mature looking home bit by bit and hopefully it will clear out my brain Alicia Gregoirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06660125614529633284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207062817722401614.post-53224453632987987932016-01-25T00:00:00.000-05:002016-01-25T00:00:13.156-05:00Accountability MondayTo keep myself on task with everything I have to do outside of my day job, I've started Accountability Monday where I'll share my successes and failures from the past week and my goals for the upcoming one. If you too need something to keep yourself honest, feel free to join in.
How I Did Last Week
I managed to complete both of my goals for the week. I did two read throughs for SFLN and wrote Alicia Gregoirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06660125614529633284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207062817722401614.post-73429875122721739622016-01-18T00:00:00.000-05:002016-01-18T00:00:26.481-05:00Accountability MondayJust because I said my focus this year is patience, doesn't mean I can skip through the weeks without any weekly plan. I tried that in December and all I accomplished was playing lots of Candy Crush. So, I'll continue with the weekly goals.
Just not as militant.
For the upcoming week, I'm keeping my goals simplistic. They are:
Complete another read through of SFLN.
Begin drafting SFLN's new Alicia Gregoirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06660125614529633284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207062817722401614.post-78781156786167781662016-01-04T00:00:00.000-05:002016-01-04T00:00:06.024-05:00Patience is KeyWelcome to 2016!
If you know me, you know me and resolutions aren't really friends. Probably because I don't know how to make realistic or effective resolutions. They are always like "drop three pants sizes" or "publish all the things" which is great, if I actually took circumstance into account when I make them.
This is why I'm changing the way I approach resolutions this year. I'm not Alicia Gregoirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06660125614529633284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207062817722401614.post-62486867862295807052015-11-30T00:00:00.000-05:002015-11-30T00:00:02.371-05:00Accountability MondayTo keep myself on task with everything I have to do outside of my day job, I've started Accountability Monday where I'll share my successes and failures from the past week and my goals for the upcoming one. If you too need something to keep yourself honest, feel free to join in.
November is over. Or it will be tomorrow. I can't even think of words because all the words were used during NaNoWriMoAlicia Gregoirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06660125614529633284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207062817722401614.post-50449468080341943912015-11-23T00:00:00.000-05:002015-11-23T00:00:10.264-05:00Accountability MondayTo keep myself on task with everything I have to do outside of my day job, I've started Accountability Monday where I'll share my successes and failures from the past week and my goals for the upcoming one. If you too need something to keep yourself honest, feel free to join in.
Well, we've entered Week 4 of November. It's a week of all the things at Chez Gregoire: Thanksgiving, continual Alicia Gregoirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06660125614529633284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207062817722401614.post-23820515682901412442015-11-16T00:00:00.000-05:002015-11-16T00:00:07.187-05:00Accountability Monday.To keep myself on task with everything I have to do outside of my day job, I've started Accountability Monday where I'll share my successes and failures from the past week and my goals for the upcoming one. If you too need something to keep yourself honest, feel free to join in.
How I Did Last Week
Write between 10,000 and 14,000 words this week. Nailed it. 19K written this week.
Write the Alicia Gregoirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06660125614529633284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207062817722401614.post-34341369199640481182015-11-09T00:00:00.000-05:002015-11-09T00:00:05.456-05:00Accountability MondayTo keep myself on task with everything I have to do outside of my day job, I've started Accountability Monday where I'll share my successes and failures from the past week and my goals for the upcoming one. If you too need something to keep yourself honest, feel free to join in.
So, it's November. It's NaNoWriMo. I'm lucky I know my name right now. I'm about 18,000 words into the SNI and I have Alicia Gregoirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06660125614529633284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207062817722401614.post-14052241537650456402015-11-02T09:10:00.001-05:002015-11-02T09:10:29.521-05:00Dear Blog, Part IXDear Blog,
I know. Today's supposed to be Accountability Monday, but it's NaNoWriMo time and I forgot to pre-game the post. I'll be back next week with an update.
My goal for this week is to hit 12,000 words. Cross all the things.
Xoxo,
Alicia
Alicia Gregoirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06660125614529633284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207062817722401614.post-63920863539532660612015-10-26T05:57:00.000-04:002015-10-26T05:57:51.015-04:00Accountability MondayTo keep myself on task with everything I have to do outside of my day job, I've started Accountability Monday where I'll share my successes and failures from the past week and my goals for the upcoming one. If you too need something to keep yourself honest, feel free to join in.
I'm not ready for it to be the end of October, Lurkdom. I'm not prepared. At the day job, our department is relocatingAlicia Gregoirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06660125614529633284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207062817722401614.post-42789957198659956112015-10-19T00:00:00.000-04:002015-10-19T00:00:09.561-04:00Accountability MondayTo keep myself on task with everything I have to do outside of my day job, I've started Accountability Monday where I'll share my successes and failures from the past week and my goals for the upcoming one. If you too need something to keep yourself honest, feel free to join in.
It's official. We've reached the end of the nice weather. New England had its first freeze over the weekend, and I am Alicia Gregoirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06660125614529633284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207062817722401614.post-26460662172327179202015-10-12T07:09:00.000-04:002015-10-12T07:09:57.253-04:00Accountability Monday
To keep myself on task with everything I have to do outside of my day job, I've started Accountability Monday where I'll share my successes and failures from the past week and my goals for the upcoming one. If you too need something to keep yourself honest, feel free to join in.
Hubby and I celebrated 8 years of marriage this past week. In honor of that, we apple picked this weekend.
Alicia Gregoirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06660125614529633284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6207062817722401614.post-34132492884418025702015-10-05T00:00:00.000-04:002015-10-05T00:00:12.104-04:00Accountability MondayTo keep myself on task with everything I have o do outside of my day job, I've started Accountability Monday where I'll share my successes and failures from the past week and my goals for the upcoming one. If you too need something to keep yourself honest, feel free to join in.
We're in October. For real. I'm not sure how this happened, and quite honestly I'm not a fan. I saw egg nog in the Alicia Gregoirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06660125614529633284noreply@blogger.com