by M. Shannon Hernandez | Journaling, Who is Shannon?, Writing From the Heart, Writing Inspiration |
Remember back in the day when you would enthusiastically tote home a permission slip from your teacher for the next school trip? What caused that excitement? Was it the change in routine from a normal school day? Or was it the chance to go somewhere you had never been...
by M. Shannon Hernandez | Journaling, Who is Shannon?, Writing Inspiration
Hurricane Sandy Gave Me A Gift When Hurricane Sandy hit the east coast in October of 2012, I was granted a gift—the gift of a bonus week off of work. Believe me when I say the destruction in the Brooklyn area was intense. There are still, one and half years later,...
by M. Shannon Hernandez | Guest Writers, Journaling
My mother’s family is loud. Large. Ethnic. Full of smart, opinionated women. And the club house sign says “Introverts not allowed.” I took refuge in books. I devoured them. Any kind. All kinds. And if books were not available, any written word would do. Perfume ...
by M. Shannon Hernandez | Journaling, Who is Shannon? |
I realized last month just how burnt out and completely overstimulated I was when it came to social media. There were times I would pick up my phone – out of sheer habit – and pop on over to Facebook or Twitter, scrolling aimlessly to see what had happened...
by M. Shannon Hernandez | Journaling
As journal writers, we are getting ready to close out another year of recording memories (and just might be excitedly thinking about all that the New Year will bring to our journaling lives). Like all other aspects of our lives, there are plenty of ways that we can...
