Most people understand what quotation marks are for. Unfortunately, many do not. It is those people that seem to be featured on The “Blog” of “Unnecessary” Quotation Marks. If you haven’t checked it out, you are a writer and want a good laugh - go, go now!

I find passive aggressive people quite funny, actually. However, I do know that sometimes I can be like that too. I found this website called Passive Aggressive Notes - I found the grammar and some other things just as funny as the passive aggressive behavior.

I have decided to reveal the name of the company I had a problem with at Christmas. I am also posting this on all of my blogs for the simple fact that she needs to be stopped. I feel I was lied to, and that is why I am posting it.
First, the company is located [...]

NaNoWriMo - 1 day and counting…
There is one day left until NaNoWriMo’s big kick-off. In fact, tomorrow I am sure I will not find much time to blog or keep up with Freelance Writer’s Exchange. I am sure that my posts will be much shorter for about a month, though I do have some longer [...]

NaNoWriMo - Still 3 days and counting…

Shannon at Rocks In My Dryer is doing it again! Do you remember the Dog Days of Summer Giveaway with over 500 giveaways?!?! It was amazing and quite successful! But now it is time for the fall version of the great giveaway!!! Shannon is hosting this carnival on [...]

NaNoWriMo - 12 days and counting…
Hey, I know I don’t normally post anything not related to writing on this blog, but I thought I would share a few fun Halloween things we did last year and then a few we found this year.
Ever year since I was a child, there were three things we did [...]

It is finally exclusive!
It was really hard weeding through all the posts on the other Musings of a Manic Mom, to find the actual freelance writing and other writing posts. Although several people wanted me to keep them combined, I just felt it easier to separate the two. Besides, my job as a parent, is [...]

If you blog on a regular basis, and your blog is even remotely popular, then you probably know what I am talking about.  If you don’t, let me explain.
These people who spam, use these programs that generate “comments” for the comment field of blogs. They are typically tailored to work with particular programs. In my [...]

 A tricky, but interesting question was posed:
Is parenting harder today, than our parents had it?
In a one word answer: YES. However, let me explain my reasons. Parenting is hard reglardless of era, and age. It is a challenging spot in our lives. It is how we choose to handle it that matters. I do believe [...]