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Archives for May 2020

Coaching a Talented Writer

May 25, 2020 by Janice Beetle Leave a Comment

Note: I recently did what I call a Discovery Session with a writer from Laconia, New Hampshire, named Claire L. Hebert-Dow. Claire is writing a memoir, and she came to me for some feedback on her

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Filed Under: All, Business Tagged With: discovery session, feedback, manuscript, memoir, writing

Bug Byte: A Sample Poem Pod

May 20, 2020 by Janice Beetle 2 Comments

Note: Bug Bytes are simple snippets, quick thoughts. Thanks for reading. This is one of Darrian’s illustrations for my Poem Pods, a new feature for children that will be coming to my site this

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Filed Under: All, Bug bytes Tagged With: children, Children's Literature, drawing, poem pods, poems

Bug Byte: I’m Worried about Children

May 19, 2020 by Janice Beetle Leave a Comment

Note: Bug Bytes are simple snippets, quick thoughts. Thanks for reading. This is a scenario that’s played out multiple times when I’ve been running on the Manhan Rail Trail or in the woods near my

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Filed Under: All, Bug bytes Tagged With: children, COVID-19

How I Accidentally Found a Way to Help Parents and Children

May 18, 2020 by Janice Beetle 9 Comments

I’ve always been a big believer in the idea that things happen for a reason. And if we are tapped into our hearts and paying attention, we can pair what we’re noticing with our own intuition and take

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Filed Under: All, Books, Business, Inspiration Tagged With: children, Children's Literature, COVID-19, grandchild, poems, reading, writing

Bug Byte: Where’s Your Face, Mommy?

May 14, 2020 by Janice Beetle Leave a Comment

Note: Bug Bytes are simple snippets, quick thoughts. Thanks for reading. I realized the other day that my little grandbaby Phoibe has never seen her parents’ faces. 

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Filed Under: All, Bug bytes Tagged With: COVID-19, family, grandbaby, grandchild

Bug Byte: Sign of the Times

May 12, 2020 by Janice Beetle Leave a Comment

Note: Bug Bytes are simple snippets, quick thoughts. Thanks for reading. On Monday, April 27, the Daily Hampshire Gazette in Northampton, Massachusetts, printed a great piece on how to talk to

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Filed Under: All, Bug bytes Tagged With: COVID-19, culture, daily hampshire gazette, new norm

Bug Byte: Another Gift from Adriene

May 7, 2020 by Janice Beetle Leave a Comment

Note: Bug Bytes are simple snippets, quick thoughts. Thanks for reading. So, Jacques and I did get a little smitten with Adriene as we did her 30 Day Yoga Challenge. Jacques perhaps more than I.

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Bug Byte: Take Care of our Trails!

May 5, 2020 by Janice Beetle Leave a Comment

Note: Bug Bytes are simple snippets, quick thoughts. Thanks for reading. Jacques and I hiked up Mount Tom last weekend, and I noticed with a sad heart that the heavy use of our trails in these

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Filed Under: All, Bug bytes Tagged With: COVID-19, hiking, leave no trace, litter, trails, trash

Reinvent Yourself by Following Your Heart

May 4, 2020 by Janice Beetle 4 Comments

I have had to reinvent myself many times in life, most markedly in 2002, when I got divorced from my first husband, and in 2010, when I was laid off from a job I loved four days before my second

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Filed Under: All, Business Tagged With: Beetle Press, business, COVID-19, follow your heart, reinvent

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