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One Liner Wednesday – #1LinerWeds

26 Dec 2018 30 Comments

by Ritu in #1linerweds, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #1linerweds, #onelinerwednesday, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Linda G Hill, The Terminator, WIP, Writer

“I’ll be back.”
The Terminator & Ritu

It’s the last One-Liner of the year so I thought I’d join in, one last time, but not last for good if you know what I mean?

As of the new year, I am bowing out of my daily challenges, so I can actually get my rewrite and editing done on those blessed WIP of mine. I’ll still be around, you know me, I can’t stay away. Spidey and Chai will definitely be happening, it’s just the other stuff.. for a while at least…

2019 will be the year.

I hope…!

No, I don’t hope, I will make something happen. By the end of the year, there will be a book available, with my name as the author… whether it is by indie means or other… it will be there, and with any luck, another will be well on the way too!

Now, I just need your writerly vibes to help me along!

For Linda’s #1LinerWeds challenge.

COLLEEN’S WEEKLY #TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGES NO. 116 #SYNONYMSONLY Belief & Joy #micropoetry #Haiku

25 Dec 2018 25 Comments

by Ritu in #ColleensWeeklyPoetryChallenge Tags: #ColleensWeeklyPoetryChallenge, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Colleen Chesebro, Haiku, Micro Poetry

It’s Tuesday, and that means Colleen’s Tanka Challenge! Of course, just providing a couple of words would be far too simple, so we have twowords, yes, but we can’t use them! Only synonyms allowed!

Belief & Joy

Today I use a traditional Japanese Haiku form with a 3/5/3 syllable count!

Elation
Celebrating faith
Pure rapture

Ritu 2018

https://colleenchesebro.com/2018/12/11/colleens-weekly-tanka-tuesday-poetry-challenges-no-114-115-116-synonymsonly/#comment-60815

#Blogmas2018 Ritu’s Blog Tips #25 – MERRY CHRISTMAS!

25 Dec 2018 44 Comments

by Ritu in Blogmas 2018 Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Blogmas, Blogmas 2018, Have fun!, Merry Christmas

Day 25!

Have fun!

My biggest tip for you all!

Have fun with your blog!

Don’t let it become a chore, but a great place to visit!

And finally, wishing all my blogily, blog pals, my Peeps a most wonderful Christmas! ❤

Chai And A Chat #12 #ChaiAndAChat

24 Dec 2018 37 Comments

by Ritu in Chai and a Chat, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #ChaiAndAChat, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Chai and a Chat, Updates

Got your drink ready? Or at least got your kettle on? Settle down then!

If we were sipping chai together I’d firstly say, PHEW! We are finally on holiday! The last term has been really long, and coupled with the staffing issues and illness, it has not been an easy ride, but we have got there!
If we were sipping chai together I’d tell you that Christmas can really make a teacher feel appreciated! My pupils ad colleagues excelled themselves, I was loaded down with gift bags to take home, filled with choccies, bickies and all sorts of lovely goodies!

If we were sipping chai together I’d tell you about another drama involving Lil Man, his friends, an X-Box controller, security cameras, black magic, Autism and friendship… but it would be far too long, and we’d need IV drips for our drinks! Suffice to say, Tuesday was an eventful evening!
If we were sipping chai together I’d say the staff Christmas party was a fun evening, even though the younger members of staff didn’t quite appreciate the entertainment, asking what a UB40 was, rather than who… as we had a tribute band, UB42, providing the music for part of the evening! Still, I enjoyed it and by swaying along to the reggae, I smashed my step count and active minutes according to the FitBit app!
If we were sipping chai together I’d tell you that I have been secreting little presents away for the kids, and now I really need to get them wrapped!
If we were sipping chai together I’d tell you Saturday and Sunday were pretty calm, all Christmas-panic-related things, considered!

If we were sipping that chai together, and possibly reaching for cake or cookies I’d whisper that I still haven’t wrapped anything! Eeeek! Guess what I’ll be doing this evening!
If we were sipping that chai together, and possibly reaching for cake or cookies I’d rant that I have to take Lil Princess to a party today – on Christmas Eve – at the local Shopping centre! Seriously? Who chooses one of the busiest times of the year and one of the busiest venues, to have a party?! Still, I am hoping to have a couple of hours of either shopping, or sitting with a book and a Chai Latte at Costa, to while the party hours away!
If we were sipping that chai together, and possibly reaching for cake or cookies I’d wish you a very Merry Christmas, and say, I look forward to all the Christmas stories next week!

#Blogmas2018 Ritu’s Blog Tips #24

24 Dec 2018 22 Comments

by Ritu in Blogmas 2018, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: BE You, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Blogmas, Blogmas 2018

Day 24

Be honest. Be YOU!

Try to always stay true to yourself.

Write how you think, show your readers you are a human too!

I’ve said this before but your voice is what readers will identify with, so don’t try to be someone else. It is easy to try and do that behind the facade of a blog, but it’s hard to keep that pretence up.

Just be YOU!