tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61348992024-03-07T17:48:45.098-05:00Cherlyn MichaelsMy diary about my life as a writer with a day job, entrepreneur, reader, health enthusiast, and runner; random thoughts, new discoveries and whatever else that keeps me in the throes of everlasting procrastination.Cherlyn Michaelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17217892263197068733noreply@blogger.comBlogger223125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134899.post-72976008595345557542014-06-13T07:55:00.002-04:002014-06-13T07:55:43.531-04:00Join Me!Feel free to join me on my webpage, Cherlyn Michaels. I am continuing my blog there and would love for you to come along! See you there!Cherlyn Michaelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17217892263197068733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134899.post-13470491656882796512012-01-01T08:44:00.003-05:002012-01-01T09:26:40.637-05:00
WELCOME 2012!
This may be the most excited I've ever been about ushering in a new year. The past two years have been somewhat of a trial for me. Not in the worst way, as I believe there are others who have faced more dire circumstances and I thank God daily for watching over me. However, a challenge to me is any change in life that gives you pause or confuses you on what to do or what Cherlyn Michaelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17217892263197068733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134899.post-65307298379379815822010-05-15T08:20:00.005-04:002010-05-15T09:18:36.795-04:00A LONG JOURNEYIt's been a long haul but I'm coming around. Over the past several months, I have been battling a couple of health issues. Not life threatening, but definitely compromising the quality of life.In April, I finally had surgery to remove problem-some fibroids. I had eight and the largest was 8.0 cm. I was told that was about the size of a grapefruit and was like carrying a 4-month Cherlyn Michaelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17217892263197068733noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134899.post-15743206046909329472009-09-12T06:25:00.008-04:002009-10-05T21:15:33.927-04:00Integration Has Its Benefits It seems to be a fact that most writers have, and may continue to have, a day job in order to pay the bills while they do the thing that they love most. We straddle two (or rather, multiple) worlds. A world of doing what we have to do to survive physically, so that we can do what we need to do to survive creatively or spiritually. For the most part, these two worlds Cherlyn Michaelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17217892263197068733noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134899.post-67786533221401779362009-09-03T19:13:00.005-04:002009-09-03T19:37:23.559-04:00A GOOD BAD DAY You know you're in a good place when it feels like the ground beneath you feet crumble with each step you take, rain falls on your lenses and fog covers them every time you wipe it away, or when obstacles appear out of nowhere...and through all of this, you feel at peace. Ever have a day or a period of time when incident after incident happens...things that should bring you down Cherlyn Michaelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17217892263197068733noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134899.post-56520631090195346452009-08-18T19:34:00.005-04:002009-10-05T21:17:28.582-04:00AN ENDING AND A NEW BEGINNINGLast night was the mark of a completion of a goal. I submitted my last paper for class, and thus went to bed an MBA graduate. This morning, I woke up to a new beginning and a new challenge. With school a fresh 8 hours in my past, I had already put it off to a distance. I had a fresh goal. I awoke to a writing focus and desire to plan the completion of this new goal. Cherlyn Michaelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17217892263197068733noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134899.post-2580144945967325412009-08-16T09:10:00.006-04:002009-08-16T09:41:56.822-04:00TMII probably shouldn't admit this, but I remember sitting in my AIChE student member meeting for Chemical Engineering students, where the President was trying to get us to sign up to use this thing called the World Wide Web. It was supposed to provide us with a wealth of information and this thing was going to be H-U-G-E. Our response? Yeah, right.Fast forward, uh, a few years later, and here I Cherlyn Michaelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17217892263197068733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134899.post-23375916674252508512009-08-14T05:10:00.011-04:002009-08-14T07:30:14.575-04:00HOW MANY YOUS ARE THERE?On her latest album, Beyonce talks about her new alter-ego, "Sasha Fierce" and sings about "Ego." Unbeknown to former coach and teammates, 1982 Heisman Trophy winner, Hershel Walker claimed multiple personalities, or "alters" before his 2008 book release of Breaking Free. When the time of your passing has come, how many people would be able to convey a distinct personalityCherlyn Michaelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17217892263197068733noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134899.post-10875196308975479602009-08-09T09:42:00.010-04:002009-08-09T10:39:23.148-04:00WATCH YOUR MOUTH NOWIsn't it ironic? It seems to me, that creative people, the people who express themselves the most--whether visually, musically, or literally--are the ones who must be the most careful about freedom of expression of their own personal thoughts. Oh, the irony.I just thought about this idea when I read blog post by Tess Gerritsen called "Why I Haven't Been Blogging." I can Cherlyn Michaelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17217892263197068733noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134899.post-78775517295639135182009-08-07T04:51:00.008-04:002009-08-07T05:19:28.206-04:00BOOK 7, KINDLE 0Have you been keeping up with the Green Apple Core Series of the Book vs. the Kindle Reader? Hilarious! If not, check out rounds 1 - 7 of the fight on the Green Apple Core blog. I've been watching for the latest updates since round 3.And I get their point. I want an e-reader, but in no way do I expect it to replace real books for me. I cannot imagine my home with 10,000 e-books onCherlyn Michaelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17217892263197068733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134899.post-16960539965322533142009-08-02T08:47:00.007-04:002009-08-02T09:42:42.346-04:00THE CHOSEN PATHEver think about the different paths you could have taken in life? The different choices you could have made that may have brought you to a different point than where you are today? Well, I'm a thinker. Sometimes crap just pops into my mind and I sit there for a few moments--or hours--in great ponderance (Yes, ponderance. I'm going to submit that word to Webster, so give it a Cherlyn Michaelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17217892263197068733noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134899.post-24730453557724248892009-07-29T05:00:00.007-04:002009-07-29T05:49:32.156-04:00THE BOOK THIEFSo how would you feel if the seller of your car came to pick it up with his own set of keys, because the person that sold it to him sold it illegally? He left you money in your mailbox. But just didn't tell you. You found out when you decided to make a late night White Castle run. Not feeling that? Well what if the local bookstore just came to your house and picked two books off Cherlyn Michaelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17217892263197068733noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134899.post-62472152029525091432009-07-26T08:13:00.004-04:002009-07-26T08:29:19.092-04:00EBONY MJ COMMEMORATIVE BOOKI've never been one to collect events, however, on my trip to the Barnes & Noble Cafe yesterday, I did pick up a Michael Jackson commemorative book. First of all, they were hard to avoid. I've never seen MJ on so many covers at one time. He had the covers of various mags within the racks, a special MJ section with all of them together in the magazine section, and then Cherlyn Michaelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17217892263197068733noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134899.post-1884542988012099232009-07-25T06:54:00.004-04:002009-07-25T07:42:57.714-04:00A SIMPLE LIFEI'm looking at my empty living room and counting down the days when I will have the time to go sofa shopping. Well, actually, I know the sofa that I want. Found it online months ago. But I want to go see it at the store to be sure that I really do like it and I haven't had the time to do so. My main concern? Size. I want to make sure it's not to big where it will take up a lot of Cherlyn Michaelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17217892263197068733noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134899.post-27069072887753544252009-07-24T17:50:00.007-04:002009-07-24T20:43:25.730-04:00E. LYNN HARRISI'm one of many readers and writers who have been saddened by today's sudden loss of E. Lynn Harris. He was a true literary legend in African American fiction. A great writer who had such a gift at telling untold stories. He will be very much missed.Cherlyn Michaelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17217892263197068733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134899.post-76740967146818389882009-07-20T18:54:00.005-04:002009-07-24T20:44:38.234-04:00GATES ARRESTWow! Got to hurry and finish up an assignment and submit it tonight. But, I just HAD to share the post of Tayari Jones regarding the mistaken arrest of Henry Louis Gates Jr.. All I can say is...WOW!Cherlyn Michaelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17217892263197068733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134899.post-64112007892775701282009-07-18T07:52:00.004-04:002009-07-18T08:22:42.077-04:00Positive ThinkingBefore I knew about positive thinking, I find that I engaged in a lot of positive thinking that has gotten me to where I am today. Before I knew that there was a technique, method, or philosophy surrounding positive thinking, I found myself thinking of major things I wanted to do in my life and focused in on it until I achieved it. What I thought could be described as stubbornessCherlyn Michaelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17217892263197068733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134899.post-4213049447349978142009-07-12T08:05:00.004-04:002009-07-12T08:27:10.384-04:00I noticed I have a morning routine before I do anything. Whether it be going to work, school work, writing, or just getting up in general. I have a list of things that I do, but not necessarily in the exact same order.Before I start my day, I must relax and reflect. Meditate. It's hard for me to just get up and go. I have to take at least 30 minutes to lay while away, or else, "my ass is grass" Cherlyn Michaelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17217892263197068733noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134899.post-40900020543444947412009-07-11T07:12:00.003-04:002009-07-11T07:53:58.831-04:00In a situation regarding trauma, one advantage a writer may have is the immediate therapy that writing can provide. While this is a tool available to anyone, the writer may feel the most comfortable with this form of therapy and may be able to get to it quickly without worry about how is done. They may be able to just pick up the pen, remove themselves, and just let emotions fill the page.I feel Cherlyn Michaelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17217892263197068733noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134899.post-76009684799703241112009-07-06T08:31:00.004-04:002009-07-06T09:07:44.066-04:00As I'm slowly easing back into writing, I'm slowly getting a look at the big picture ahead of me. Conversations with two authors helped to bring home the point of the larger task that is ahead of me. I'm speaking of that giant monster of marketing and promotion.This weekend, I read the blog of author-friend Peggy Love, who wrote about Social Media's Exploding Frontier. I also had a chat with Cherlyn Michaelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17217892263197068733noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134899.post-42583930021871716942009-07-04T12:51:00.005-04:002009-07-04T14:02:12.796-04:00I'm starting to get excited now. Six more weeks of school and I will have all my classes completed for my Master's Degree. So much has been on hold since I started school last September. I've been taking one class at a time, but the semester long class is squeezed into six weeks. Plus I'm trying to study periodically for a quality certification and a project management certification. When I Cherlyn Michaelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17217892263197068733noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134899.post-69991000219662642372009-07-03T05:51:00.005-04:002009-07-03T06:25:16.077-04:00Six more weeks until school is over and I can go back to focusing on writing. Yay!I never write about stuff like pop culture, fashion, makeup, etc. because I don't find it enjoyable to read or write about. But the passing of MJ has made me look, notice, and reflect on several things. With the passing of a musical icon, I notice the immediate reflection on negativity, gossip and speculation, and Cherlyn Michaelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17217892263197068733noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134899.post-75233736070727761942009-05-03T10:33:00.004-04:002009-05-03T19:01:23.895-04:00I borrowed a dvd from the library: AGAINST ALL ODDS - THE ARTISTS OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE. The interesting thing about it was some of the issues amongst black artists at that time. Of course, there was more discrimination and segregation during that time and their struggles surrounded that, as can be expected. There were argument's within the race of whether all arts should be to only show the Cherlyn Michaelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17217892263197068733noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134899.post-88945108176982904972009-03-18T18:05:00.006-04:002009-03-18T19:05:49.708-04:00So right after my post last month about my apparent underlying quest to be busy and innundated with chaos at all times, apparently I decide it's the perfect time to move. (Huh???) And move, like, now. And, of course it's just me and I'm in school so I have to work around all that. So I spend 2 full weeks arranging for a mover, and packing a little each night and on weekends. Move one weekend. Cherlyn Michaelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17217892263197068733noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6134899.post-87608527111935586012009-02-07T09:18:00.004-05:002009-02-07T09:35:44.083-05:00So the day after Superbowl weekend, I'm IMing with a friend, and once again, complaining how I don't have time to do everything I want to do. How there just isn't enough time and I can't relax and enjoy myself, even when I schedule the "me time" in. You know, my usual complaint of the last five years or so. Well, then she replies back, "I think you like being busy." She pretty much says that if ICherlyn Michaelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17217892263197068733noreply@blogger.com1