Hi, I'm Betsy and this is my life.
When I decided to begin college in 2009-10 I did so because I decided I needed a change in my life, so I was going to go to school to become a paralegal. I applied and was accepted to the paralegal program at a local community college, and began taking a mixture of classes in... Continue Reading →
2019 is almost over, and so is this particular decade. I am also going to be, gasp, 39 in March. I am moving into this year with a passion and a purpose that I haven't felt in a long time. I am feeling more creative too, and I am ready to get into this new... Continue Reading →
On Saturday the 30th Seth and I went out to support Ohio Roller Derby (OHRD) at their fundraiser/ exhibition bout Skatemare Before Christmas. This bout pits team Halloween, The Roller Ghouls, against team Christmas, The Jingle Belles. They also premiered their rookies dividing them into team Candy Corns versus team CandyCanes. I came out to... Continue Reading →
Wench photo with the Queen! Get my major changed to creative Writing. Attend both days the last weekend of Ohio Renaissance Festival Saturday of this weekend was rainy, but we still went out for several hours. Sunday was absolutely amazing. I got photos with many of the Wenches in our local and we got this... Continue Reading →
I can remember the first time I heard the band Rasputina. I had read about the band in Entertainment Weekly, and then their album Thanks for the Ether arrived via Columbia House (This is also how I found and fell in love with Tori Amos). I asked to be allowed to keep it and thus began... Continue Reading →
I am working on getting myself geared up for NaNoWriMo and starting classes in my new major next week, so I have been looking on Pinterest for inspiration from other writers to get me geared up and ready to go. I have already read through the syllabi for my classes and feel like I picked... Continue Reading →
Thinking of Fall/Halloween the first color that comes to my mind is orange, but there are so many other amazing colors that can be used to decorate for the season. I decided to play with idea boards and get some inspiration for this years decorations. Jewel Tones: Rich reds, deep purples, sapphire blues and emerald... Continue Reading →
My life feels like a most delightful form of chaos currently. I am halfway into my first semester of my Grad school and I am already realizing that I may have made a mistake. My thought was to take my English degree and make it more practical by studying Communication - Social Media and Marketing... Continue Reading →
I love words. I love the sound of them, learning the meaning of them and the joy of finding just the perfect word when I am writing or speaking. I love to play what my family calls Dictionary games; where you open the dictionary to a random page, find a word you don't know and... Continue Reading →
I am an absolute sucker for nostalgia. As a child of the 80's there have been numerous shows and movies that have played right to that place in my heart. The one that has done so the most successfully and completely is Stranger Things. My husband and I binge watched season three this weekend, and... Continue Reading →
I Am The Weird Girl 