http://blondeambition.today.com Ambition (noun): desire to achieve a particular end Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:18:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I called in yesterday to my full time job. I was going to go in, but when I went to leave, the roads were pretty much a sheet of ice. I hate driving in the ice. As I skidded to a stop at the stop sign, I thought about the articles ... http://blondeambition.today.com/2008/12/16/ice-storms-are-good-for-something/ I made the finals in Accentuate's short story contest. Phew! I was nervous. I still am. There were a lot more entries this time and I am competing against some very talented writers. The writing contests have grown each time at Accentuate. As the forum grows, more writers try their hand ... http://blondeambition.today.com/2008/11/20/i-made-the-finals/ Every once in awhile, if you listen with your heart, I think you can hear the Universe talking to you. Thirteen years ago, I started dating a man that I loved deeply. We had dated before, but due to circumstances beyond our control, it didn't work out. A couple years after ... http://blondeambition.today.com/2008/11/06/heredont-screw-it-up/ Maybe I'm just having one of my moods, but I'm seriously beginning to question whether publishing on the web is beneficial to me and where I want to go with my writing. I have written for Associated Content since January. I loved it at first. It was a giddy feeling to ... http://blondeambition.today.com/2008/10/14/publishing-on-the-webis-it-worth-it/ A very good friend of mine decided this weekend that she is giving her notice on her job so she can get started on her career. Her writing career. Sigh...why can't that be me? Oh wait! It can be me. I just have to make the decision to do it. I'll be ... http://blondeambition.today.com/2008/10/11/going-for-itsoon/ I mean...really, really nice. Sheesh. He bought me a new car to drive. Now I ask you...how could I tell him I wanted to quit my part time job after he went and did that? It would seem so...ungrateful. And it wasn't just that he did that. He also put buying his ... http://blondeambition.today.com/2008/10/06/he-had-to-go-and-do-something-nice/ I have made a momentous decision. Well, it's actually a prelude decision to the momentous decision. I am going to talk to my significant other this weekend about quitting my part time job to write. After giving it a lot of thought, I have decided that this would make me extremely ... http://blondeambition.today.com/2008/10/03/momentous-decisions/ I can feel a depression coming on. I think I've been heading that way for awhile now. I get like that every once in awhile. I don't know what causes it and I don't know how to stop it. I usually just ride it out...miserably. I can tell I'm heading there because ... http://blondeambition.today.com/2008/10/02/warning-depression-ahead/ Ambition (noun): desire to achieve a particular end (Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary) I'm giving myself, and this blog a fresh start. Everyone needs one once in awhile, don't you think? So, I revamped the look of the blog, and I'll be focusing on my ambitions for my life. So, what are my ... http://blondeambition.today.com/2008/10/01/starting-over/ Yesterday was one of those days that felt like somebody was out to get me. I didn't know what direction the next blast would be coming from...but I knew it was coming. I couldn't even write about it yesterday...I had to give myself a full day of distance to talk ... http://blondeambition.today.com/2008/09/30/pms-sucksmondays-do-too/