by Nancy Herkness | Apr 17, 2015 | Uncategorized
Anne Lamott, a wise woman and amazing writer, recently wrote down “every single thing” she knows “as of today.” (You should read the entire essay; it’s brilliant!) Item #13 on her list is Exercise, about which she says, “If you want to have a good life after you have...
by Nancy Herkness | Mar 1, 2015 | Books, NJRW, Uncategorized, writing
Last month I participated in two challenges: one for my mind and one for my body. The mental challenge was Jersey Romance Writing Month (JeRoWriMo) where the goal is to write 30,000 words in 28 days. The physical challenge was to attend 30 Jazzercise classes in 35...
by Nancy Herkness | Feb 4, 2015 | Uncategorized, writing
I’m not talking about the bad weather, although that has made life difficult recently. I’m talking about the two month-long challenges that I’ve signed on for, one for my brain and one for my body. Jersey Romance Writing Month is the mental challenge. The goal is to...
by Nancy Herkness | Oct 7, 2013 | Home, Uncategorized, writing
Who knew my do-it-yourself treadmill desk would make me famous? Okay, maybe that’s a slight exaggeration, but the folks at a great website called Work While Walking saw my June 26th blog post and asked to add it to their “Water Cooler” blog. I...
by Nancy Herkness | Jun 24, 2013 | Home, Uncategorized, writing
I did it! I built myself a treadmill desk for less than $200.00! And half of that cost was in the sturdy keyboard tray I decided was necessary for my ergonomic keyboard (since I can’t type decently on anything else anymore). This project started when I read an...