by Bonnie Dani | Dec 22, 2014 | Writers Alley
First off I just wanted to thank Tara Lazar who writes at Writing for Kids (while raising them) who is the mastermind behind Picture Book Idea Month, also known as, PiBoIdMo. She hosted it on her blog for the first time in 2009 and it has since grown into a...
by Bonnie Dani | Oct 28, 2014 | Writers Alley
PiBoIdMo 2014 I did something recently that is so completely out of norm for me. Let me explain. I’m not an adventurous type. I like my routine, my comfortable surroundings, my things, basically, I like sitting in a safe zone of comfort. There have been very...
by Bonnie Dani | Jul 6, 2014 | Family & Motherhood, Writers Alley
My sons have been taking Taekwondo since January and the poem I wrote was inspired by all the positive work that they have been working on there. Every two months everyone works on what they call a life skill. So far they have done Goals, Courtesy, and...
by Bonnie Dani | May 13, 2014 | Writers Alley
Happy Mother’s Day All over the place this week there are posts about motherhood. Do you want gifts for Mother’s Day? Or do you want pee alone time, sleep in my bed alone time, reading adult books time, shopping alone time, chatting with my...
by Bonnie Dani | Apr 23, 2014 | Family & Motherhood, Writers Alley
Poem in my Pocket: Waves is my Mindfulness Check I wrote this poem a few years ago when the waves all around me were a chaotic distraction in my day. You know the expectations that push you and the commitments that pull you. The pressure that splashes all around...
by Bonnie Dani | Apr 1, 2014 | Family & Motherhood, Writers Alley
Today We Play Do you remember the games you used to play as a kid? Outside after the snow melted I remember playing a lot at the local school climbing, swinging, tag, Chinese skipping, 7-up, and hopscotch just to name a few. As adults we don’t play...
