Write your guide to setting healthy boundaries in relationships.
boundless
before you even ask I will offer myself in service to you… prompted, i have no choice but to tell you, I’m here if you need me, or even if you don’t, though secretly I hope you do because I need to be needed which is why boundaries to me are like chalk lines on pavement on rainy day or ice cubes in warm water I am severely distracted by need… advice you ask? Well, I’m no expert but I have heard it’s a simple two letter word no… unfortunately I can’t bear the thought of uttering it, but if you give it a go please let me know how it went
~kat
I have a few little glimmers for you…the first is one of my squirrel friends noshing on nuts, perfectly framed by a pair of moon flowers plants. Forgive the graininess of the photo. I was across the yard when I spotted him. Of course I had to take a photo!
And the second glimmer…the first cuttings from my little raised herb garden. There is a certain satisfaction that comes from growing something green!
Kindness Is Not Defeat. Never Escalate… Smile Softheartedly
~kat
My simple acrostic poem in answer to today’s daily WP prompt…my answer…kindness. I am dipping my toe back into the inkwell. I know it’s been a while. Suffice to say that planning and pulling off a surprise milestone party that you needed to know about because your lovely partner who planned the whole thing is wheelchair bound and generally unable to pull the final prep off without assistance, is exhausting! I said it a decade or so ago…getting old is not for sissies! I had NO clue back then…add to that the added stress of keeping the ruse and acting surprised…and the biggest part…the reality…the gravity of realizing that people my age are dropping like flies and the fact that I’m still here must mean something. Well I’ve spent long enough staring at my naval and I plan to get back on the saddle…though it takes a few tries and a stepladder these days. The muse has graciously let me recharge, and soak in every glimmer and wonder. I’ve saved them to share with you all. I do hope you’re doing well. It’s hard not to freak out at the state of the world ala a rapidly imploding trump. But there is encouragement to be found as the sleepy lemmings begin waking up from their stupor.
Be kind to yourself and to others my friends, and most importantly look for the daily glimmers to sustain you!
Much love, peace, and glimmers to you. Here’s mine for today. I have started noticing sunrises these days…new beginnings seems to be the theme. 🥰
~kat
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Early morning sun……bursting through the trees…You never know what you’ll find if you look a wee bit deeper! 😉
Annoying! You know I’m busy…now is not the time! The presentation, that we just found out about THIS MORNING, is due by COB today…TODAY! And there are eight people in five different time zones that need to get their slides to me to complete the task, make it look presentable for tomorrow’s 9 am ET meeting…by COB!!! And I’m already SOL…COB came and went…it’s tomorrow already in Shanghai! But it’ll be okay…that guy never sleeps…I need coffee!
You need jasmine tea my dear…a twist of lemon or a dash of clover honey, or both… or your favorite, Sir Earl with a dollop of sweet cream…
What I NEED is for YOU to be quiet!!! Go find yourself a dark corner and brood. Do that tortured thing you do…disappear and torment me when I need you! Where was I? Coffee…send the template to the team, remind them that I need their slide BEFORE COB…so in other words NOW…sorry Barcelona…
You’re missing it…
WHAT? WHAT NOW!?!!!
the dawn…golden streams of light, dew-kissed leaves fluttering, a soft breeze transforming them into amber and emeralds, the trill of robins fading as wrens, thrushes, and sparrows pick up the chorus, the jays and crows bellowing, doves cooing… you’re missing it…
WHAT I’M MISSING IS MY DEADLINE IF I DON’T GET ON WITH IT!!! I’ve seen decades of dawns…three slides done, five to go, the usual dawdlers…it’s going to be a long night…
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two more loaded, edited for typos, formats polished, table of contents and the appendix updated…
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and another slide…go team! we might just make that deadline!…wait…what? cancelled?! It’s 4 pm! “Someone” decided the ask was unreasonable given the complexity of the project…the meeting is moving to next week?!!! I need a break!!! I’m going to call it a day…a wasted day at that…uh hello? It’s almost sunset…
hellooooo?
okay…I get it…I’m sorry…
…really sorry… exhausted…
I
need
sleep
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What? …Who? …Oh, it’s you…ARE YOU SERIOUS!!! It’s 3 am!
I love the quiet at night, don’t you? I forgive you my darling. Now, about that sunset I missed… tell me about it, won’t you? I want to know every magnificent detail…
~kat
And that’s a wrap…30 poems in 30 days. Today’s final Na|GloPoWriMo 2026 Day 30 Prompt: try writing your own poem that discusses a real or mythical being or profession (demons, firefighters, demonic firefighters) with the same sort of musing yet dispassionate tone.
And today’s glimmer is my loyal shadow Gabby…always over my shoulder, next to me, or underfoot. I cherish every day the fates allow me to have her company.
Na|GloPoWriMo 2026 – Day 28 Prompt: Today, try writing a poem that follows the same beats: three sentences, six lines: statement, question, conclusion.
sleight of hand
many moths had perished flocking too close to the gaslight. what is it about the flame, possesses them, at their own peril? once was a man-child cried fire so frequently, they stopped believing.
~kat
Today’s glimmer is soooo green! That brilliant after an overnight spring rain. Leaves drenched, the earth, a soft, wet cushion beneath my feet. There’s nothing quite like a good rain to feed the soul! Much love, peace, and green glimmers to you!
So it is easier for you to find all the parts/chapters of my ongoing fiction series, I created a new page that lists all the links. You can check it out HERE!
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