Daily Life – Donna Fontenot / Living Boldly: Writing, Exploring, and Sharing Insights Sun, 11 Jan 2026 06:33:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 //wp-content/uploads/2023/06/cropped-dcicon-32x32.jpg Daily Life – Donna Fontenot / 32 32 A Thelma and Louise Kinda Gal //a-thelma-and-louise-kinda-gal/ //a-thelma-and-louise-kinda-gal/#respond Sat, 30 Mar 2024 14:16:19 +0000 //?p=5754 desert highway

I often think about who I am, deep inside. Of course, there isn’t one simple answer to that. We’re all a mishmash of all sorts of things. But lately, life’s way of messing with me has proved to me what I’ve suspected in the past. I’m a Thelma and Louise kinda gal. I’m Louise, in […]

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A Name Is Powerful //a-name-is-powerful/ //a-name-is-powerful/#respond Sat, 09 Mar 2024 21:28:12 +0000 //?p=5730 pixie in forest

A long time ago, my mom put together an 8×10 shadow box which held little mementos of my childhood. Things like a charm bracelet, my cheerleader patch, and various bits of baby and toddler jewelry. My amazing friend, Jenny, is recreating it for me because over the decades, it became raggedy and beat up. While […]

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Exhaustion Has Landed //exhaustion-has-landed/ //exhaustion-has-landed/#respond Sat, 09 Sep 2023 18:22:41 +0000 /?p=5645 Exhaustion Has Landed 1

We are moving. Again. Moving sucks. That’s the gist of this post, so if you’d rather not read further, that’s okay. You’ll have learned all you need to learn about my current state of life, and you won’t have to listen to me whine. Why are we moving? We live in a beautiful home. Our […]

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My Cheap Portable PC: A Budget-Friendly Laptop Alternative //my-cheap-portable-pc-a-budget-friendly-laptop-alternative/ //my-cheap-portable-pc-a-budget-friendly-laptop-alternative/#respond Tue, 04 Jul 2023 19:12:20 +0000 /?p=5608 beelink mini pc with portable monitor keyboard and mouse

Purchasing a computer, especially a laptop, can be really expensive. The higher the specs, the steeper the price. But what if you could put together your own portable PC setup at a fraction of the cost? Through my journey of overcoming financial limitations, I’ve learned the value of smart solutions. Having worked with an impossibly […]

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First Flowers of 2023 Here at Home //first-flowers-of-2023-here-at-home/ //first-flowers-of-2023-here-at-home/#respond Mon, 13 Mar 2023 17:35:04 +0000 /?p=5338 Amaryllis flowers

Along with daylight savings time, more sunshine, and warmer temperatures, the first flowers to bloom in our flower bed happened! Those brilliant reddish amaryllis blooms you see above are so pretty. These were here last year, but they’ve come to life again this year, and I couldn’t be happier about that. It’s time, y’all, for […]

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My New Novel, Revenge Begins With Insanity, Now Available //my-new-novel-revenge-begins-with-insanity-now-available/ //my-new-novel-revenge-begins-with-insanity-now-available/#respond Fri, 17 Feb 2023 17:16:19 +0000 /?p=5317 Revenge Begins With Insanity

Y’all, I’m jumping out of my skin with excitement. It took a long time, but The Grave Blogger finally has a sequel available. That’s right, and the title of the new book is Revenge Begins With Insanity. For 5 days (from February 18, 2023 – February 22, 2023), the first Kindle book in the series, […]

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DIYing Is Empowering //diying-is-empowering/ //diying-is-empowering/#respond Mon, 06 Feb 2023 00:35:37 +0000 /?p=5257 DIYing Is Empowering 2

This weekend, I put on my imaginary superhero cape, and I DIY’d all the things. Okay, not all the things, but a few things, and a few things is a lot for me. Have you ever bought a brand new, very expensive minivan that the dealer modified to turn it into a wheelchair accessible van […]

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Love, My Way //love-my-way/ //love-my-way/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2023 12:55:49 +0000 /?p=4986 Love, My Way 3

Today’s Bloganuary post is: How do you show love? I’m not sure I show love the way everyone would prefer I show it. I’m not big on public displays of affection, for example, or even a lot of private displays of affection, although I am a hugger.  But I am sure that I love big, […]

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Jumping Into The Dream //jumping-into-the-dream/ //jumping-into-the-dream/#comments Sun, 22 Jan 2023 12:54:35 +0000 /?p=4956 Jumping Into The Dream 4

Today’s Bloganuary prompt is: What was your dream job as a child? I didn’t think much about adulthood as a kid. I spent a lot of time reading, absorbing, and learning, but I didn’t wonder how any of that would translate into a method of making money in the future. I was content with just […]

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Masters of Their Craft //masters-of-their-craft/ //masters-of-their-craft/#comments Sat, 21 Jan 2023 13:06:54 +0000 /?p=4943 Masters of Their Craft 5

Today’s Bloganuary prompt is: Who is your favorite author and why? There are quite a few authors who have written many good books that I’ve enjoyed. People like James Patterson, Jonathan Kellerman, David Baldacci, Dan Brown, Lisa Gardner, and Harlan Coben spring to mind.  And then there’s Anne Rice. She’s the only author whose books […]

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