writing

google_timer_productivity — You can do anything for 24 minutes. You can even write and publish a blog post (we shall see). Why 24 minutes you might ask, well I don’t have a good reason for choosing this number, it just seemed a reasonable amount of time that I could work productively before needing a break. And the […]

24 Minutes on the Google Timer

school_paper_lined_drawing — It’s true, my life as a writer was derailed in the fall of 1974 by my third grade teacher. I was caught plagiarizing and the truth is, I was guilty. Not only that, it was one of those moments that I can recall like it was yesterday and I know it has had a profound impact […]

Busted for Plagiarism in 1974

An excerpt from the book, Barbies in the Horse Bin, Living Better with Organized Children… Some days I need to read and follow my own advice! Some days I write things that I really kind of like. Some days I would rather make memes than do my work. Today would be one of those days. […]

Less is More…

My Writing In A Nutshell It is always a good thing when your initials fall in perfectly with your philosophy of life. Welcome to LB Living Better. I am LB, Lisa Bates and I have discovered that I do indeed enjoy writing. I was never one of those kids whose teachers said “you should be a […]