October 27, 2023 – Christine Steeves Speakman

Heat Writing Prompt: October 2023

October 27, 2023 christinesteevesspeakman

I’m in love with a ghost. Let’s take the genre to the spooky side. Is it scary or romantic? Maybe…

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December 8, 2025

Daily hello: Blue skies and bright sun, just the way I love my days
Today’s Word, used to pick the cards: Brightness
What’s New:
Tonight’s Word, used to pick the cards:
Evening Farewell:

December 5 – 7, 2025

Semi-lost days, but little things accomplished give big relief

December 4, 2025

Daily hello: Late today, but spending time with daughter makes it all worthwhile
Today’s Word, used to pick the cards:
What’s New:
Tonight’s Word, used to pick the cards:
Evening Farewell: Oops

December 3, 2025

Daily hello: Early hours work until you end up sleeping in and end up feeling rushed and missing
Today’s Word, used to pick the cards: Waking
What’s New:
Tonight’s Word, used to pick the cards: a simple random card
Evening Farewell: Heading to the bed-cave.

December 2, 2025

Daily hello: Better late than ignored
Today’s Word, used to pick the cards: Active
What’s New: Mini steps closer.
Tonight’s Word, used to pick the cards:
Evening Farewell: Today took a different turn, but all is good.

December 1, 2025

Daily hello: It can be a challenge to restart that which you actually want to do…that’s okay.
Today’s Word, used to pick the cards: Okay
What’s New: Made progress
Tonight’s Word, used to pick the cards: Better
Evening Farewell: Time to recharge.

November 30, 2025

Daily hello: A day of dullness and catching up, my fave activity.
Today’s Word, used to pick the cards:
What’s New:
Tonight’s Word, used to pick the cards:
Evening Farewell: There’s is a sense of accomplishing something.

November 29, 2025

Daily hello: Who am I kidding, I’m not going to follow my set routine. I’m simply going to go with whatever my mood decides
Today’s Word, used to pick the cards: Maybe
What’s New:
Tonight’s Word, used to pick the cards:
Evening Farewell: I’m sure I did something, but pretty ordinary.

November 26 – 28, 2025

No idea

November 25, 2025

Daily hello: You can’t control life, but you can control your active reaction to situations in life.
Today’s Word, used to pick the cards: Living
What’s New:
Tonight’s Word, used to pick the cards:
Evening Farewell: Lost focus

November 22-24, 2025

The weekend and dental appointment, all is well and moving forward

November 21, 2025

Daily hello: There’s no sense in worrying about tomorrow’s tomorrow or the next tomorrow, but we all do when it’s the dentist. Trying to relax.
Today’s Word, used to pick the cards: Senseless
What’s New:
Tonight’s Word, used to pick the cards:
Evening Farewell: I will get on track…maybe

November 20, 2025

Daily hello: Bright sunny day with lots of blue, feels good, now to use this feeling to accomplish the day
Today’s Word, used to pick the cards: Clarity
What’s New: What did I do yesterday?
Tonight’s Word, used to pick the cards:
Evening Farewell:

November 19, 2025

Busy appointment day

November 18, 2025

Daily hello: What’s possible today?
Today’s Word, used to pick the cards: Possibility
What’s New: Sorta caught up
Tonight’s Word, used to pick the cards: Release
Evening Farewell: Let go and rest

November 17, 2025

Daily hello: Simply do your best, one bit at a time
Today’s Word, used to pick the cards: Breathe
What’s New: More tidying than routine
Tonight’s Word, used to pick the cards:
Evening Farewell:

November 15, 16, 2025

Rainy, quiet busy-work tidying

November 14, 2025

Daily hello: Think it’s possible to bring back to the dodo bird and see it fly? Did it fly? Feeling more like a Blue-footed Booby bird…at least how the name sounds
Today’s Word, used to pick the cards: Dodo
What’s New: once again the day went the way of the dodo bird
Tonight’s Word, used to pick the cards:
Evening Farewell: Tomorrow, tomorrow, bet your…yeah, better not sing 😉

November 13, 2025

Daily hello: Early bird might get the bird, I’m after more
Today’s Word, used to pick the cards: Imagine
What’s New: Well, today went the way of the dodo bird
Tonight’s Word, used to pick the cards:
Evening Farewell:

November 12, 2025

Woke early then slept in and a day of daze

November 11, 2025

Daily hello: Refuse to forget.
Today’s Word, used to pick the cards: Freedom
What’s New: Making progress
Tonight’s Word, used to pick the cards: Remember
Evening Farewell: I’ll never forget

November 10, 2025

Daily hello: Grief is a physical emotion. It’s an unfair emotion. It’s a love emotion. Hold tight.
Today’s Word, used to pick the cards: Memories
What’s New: Managed to catch up
Tonight’s Word, used to pick the cards: Farewells
Evening Farewell: Always remember there will be a tomorrow

November 8 & 9 2025

Weekend time

November 7, 2025

Daily hello: Cloud watching…sky watching…remembering to daydream
Today’s Word, used to pick the cards: Dream
What’s New:
Tonight’s Word, used to pick the cards: Rest
Evening Farewell: Why is repetitive work so tiring? It’s got to me today.

November 6, 2025

Daily hello: It’s a Fall feeling morning
Today’s Word, used to pick the cards: Crisp
What’s New:
Tonight’s Word, used to pick the cards: Time
Evening Farewell: Earlier the start; earlier te finish

November 5, 2025

Daily hello: Mid-week and still struggling with reaching desired schedule
Today’s Word, used to pick the cards: struggle
What’s New:
Tonight’s Word, used to pick the cards: Step
Evening Farewell: Breathe and believe. For now rest and dream

November 4, 2025

website cleaning

November 3, 2025

No more follow-ups with cancer doctor! 7 years, 3 months and all completely done and over with@

November 2, 2025

Daily hello: May patience be with me all through the day
Today’s Word, used to pick the cards: Still
What’s New: Quiet-ish day
Tonight’s Word, used to pick the cards: Time
Evening Farewell: another Monday is just hours away, best Monday ever is ahead.

November 1, 2025

Daily hello: Do I wish I could have started the day differently, yes. Can I make the day different, yes. Real question is: do I want to…yes, but. No, buts, leave those behind.
Today’s Word, used to pick the cards: Frustrations
What’s New: Would anyone be surprised to hear re-organizing?
Tonight’s Word, used to pick the cards: Surprise
Evening Farewell: Till next year, Blue Jays

October 31, 2025

Daily hello: Halloween, what better time to let spirit soar
Today’s Word, used to pick the cards: Soar
What’s New:
Tonight’s Word, used to pick the cards: Spirit
Evening Farewell: Sleep well

October 30, 2025

Not a whole lot done today.

October 29, 2025

Daily hello: Remembering who I am and what I want from life
Today’s Word, used to pick the cards: Patience
What’s New:
Tonight’s Word, used to pick the cards:
Evening Farewell: Did a bit of forgetting today

October 28, 2025

Daily hello: Busy start making Tuesday feel like the Dreaded Monday
Today’s Word, used to pick the cards: Challenge
What’s New: Toilet was fixed, only a few hours of managing our way through, most of those spent sleeping.
Tonight’s Word, used to pick the cards: Complete
Evening Farewell: Tonight I would like to complete all readings and close my chosen circle before sunrise

October 27, 2025

Daily hello: Another Monday; another ordinary day to do my best
Today’s Word, used to pick the cards: Monday
What’s New:
Tonight’s Word, used to pick the cards: Close
Evening Farewell: What will tomorrow bring?

October 26, 2025

Daily hello: Taking the risk of following routine, doubt I’ll follow it completely
Today’s Word, used to pick the cards: Maybe
What’s New: I filled this in before noon 😉
Tonight’s Word, used to pick the cards: Fail
Evening Farewell: The day went about how I expected. That shouldn’t be too bad given I was prepared, but looking up news takes a down turn. Tomorrow is another chance.

October 23 – 25, 2025

Missed normal routine, feeling better, but allowing distractions – paying bills, watching too much TV, not enough reading. Still trying, though.

October 15 – 22, 2025

Sick with head cold. Forgot how wearing these can be. The start of feeling better.

October 14, 2025

Daily hello: Trying to overcome the silly nerves of seeing dentist today, plus only 2nd time out since January
Today’s Word, used to pick the cards: Fear
What’s New:
Tonight’s Word, used to pick the cards:
Evening Farewell:

October 11 – 13, 2025

Caught up in holiday meal prep

October 10, 2025

Daily hello: Awake at 4am seemed like a good idea at the time.
Today’s Word, used to pick the cards: Missed
What’s New: Basically, it was a mix day of groceries and figuring out what else was needed for our Thanksgiving
Tonight’s Word, used to pick the cards: missed
Evening Farewell: some card games just spin the mind in circles to point of exhaustion

October 9, 2025

Daily hello: Better now than never
Today’s Word, used to pick the cards: worry
What’s New:
Tonight’s Word, used to pick the cards: Relief
Evening Farewell: Time to rest

October 8, 2025

Daily hello: Kicking the blahs and delays good riddance.
Today’s Word, used to pick the cards: Potential
What’s New: finally caught up on just the daily stuff
Tonight’s Word, used to pick the cards: Settle
Evening Farewell: As in I’m settling down and taking it slow for the night, too chaotic in this mind of mine

October 7, 2025

Daily hello: There’s only so many ways to greet the day, let’s just say, I’m here
Today’s Word, used to pick the cards: Here
What’s New: finding more story ideas I had stashed away
Tonight’s Word, used to pick the cards: done
Evening Farewell: Restarting tomorrow

October 6, 2025

Daily hello: Taking it easy today, no rush
Today’s Word, used to pick the cards: Easy
What’s New: Not much
Tonight’s Word, used to pick the cards: Late
Evening Farewell: Dreams await

October 5, 2025

Daily hello: Sleep does wonders, better mood today
Today’s Word, used to pick the cards: Memories
What’s New: more re-doing and changing and discovery more story ideas
Tonight’s Word, used to pick the cards: oops
Evening Farewell: Listening to the body and giving in

October 4, 2025

Daily hello: One day. One day I will remember I cannot keep late hours and think I’ll have an early start
Today’s Word, used to pick the cards: Start
What’s New: Moody day
Tonight’s Word, used to pick the cards: nothing
Evening Farewell: sometimes you just need to give in…never give up

October 3, 2025

Daily hello: Mother Nature is keeping us on our toes
Today’s Word, used to pick the cards: Keeping
What’s New: I might be reorganizing a bit much
Tonight’s Word, used to pick the cards: Too
Evening Farewell: Time to let go, it will be here tomorrow

October 2, 2025

Daily hello: What exactly is too early?
Today’s Word, used to pick the cards: Time
What’s New: Not sure
Tonight’s Word, used to pick the cards: unsure
Evening Farewell: Time to slow down and let go

October 1, 2025

Daily hello: Is it strange to feel relief come October? Supposedly, the scare month of the year, but for me it feels light and the unease is gone. We have permission to be scared, it’s October…we can give ourselves this permission every day of every month.
Today’s Word, used to pick the cards: Release
What’s New: Accomplished a bit more
Tonight’s Word, used to pick the cards: Did
Evening Farewell: Time to shut down