Category Archives: Spin Cycle

Your Birthday Is Not About You

Posted on February 7, 2015 by AJ Cattapan

On this week’s Spin Cycle, our topic is “Birthdays: Love ‘Em or Hate ‘Em?” I’ve had kind of a bad history with birthdays, so I tend not to like them. I know this baffles some of my friends a bit, … Continue reading →

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Spin Cycle: Traveling

Posted on January 23, 2015 by AJ Cattapan

This week Ginny Marie is asking us to write about traveling for the Spin Cycle. Great! I love to travel. In fact, I’ll be heading to Guatemala for spring break, and if I can get wifi down there, I’ll probably … Continue reading →

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Spin Cycle: Lost

Posted on January 17, 2015 by AJ Cattapan

This week on the Spin Cycle, Ginny Marie is asking us to write a post prompted by the word lost. I have a great fear of getting lost. Many of my childhood nightmares had to do with getting lost. I … Continue reading →

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Word of the Year 2015 and Good News Jar

Posted on January 6, 2015 by AJ Cattapan

For the past two years, I’ve picked a “word of the year” instead of making New Year’s resolutions. Last year, I picked the word trust, as in I was going to trust in God’s plan. Since my plans never seem … Continue reading →

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Spin Cycle: 10 Questions

Posted on December 30, 2014 by AJ Cattapan

For the Spin Cycle this week, Ginny Marie is asking us to answer ten questions about blogging. Here goes: 1. What do you love the most about blogging? Being able to “converse” with people I don’t get to see on … Continue reading →

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Shake It Off!

Posted on November 18, 2014 by AJ Cattapan

This week on the Spin Cycle, Ginny Marie is giving us free rein to discuss whatever we’d like for her linkup, so I’ve decided to share a funny, little story from last week. On Thursday, I met with my spiritual … Continue reading →

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Halloween Show and Tell

Posted on November 7, 2014 by AJ Cattapan

This week on the Spin Cycle, they’re doing a Halloween recap. Here’s my Halloween, in brief. It started off well enough. Two weeks before Halloween, I was invited to a pumpkin carving party. I like to think they turned out … Continue reading →

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What I Did on My Summer Vacation

Posted on August 15, 2014 by AJ Cattapan

Every week my friends Ginny Marie and Gretchen host something called The Spin Cycle. Basically, every Monday they post a writing prompt, and then bloggers are welcome to link up their responses by the end of the week. Since this … Continue reading →

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