This Isn’t Goodbye… It’s Follow Me On Medium! I'm closing up shop, and moving my musings to Medium.com!

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A “Medium” Move (In The Right Direction)

This will be my last post on Rock Momma Reviews by Jill V.

Huh?

What?

Am I quitting the writing biz? No way!

What I am doing is moving my musings to Medium! Why? Because it’s easier. Also, right now in my life, it is best that I publish on an established platform, rather than continuing to run this blog all by myself.

Cheaper, too. #realtalk

WordPress can be overwhelming for a novice webmaster, and honestly, my half-ass attempts at coding and dealing with plug-ins and all that is HARD. It also takes up a lot of time that could better be spent on writing.

Yeah, I’d rather just WRITE. Fo’ realz. And Medium allows me to do just that!

I invite you to continue to follow me, but now on Medium at https://medium.com/@doublesmom77. I’ll also keep this site alive and archived (if I am able to- I’m currently trying to learn the process via YouTube tutorials) at https://doublesmom77.github.io. You’ll be able to read my past posts over there, but no new posts will be added. I can also be followed and contacted via twitter at https://twitter.com/DoubleSMom77.

Thanks for reading! I’ve enjoyed the last almost 4 years immensely, and have learned a lot blogging here. I very much look forward to continuing my writing journey on Medium. I hope you’ll join me there!

~Jill V

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These beautiful picture graduation invitations are just a few of the design possibilities Basic Invite offers.

This post is sponsored by Basic Invite, however, all opinions are my own (-Jill V.)

Basic Invite: Truly Custom™️ Invitations!

Typically, I have always designed my own holiday cards, party invitations, etc. However, I am learning that certain celebratory occasions require a more “professional touch” regarding event invitations I mail out to family and friends.

And I am no professional.

Enter: Basic Invite!

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Hotel California the Album
This post's featured album, Hotel California. "Eagles - Hotel California" Flickr photo by MrBlueGenes shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license

Ranking the Eagles: Album #5 of 6: Hotel California (1976) A Dark Desert Highway of Too-Many-Ballads, But Has Its Moments o' Greatness

Not Your Everyday Eagles ‘Best-of’ List

The ‘Hotel California’-era Eagles lineup was hands down, the GREATEST.

Welcome back to “Ranking the Eagles”! It has been a while since my last post on this topic. Here, I will rank all 6 Eagles albums from the 1970s, as well as the songs on each album. Rankings are based on my opinions only, with no sales figures, chart positions, or mainstream popularity holding weight. This week features my fifth favorite album of their 1970s output- good ol’ Hotel California.

Say WHAT? Hotel California only ranks at number FIVE?

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26 Unique Letter of the Week Ideas For Your Preschooler 30Days, 500 Words #4: Kicking Show And Tell's A-Z Since 2018

Welcome to day 4 of my writing challenge! Today’s post is brought to you by the Letter of the Week. It’s S, for Sunday… night. 😐

Sigh.

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30Thoughts, 500Words, Day 3: ISO: Quora Questions Because Frankly My Dear, One Day I'ma Run Out of Ideas

I. Am. Exhausted. Just sayin.’

I feel you, girl.

This week was crazy, and the weekend’s gon’ be too. Therefore, tonight’s post will likely be simple, straightforward, and likely far from error-free. But I still DID IT. I POSTED. For the third consecutive day!

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Quora

30Thoughts, 500Words, Day 2: I’m a Quora Partner! Not 100% Sure What That Means, But Doesn't It Sound Impressive AF?

Welcome! Its currently Day 2 of my 30Thoughts 500Words Challenge, and today I’m discussing the Question-Answer website Quora, and its revenue-sharing invite-only Quora Partners Program.

What is Quora?

Quora is “a question-and-answer website where questions are asked, answered, edited, and organized by its community of users in the form of opinions” according to Wikipedia. Interestingly, however, I lack any recollection of creating a Quora account, a phenomenon that’s been experienced by countless others, I’ve come to find out.

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30Thoughts, 500Words to Better Writing Habits Day 1: The Why, The What, and The WTF Am I Thinking?

30Thoughts, 500Words: The Why

Around four years ago, on a whim, I intercepted and submitted an application to join a writer’s group I saw shared on some Facebook rando’s timeline. Shortly after applying, I was both surprised and thrilled to discover that I had been accepted to join the group! With no writing experience whatsoever, I was now a member of The Mix, an outside-contributor writer’s program run by Hearst Digital Media.

Every weekday, we Mix contributors would receive an email containing the five essay topics of the day. We had 48 hours from that moment to submit a 600-800 word essay on any or all of the day’s topics. If Hearst liked your essay, your byline would end up in one or more of Hearst’s numerous digital publications.

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Queen Au Complet
Queen in the 1970s. "Queen au complet" Flickr photo by ceinwen21 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license

Champion Cuts: 6 More Lesser-Known Queen Tunes to Know An Additional Sextet of Spectacular Sounds!

Queen onstage in the 1970s.

Last November, I wrote a post celebrating 5 lesser-known (in the U.S.A.) Queen tunes that I absolutely LOVED, in the hopes that you, dear readers, would too. And many of you did!

So I thought, If folks liked those tunes, why not highlight five more? Really, there is no shortage of fabulous Queen songs out there. In fact, I struggled in limiting myself to just five in this post, soooo… I decided to spotlight SIX, instead! Woot!

Oh, and guess who scored Queen + Adam Lambert tickets for this August down in NYC? THIS GAL! 33rd row-center seats, too, thankyouverymuch. Sometimes, when leisurely browsing resale-ticket seats, ya get lucky, ya know? 😉

HOLLA!!
(And yes, I know that I won’t be seeing the ‘real’ Queen. BUT this is the closest I’ll ever get.)

That said, today’s bloggy musings are brought to you in part to celebrate my recent procurement of Queen tickets. I also wrote this because, well, I just love writing about these guys! Good stuff lies ahead, dear readers, good stuff. Here we go!

Ready, Freddie?

I’ll take that as a yes. Onwards!

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Book Review #12: Thomas Wildus and the Book Of Sorrows by J.M. Bergen Nerds can be cool, Knowledge can be power, and Puberty can even be magical.

Thomas Wildus and the Book of Sorrows: An Introduction

Today’s book du jour, Thomas Wildus and the Book of Sorrows by J.M. Bergen.
Above image taken from http://jmbergen.com

Hi, folks! Glad to be back and blogging once again. Indeed, it has been a while! And boy, has my life has been excruciatingly busy as of late. Truly, I feel relieved that it finally seems as if things ova here are calming down. Somewhat.

Today’s post marks my 12th book review thus far to date! In this post, I will be discussing the brand-spanking new, coming-of-age middle-grade fantasy book Thomas Wildus and the Book of Sorrows, written by new-on-the-scene author J.M. Bergen and released just this month! According to Bergen’s website, today’s spotlight read started out as a bedtime story for his oldest son, which eventually turned into a saga with one book eventually becoming a whopping five! 😮😀 The story itself, chock-full of mystery and adventure, is sure to please even the most selective YA fantasy literature connoisseurs!

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"Queen - Stormtroopers in Stilettos" Flickr photo by Simononly

Beyond the Bohemian: 5 Lesser-Known Queen Songs You Should Know A Quintet of Deep Cuts Worth An Ear (or Two)

To honor the great Freddie Mercury who passed away 27 years ago today on November 24, 1991, this blog post, highlighting 5 lesser-known Queen songs, is intended to celebrate a man who is and forever will be one of my two favorite musicians of all-time.

Let’s start at the beginning.

Almost 27 years ago, my love affair with all things Queen and Freddie Mercury began. And it started a little somethin’ like this:

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