Maybe There Will Be Cupcakes

Ginny Bartolone's Blog of Many Years

Month: October 2016

  • Day 30 Thank Yous–And just all-around HOORAY!

    I have to say a final, massive thank you to everyone who supported my stories and fundraiser over the past 30 days.  I took a writing break yesterday after realizing how worn out I’d become after dragging a personal tale out of my brain every day for a month.  In a way I am going to miss it,…

  • Day 30! Thank you!!!!!

    Hi All!!  Even though we’re on our last(ish) day of the fundraiser (I may do an extra something for tomorrow), donations are still coming in!!!! Thank you so much to Fangzhou Zhang for donating to my fundraiser!  Fangzhou is a very sweet and super-inspiring teacher here at MKA.  I am so lucky to have her as…

  • Day 30: The Day We Decided to Get Married

    For the final 30 days of my twenties, I am writing one personal narrative a day that has impacted my life until now.  To read more about my challenge, feel free to check out the first post.   Also, this 30-day challenge is to support a wonderful charity, Zara Aina.  Please check out my fundraiser here and if you’re able,…

  • Day 29: The Break-In

    For the final 30 days of my twenties, I am writing one personal narrative a day that has impacted my life until now.  To read more about my challenge, feel free to check out the first post.   Also, this 30-day challenge is to support a wonderful charity, Zara Aina.  Please check out my fundraiser here and if you’re able,…

  • Day 28: The Keeping Your Sh*t Together Award

    For the final 30 days of my twenties, I am writing one personal narrative a day that has impacted my life until now.  To read more about my challenge, feel free to check out the first post.   Also, this 30 Day challenge is also to support a wonderful charity, Zara Aina.  Please check out my fundraiser here and if…

  • Day 27: A Story for Joe

    For the final 30 days of my twenties, I am writing one personal narrative a day that has impacted my life until now.  To read more about my challenge, feel free to check out the first post.   Also, this 30 Day challenge is also to support a wonderful charity, Zara Aina.  Please check out my fundraiser here and if…

  • Day 26 Fundraiser: It Continues!

    Even though we’ve reach our goal, the generosity keeps coming!  The wonderful thing about this whole project is that Crowdrise doesn’t cut you off by a certain date or amount, so we can just keep going and see how far we get! As for two awesome people who pushed me over the $1k mark… Tom…

  • Day 26: My One-Day Modeling Career…Or, My Last Day as an Ingenue

    Why are the child female characters in plays written as such vehicles of bravery and wisdom? And why do you have to wait until your 30s to get a glimpse of that again?

  • Day 25: The Night I Slept in the Attic of a Bar

    For the final 30 days of my twenties, I am writing one personal narrative a day that has impacted my life until now.  To read more about my challenge, feel free to check out the first post.   Also, this 30 Day challenge is also to support a wonderful charity, Zara Aina.  Please check out my fundraiser here and if…

  • WE DID IT!! FUNDRAISER GOAL REACHED!!

    You are all amazing people!!  As of today, we have gone BEYOND the goal to raise $900 for Zara Aina.  And the best part?  There’s still a whole week to see how far we can get.  I am so blown away by this experience, I had no expectations of reaching the total, especially before the…