Yay! My favorite part of writing a book (other than hitting the “publish” button) is working on the cover. I have a wonderful cover designer, Deborah Bradseth of Tugboat Designs, who works hard to accommodate my requests to change colors, add articles of clothing and change fonts—and does all of that with great patience and […]
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Hubby has over a dozen scars and a story to go with each one. Recently at dinner, C pointed to a puckered line on his wrist and asked, “How did you get this?” The answer for that was ice skating. The scar on the other wrist? Roller blading. Then there’s the quarter-sized indentation on his knee left by a
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Have you ever witnessed a backed-up toilet explode? Let me tell you, it’s not a pretty sight (or smell!). During my last two years of college, I had the pleasure of living with three girlfriends. We shared a lot of things in that two bedroom apartment – meals, laughter, tears and, of course, a bathroom. And it was in that
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There’s one question that my kids have been asking me rather often lately: “Are you not happy?” Hm…why, do I not look like I’m having the time of my life? Do I look as pooped and cranky as I feel? Do I feel overworked and under-appreciated? Well, I guess the answer according to the look
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I have always enjoyed writing, whether it be poetry, song lyrics or this blog(!) and have been happy and encouraged to receive positive feedback from people who have read my work. However one of my dreams has been to have something of mine get published, so that I can have proof that my work meets
Getting Out of My Own Way Read More »