I’m a big fan of making resolutions – not so much of one for following through. Knowing this about myself, I’ve tried to avoid making them in the past. Or at least to avoid putting so much pressure on myself when it comes to keeping them and knowing if I do make them, it’s just […]
One of my favorite things to do during my self-imposed (and mandatory) downtime each evening is to watch television. I have a few series that I love, although most of them have reached the end of their run. Some of these include the BBC version of Being Human, Game of Thrones (duh), Boardwalk Empire, and […]
Of course by now, you probably know that I love Shepherds. Shepherd’s Moon is a a story about a woman who can communicate with animals. Creative Shepherding is about a group of Shepherds with way too much time on their hands. But, what better way to spend it than this?
So, my husband has been out of town all week. You wouldn’t know about that event because, despite being on Facebook and twitter and Instagram and all of the other sites where you are supposed to post every minute detail of your life, I don’t actually post anything about my life that’s super important until […]
I’m just a few days out from my first “virtual book tour” and I am both excited and nervous. This is an excerpt tour hosted by GoddessFish, which means I’ve just sent off a bunch of excerpts to some great blogs and they will be posting them along with a review of the book. It’s […]
There are only two things I fear in this world: vampires and dentists. Yesterday, I lost a filling in one of my molars, which is the absolute worst tooth for me to lose a filling because I have severe TMJ and having someone work that far back in my mouth is going to result in […]
My husband and I have been trying to commit to getting a little healthier. This means that we’re starting with a healthier diet, which entails adding a vegetable in my husband’s view. Luckily, my view means a little more than that, but since he does all the cooking, I have to guilt him into cooking […]
This morning, as I sat in front of my desktop computer waiting for an update to load, I browsed through several blogs on my iPad, checked my email on my phone and suddenly realized something: I have become so connected that I am now disconnected. I have been so “connected” with social networking and websites […]
For those of you new to the Twitter network, there are a few tools you should be aware of, not the least of which is the Trends tab and the use of hashtags. This is one very basic look at the Trends feature and is designed for those brand new to using Twitter. To begin with, a trend […]
When it comes to defining moments, I have only a few. One of these took place at Sea World and it impacted my career choice of being a writer. I’ll tell you the ending before I tell you the beginning. The end is that I write every day because I want to, not because I […]
Dear Phoenix, It’s now been 4 months and 11 days since we hit our first 100 degree day this year and quite frankly, I’ve had enough. I tried to make it work, I really did. But now I just can’t wait to be rid of you. Your ongoing assault of sunshine and relentless teasing […]
My formative years occurred during the tail end of the Cold War, so in addition to earthquake drills (since we lived on a fault line), we also had frequent “nuclear” drills. These drills consisted of exercises like “Duck and Cover” (we climbed under our desks and covered our heads), or “Basement Shelter Drills” (we formed […]
