And this is why I don’t live full time in a yurt
The Food? Fabulous. The Bed? Super comfy. The bathroom? A city block away from our yurt. The number of times I needed said bathroom between 11 PM and 7AM? 3 The ROCKSTAR husband who wouldn't let me walk alone because of the scary noises? Roger. That's true love...
The Way Camping Should Be…
I'm taking the day off blogging because Roger and I will be camping. Well, at least my version of camping. We are going to be in Bug Sur on the California coast on Monday staying in a yurt. A yurt is a tent with a hardwood floor, a sink, and a queen-sized bed topped...
Wednesday – What do SpongeBob Square Pants and I have in Common?
We're both working for Nickelodeon. OK - so he has a major kids show and I will be a food writer for their parenting magazine, but still, I'm pretty excited. So, for those of you who read this blog, let me tell you, a lot of it is due to you. Here's how it went down:...
Who Do You Work For? And how do you make more time to get your list done.
I was having a conversation with an acquaintance recently who was convinced that she had a book that was going to change the world. It was a literary masterpiece and was going to turn the publishing industry on it's ear. The only problem? She hadn't written it yet....
3 Things You Can Do to have a Better Relationship with Your Man Today
As you probably know from the kind of books I write, I am pretty crazy about my husband. But, just like every other marriage, unless I am intetional about letting him know it, I can sometimes forget that little fact. I have certain things that stress me out in our...
Writerly Wednesday: Do You Want to be a Speaker or Writer When You Grow Up?
Author/Speaker Marketing Boot Camp Saturday August 21st in San Jose, CA A couple of times a year I get the very fun task of teaching the Author Speaker Marketing Boot Camp for CLASS. (Christian Leaders Authors and Speaker Services.) This seminar is held all over the...
Why I shop at Home Depot Before Cooking – 6 Reasons I Can’t Live without Painter’s Tape in the Kitchen
Everyone I'm related to knows of my deep, abiding love of all office supplies. Sharpies and labels and Post-its - Oh My! But now I have discovered a whole new obsession in life - Home Depot is the New Office Depot - on steroids. Since I have been clocking a lot of...
I Need Your Help as I go through Withdrawl
As I keep mentioning (because let's fact it, I'm still pretty bitter,) we have gone from being the techie-st house on the block to the 1970's. Remember when, back in the 70's when you only had four channels coming into your house. We're back to that. I don't think you...
Thursday Rant – What is Wrong with Calling it a Tank Top?
I think words are really, really powerful. (If I didn't, I should probably get a different type of work, no?) I constantly remind my kids of this fact when they use words in a careless way. So when I started to hear my classic tank top being referred to as a "Wife...