How to Keep the Peace when Your Life (or maybe just your car) is in Pieces
"Mom, don't freak out..." Yes. Those are the words that every mother longs to hear. One of my kids, (who has asked to remain nameless,) had a little accident. OK it was more than a little accident. I mean, just look that that license plate. Thankfully, no one was...
Don’t Read this Post if You’re Trying to Lose Weight
Because if your trying to lose weight, you don't need to know that you can make a chocolate cake in about the same time as a commercial break. ("You see kids, when I was growing up, you had six whole minutes right in the middle of TV shows where they showed...
How to Get Out of a Slump Part 1: Get in a Room
Have you been in a slump? Have you hit a brick wall? This Saturday, Roger and I taught a conference on Marketing for speakers and writer. People traveled from all over the country to be there. They wanted to learn about the latest ideas about marketing and social...
The Best Boquet I’ve Ever Recieved (with my apologies to Roger…)
If you ever have to bring flowers to a friend, consider the arrangement that Gerry Wakeland - the president of CLASSeminars - brought to me and Roger Sunday night. We were having her, and best selling author (and basically the woman who founded Christian women...
Recreation Recipe of the Week – Grilled Chicken over Marinaded Salad
Grilled Chicken over Marinaded Salad This is a beautiful picture taken at our very yummy dinner at Treebones this weekend. Here is our recreation" * 1 tbsp. lemon juice * 2 tsp olive oil * Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste * 2-3 cups of cherry...
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...
When it comes to your home, peace is possible…
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