The other day I told a friend I’m thinking about taking dance lessons as part of research for my current WIP. And… …she laughed. Yup. It was a laugh that said, “You? Do you even know how to spell the word ‘graceful?’” (I think I just proved that, yes, I do.) But okay, I’ll admit, a graceful day for me …
Fiction Fun Day in review…complete with black moment.
Saturday morning while the rest of the (sane) world was sleeping in, I woke early – excited, energized, enthused. (Okay, honesty time: I meant to wake early, but accidentally fell back asleep after slapping my alarm clock. Which meant when I finally did wake up at 7:20-something, I only had a few minutes to do the frenzied “try to look …
Novelist No-no’s
So, the other day I’m hanging out at one of my favorite places – the grocery store. In one of my favorite aisles – the produce aisle. I’ve got an apple in my hand, red and shiny and pretty. And the smile on my face is senior picture worthy, I’m sure. How do I know? Because one of the employees …
Happy nine-month birthday to the cutest nephew ever!
Sometimes I blog about writing. Sometimes I blog about faith. Sometimes I blog about seriously important things like Old Spice commercials and Diet Coke with Lime. But tonight’s blog topic, oh, it’s my favorite! I headed down to Wichita this weekend with my mom and grandparents to see adorable Ollie and his awesome parents. Photos below…(Have I looked at them …
To-do lists and hyperventilation prevention…
Tonight I came home with a to-do list that made Martin Luther’s 95 Theses look like preschool homework. Um yeah. Lots of stuff. And as I ticked off each need-to item in my head, my breathing turned all Nascar. Fast, I mean. Not circular. Thought I might have to paper bag it. The evening’s responsibilities required a sort of Martha …
Deep thoughts about Deep Thinkers.
I’ve been putting off blogging about the 2011 My Book Therapy Deep Thinkers Retreat because a) I’m not ready to think of Florida in past tense and b) I do not want to cause my fellow writer friends to stumble (i.e. succumb to jealousy). But it must be done. Because 1) the retreat was completely, totally worthy of a blog post and …
Why moving to Florida might be the smartest thing ever.
I’m in Clearwater, Florida. Where geckos roam the sand and egrets chill on the beach. And where the 2011 MBT Deep Thinkers Retreat has taken over the two-story house at 302 Cedar. I’ll write more about the retreat itself at a later date. Right now, we’re talking strictly Florida fascination. Here goes: Swimming in February. It hit me this afternoon, …
I declare…
So, a coworker named Denise – otherwise known as “Senior Staff” – recently alerted me to a new possibility in my life. Something wonderful enough to rank up there with Cadbury chocolate and corn on the cob and curry. Ooh, and bonfires. (Thought I should throw in that last one to prove not all the things I consider “wonderful” are …
It’s Frasier Time!!
It’s Valentine’s Day! Which means: a) The one day a year I wish I was still in grade school – turning Kleenex boxes into Valentine’s Day mailboxes and getting candy from every classmate. Woohoo! b) Prime grumble opportunity for the anti-commercial holiday lot. c) My turn to blog about the Frasier Contest! Yup, when the call rang out for past …