In an effort to avoid using cliches in my writing, I’ve been researching common ones. As a result, I thought it would be fun to try to write a story using as many cliches as possible. How many can you find? PS – this story sucks and I hate it, but I hope it will…
As I’ve grown older, I’ve come to a shocking realization: I’m a Scrooge. No, I don’t oppress employees or make them beg for coal. I don’t kick poor people out on the street. And I’m not haunted by ghosts, at least not literal ones on a single night of the year. I just can’t get…
It’s November 25th, and I’m already over winter. Like, SO OVER IT. And it hasn’t even technically begun yet. I loved winter when I was a kid. I was lucky enough to grow up in a place that has seasons, so by the time winter came, my siblings and I had had our fill of…
It might seem strange for a blogger to contemplate whether or not she’s a writer, but bear with me here. I’m talking book and story writing for today’s purposes, and anyway, I’m reminded of a quote from the movie Contagion: “Blogging is graffiti with punctuation.” I believe that was the best part of the movie. Ha. Moving on……
Part 4?? I know, I wrote Part 3 like a year and a half ago, but my youngest did something last night that warrants a new chapter in the Child’s Code saga. Something shocking, yet it appears to be a rite of passage for most little ones. He gave himself a haircut. Check it out.…
Two nights ago, I finished writing the third book in a series that took me six months in total to write. I don’t freaking know what to do with myself after spending basically every free moment during that time writing. Sure, there’s still the whole revising/editing/getting feedback from beta readers going on, but aside from…
Well, somehow I managed to find enough material for 100 blog posts. This marks number 100. I know, I can’t believe it either. Today’s post is loosely based on the 1000 Awesome Things website and books. There may be things on my list that are also on that one, but I don’t know because I…
This was the beach we visited. Last week, I published a post about my family’s trip to Disney World. That was Part 1 of our vacation. Part 2 included lots of beach time. We live in a landlocked state, so this was special. In fact, it was my five-year-old’s first time to even see a…
I got back from a magical Disney vacation a few days ago, and I’ve been contemplating on how to share my magical experiences. I’ve landed on a do/don’t format. The don’ts are all things that we (my family) did, ergo we know why you should not do them. We did a few of the dos…
I love my husband. We have a great relationship, and I’m not just saying that. We seem to have the partnership/mutual respect/roles thing figured out. We have our little disagreements here and there, and we haven’t had any major fights. That said, we have had the same recurring fight for years. I call it The…
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