Last week I braved my fears and threw my attempt at a log-line for my book out to the masses for feedback. And what feedback I got! Such encouraging, kind, constructive words from so many of you…I’m still chewing through it all, but I’m feeling better about the concept. We really Are Not Alone…and it … Continue reading »
Category Archives: Blogging
Napping, Fried Chicken, and Pedicures: Arguing w/ Self
This post is utterly uninspired. Let me tell you what I’d rather be doing right now: Napping. Eating fried chicken. The extra-crispy kind from KFC that’s guaranteed to take minutes, if not hours, off your life with every bite. Getting a pedicure. Better yet, eating fried chicken while getting a pedicure, followed up by a … Continue reading »
ROW80 Check-In: Week 3
First of all, let me say to all you who stopped by and left the sweetest, most encouraging words last week, THANK YOU. I’ve gone back and re-read all your encouragement several times throughout the week – it’s meant so much to me. If I could squeeze each and every one of you, I would. … Continue reading »
PEOPLE THAT ROCK, or INSPIRING BLOGGER AWARD
Three definitions, straight from the dictionary: Inspiring: [A person or thing who/that fills someone] with the urge or ability to do or feel something, esp. to do something creative. Blogger: An individual or group of users who produce an ongoing narrative on a Web site. Award: A prize or other mark of recognition given in … Continue reading »
Giddy: The Liebster Blog Award
Last week, Laura Stanfill graced me with the Liebster Blog Award. Say whaaaat? I’m so tickled, you guys! Not only because it’s über fun to win an award (which, of course, it is), but also because I get to do one of my favorite things, and PASS IT ON! Oh, heck yes. So here’s what … Continue reading »
Guest Post: Jennifer Oliver talks about Doubt
Today’s guest post is brought to you by Jennifer Oliver. Jennifer describes herself as ‘a day-dreamer, a hopeless romantic, a business woman, a friend, a grandmother, and a wife; but mostly…a writer.’ She currently has four WIP’s in the making, and has become a blogging warrior! Check out her site here, and go follow her … Continue reading »
Only Human: Guest Post by Ginger Calem
Today’s post was written by my friend and blogging buddy, Ginger Calem. I knew we were meant to be friends when I read her post about the grubby-undie-syndrome on Survivor. You can check out her blog here, and find her on Twitter here. Today she’s touching on a subject that’s bit me in the keister … Continue reading »
GUEST POST: Liz Schulte – From Frankenfish come Zombies
Check this out: today’s post was written by my friend Liz Schulte, who someday hopes to make her fortune selling t-shirts at tourist destinations that say “Life isn’t always flowers and sausages”. You can check out her blogs here and here. In just about a month, the first book of her new series, The Guardian … Continue reading »
Instead…
Right. So I had this uber-clever-funny blog post planned for Friday about how the invention of the dishwasher makes up for the invention of pantyhose. But this sicky-preggo stuff has me feeling selfish. All I want to do is sit in a bubble bath and re-read Twilight. (Yeah, I’m that girl. No shame here.) I … Continue reading »
Morning Sickness and WINNING!
The past five dayshave been a crash-course in Morning (aka, all-day) Sickness. Shafer Offspring#1,2,and 3 were each a pre-natal breeze, but Shafer Offspring #4? This kid marches to the beat of his/her own drum. And it’s making sure I know it. Which means I’m behind. On everything. Homeschooling? The kids are beginning to think that … Continue reading »
