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February 5, 2016
Winter Fashion: I Have Concerns
I'm battling a raging sinus infection and you know what I'm wearing? An infinity scarf. In case you missed last week, we have an infinity scarf issue in our house. Marc is opposed; I am in favor. We aren't quite as heated about neckwear as we were about getting Mr. Trump out of our state Monday evening. I was pretty whipped up about that. Marc was, as is his nature, more measured in his
January 29, 2016
Winter Fashion: Marc Has Concerns
Marc and I have been married seventeen years. I married a good man, which is fortunate for me since I was completely clueless and about ten years old.
One thing we know after all these years together is that Marc knows best what clothes look good on me. Please don't send me letters and try to get me to free myself like the good feminist I am. I am not shackled to anything here. I simply
One thing we know after all these years together is that Marc knows best what clothes look good on me. Please don't send me letters and try to get me to free myself like the good feminist I am. I am not shackled to anything here. I simply
January 22, 2016
Five Ways To Survive A Midwest Winter
Oh, baby, is it ever cold outside.
If you are reading this from a warm locale, please do not speak. I can't bear it. You are dead to me, along with every living thing in my backyard.
If, however, you are among the hearty and seasonally depressed in the Midwest, this post is for you. We are in this together. Let us rise above. Let us commiserate. Let us talk survival strategy. Here are
If you are reading this from a warm locale, please do not speak. I can't bear it. You are dead to me, along with every living thing in my backyard.
If, however, you are among the hearty and seasonally depressed in the Midwest, this post is for you. We are in this together. Let us rise above. Let us commiserate. Let us talk survival strategy. Here are
January 17, 2016
Giving Guide
Hello and happy freezing cold day from the tundra! Here's what I look like this morning:
Not exactly true. This woman is European. So I looked less stylish.
Listen, I want you to know I'm not going to start being THAT GIRL. You know, that girl who blogs every forty-five minutes and annoys you by telling you about it and gets sad and sulky when you don't read it and comment with hearts
Not exactly true. This woman is European. So I looked less stylish.
Listen, I want you to know I'm not going to start being THAT GIRL. You know, that girl who blogs every forty-five minutes and annoys you by telling you about it and gets sad and sulky when you don't read it and comment with hearts
January 15, 2016
Inside Scoop: Operation Bonnet
Oh, Nellie. Operation Bonnet is Nellie’s story,
and it’s a doozy. Nellie, an academic smarty pants with rough social skills,
desperately wants to become a private investigator. Her small town in Ohio,
however, is too sleepy for any case worth its salt. So when her first break
comes from an ex-Amish guy who needs some help in the love department, she puts
on her bonnet and infiltrates an Old
and it’s a doozy. Nellie, an academic smarty pants with rough social skills,
desperately wants to become a private investigator. Her small town in Ohio,
however, is too sleepy for any case worth its salt. So when her first break
comes from an ex-Amish guy who needs some help in the love department, she puts
on her bonnet and infiltrates an Old
January 14, 2016
Inside Scoop: Stretch Marks
The title of this book has made many a man squirm in my
presence over the years. I’m not sure why. I think of stretch marks as
completely benign, a part of life. Like freckles. Or hangnails. Or a dilated
cervix. OK, maybe not the cervix.
Stretch Marks is a modern love story about a girl who finds
herself pregnant, alone, and trying not go batty when her mom comes to “rescue”
her. Here’s a
presence over the years. I’m not sure why. I think of stretch marks as
completely benign, a part of life. Like freckles. Or hangnails. Or a dilated
cervix. OK, maybe not the cervix.
Stretch Marks is a modern love story about a girl who finds
herself pregnant, alone, and trying not go batty when her mom comes to “rescue”
her. Here’s a
January 13, 2016
Inside Scoop: Act Two
Act Two is the
story of a diva. I’ve known some divas in my day. I hope to Jesus that I never
was one, but I did go through junior high, so odds aren’t in my favor. During
my first couple years of college, I majored in music, and let me assure you,
music divas are their own breed. Vocal music majors, along with trumpet
players, rise to the top. I was a soprano, so that’s an issue. And I was
story of a diva. I’ve known some divas in my day. I hope to Jesus that I never
was one, but I did go through junior high, so odds aren’t in my favor. During
my first couple years of college, I majored in music, and let me assure you,
music divas are their own breed. Vocal music majors, along with trumpet
players, rise to the top. I was a soprano, so that’s an issue. And I was
January 12, 2016
Inside Scoop: Bottom Line
Let’s be honest: when
you write a novel about a Christian lingerie pyramid scheme, you should expect
some pushback. After all, those poor publishers! They’d just found out Christians had sex, and now this! Cute clothes to wear and that even ENCOURAGE
the having of the sex!
Do you see why it’s always been touch-and-go between me and
the pubs?
Bottom Line is the second in the Heidi
you write a novel about a Christian lingerie pyramid scheme, you should expect
some pushback. After all, those poor publishers! They’d just found out Christians had sex, and now this! Cute clothes to wear and that even ENCOURAGE
the having of the sex!
Do you see why it’s always been touch-and-go between me and
the pubs?
Bottom Line is the second in the Heidi
January 11, 2016
Inside Scoop: Balancing Act
Hi, all. And by “all,” I mean Mom. Thanks for sticking with
me, Mom. And for the lovely scented candle for Christmas. You’re the best.
I’ve been away, doing all sorts of things, like laundry, and
never-ending dishwashing, and parenting, and spousing, and writing a novel that
I buried under a tree in the backyard, and then writing another novel which is still above ground, and getting a
me, Mom. And for the lovely scented candle for Christmas. You’re the best.
I’ve been away, doing all sorts of things, like laundry, and
never-ending dishwashing, and parenting, and spousing, and writing a novel that
I buried under a tree in the backyard, and then writing another novel which is still above ground, and getting a
December 23, 2013
Happy Christmas 2013!
Hello, dear people.
Despite all those Internet rumors, I didn't die. Wait--that rumor was about Johnny Depp. He isn't dead either, though he is against showing his teeth in photographs.
I, however, am not!
Listen, I've missed you people. I'm sorry for my long absence, but I have found I cannot multi-task. That's not true: I CAN multi-task if it involves cooking dinner,
Despite all those Internet rumors, I didn't die. Wait--that rumor was about Johnny Depp. He isn't dead either, though he is against showing his teeth in photographs.
I, however, am not!
Listen, I've missed you people. I'm sorry for my long absence, but I have found I cannot multi-task. That's not true: I CAN multi-task if it involves cooking dinner,
