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July 24, 2012
Writer’s Block & Gut Instinct
Wow. I’m at a loss. This hasn’t happened to me in a while, but I’m suffering from writer’s block. Even writing my blog posts has become more difficult. I don’t know if it’s because we’re in the throws of summer and life has revolved around entertaining my kids, but finding time to sit at the [...]
July 22, 2012
Swim Team: A Confession
I’m going to say it once and only once: I was wrong about swim team. Until this year, I had been unwilling to make the commitment to the sport. However, with a push from my friend and my husband, I changed my ways and stepped up to the plate. I was wrong about a few [...]
July 20, 2012
10 Pieces Yield 36 Outfits…Suggestions for Building Your Wardrobe for Fashion Friday.
One of the things I can pass along as a former fashion consultant is the importance of having the pieces that you purchase mix and match with each other. The easiest way to begin this process is to start with solid colors, then gradually add in patterns and floral prints. By starting with solid colors, [...]
July 19, 2012
Book ‘Em Danno: Making New Friends Through Book Club Visits
The support I’ve received for “Beneath the Mimosa Tree” has been overwhelming. From former students writing and publishing articles about the novel in local newspapers, to friends emailing me about how much they enjoyed it, to people recommending the book on Facebook or Goodreads, to book clubs asking me to attend their meetings, it’s been [...]
July 17, 2012
A Delightful Surprise: Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Every once in a while, a little film comes along, containing all the necessary ingredients of the tastiest of pies, and leaves you, quite unexpectedly, refreshingly satisfied. This is exactly the way I felt last night after watching “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen,” a film by director Lasse Hallstrom starring Ewan McGregor, Emily Blunt, Amr [...]
July 15, 2012
The Fortune Teller: A Piece of Flash Fiction
What is Flash Fiction? It’s telling a short story in a limited amount of words. Some call Flash Fiction a story in 300 words, 500 words, or under 1,000 words. There are varying degrees of word counts for this type of writing, and some Flash Fiction definitions include a word count of 1,500 words. In [...]
July 12, 2012
Fashion Friday: How Would You Categorize Your Style?
In continuing the summer “Fashion Fridays” posts, I thought we’d talk about personal style this week. When I used to have my little fashion side business, we categorized women into four categories. For the most part, I asked women with which style they could best identify. On the show, “Sex and The City,” the characters [...]
There Is Still A Thing Called Privacy: Leave Kate & William Alone
Did the media learn nothing from the hunting down and photographing of Princess Diana years ago? Let us cross our fingers that the media treads a little more lightly with Kate than they did with Diana. Today, The Palace is feeling hurt and betrayed. An Australian magazine has published photos of Prince William and Kate [...]
July 10, 2012
Contrary to Popular Belief, I Was Not Put On This Earth To Make Dinner
Hear me clearly: I am not a chef, a cook, or a baker. I don’t even pretend to want to be one. So how is it I have the distinct honor of having to make dinner every night? I don’t know about you, ladies, but I’ve had just about enough. If I had a white [...]
July 9, 2012
Being Tossed Aside: Trash In A Can
I was looking through my “collection” of poetry I’ve written and came across this poem. Some of the poetry I’ve penned makes me cringe because the poems were written with such emotion, it immediately brings me back to that moment, and sometimes I don’t want to be reminded of it. Some if it makes me [...]
