Love the Space You’re In

We rent. We rent a tidy 3 bedroom, 2 bath house on an acre of land. This house is home to me, my husband, my six year old, my 16 month old. The kids share a room; the third bedroom is our office. It’s maybe 1,100 sq feet.
After a lifetime of travels, I am no [...]

It’s a Writer’s Life For Me

You already know that I’ve always wanted to be a writer — a published writer, to be specific. And now that I am, I have to say that it’s kind of nice. Except for the writing part.
I’m kidding, of course. The writing part for me is actually the best part, especially now that I’ve had [...]

Pop What?

Confession: I know nothing about pop culture.
Confession: The only thing I know about pop culture has to do with Paris Hilton, which I read on Deb Eileen’s blog, which Deb Anna has already commented on, on Monday.
Confession: So I Googled it. I actually Googled, “What is pop culture?” (I know, this just gets more pathetic [...]

First Lines

First things first: the winners of last week’s post contest, “Harmony and Balance” can be found at Mia Musings. A big mahalo to everyone who entered — it was a lot of fun!
One of the best tools I’ve come across to jumpstart your writing is first lines. I was first introduced to it by Natalie [...]

Harmony, Balance and a Contest Give-Away

Here’s my basic approach to life — there are all sorts of clues and bits of information (experiences gone good, experiences gone bad) that help us develop a greater understanding of who we are and what it is we want to do next. Astrology — just like the I Ching, dreams, “coincidences,” Chinese fortune cookies, [...]





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