I sat at my computer for ten minutes trying to come up with a title for this post, and this is the best I could do. Sure, I could have called it miscellaneous or etc. or things that come to mind randomly. but those feel like titles from a new blogger, not someone in… Continue reading Titles Don’t Come Easy, You Know
When I meet people in my everyday life, I don’t tell them about this blog. Most people don’t find out until we become Facebook friends. And at that point, there’s really no hiding it anymore. Because once you’re a Facebook friend, you will eventually find it. I’m required to share my Chicago Parent posts on… Continue reading The Secret
If I thought I could get away with it, I’d totally pitch a book idea based on my recent Google searches. And honestly, I would definitely buy that book. I’d devour every page of it! But then again, I’m also the kind of person who bought a book written by Tori Spelling. At full price.… Continue reading What I Google
Recently, I started noticing other blogs’ headers. I mean, doesn't everyone? A few days later, I was poking around on Etsy and realized people actually sell blog header packages. Like, this is a whole thing. A market! For headers! Who knew? The prices were around $30 for a “package,” but I didn’t inquire… Continue reading How To Make a Blog Header Without Really Trying
Photo courtesy of Balee Images. Back in February, I mentioned I was lucky enough to be cast as a reader in the 2014 Listen To Your Mother lineup. Well, the show happened last weekend, and YOU GUYS— I waited a whole week to start writing this post, which is forever for me to get “pen… Continue reading It Was a Good Day
When my friend Shannon called me last fall inquiring if I wished to go to the Erma Bombeck Writer’s Workshop in the spring, it intrigued me. I remember Erma Bombeck from my childhood. My mom and grandma would watch her on Good Morning America. They bought her books and chuckled at her newspaper columns. I… Continue reading Erma Bombeck Writers Workshop 2014
A Grace Full Life 