I sure was having a leisurely afternoon on a Wednesday. Hubby had a late meeting. Plenty of leftovers in the refrigerator, I was off the hook for cooking dinner. At five o’clock, I thought, “Hey, there won’t be any lines at the car wash, I’m taking my latest InStyle...
With two boys having gone through the college essay process, I know at one week into the school year, the blinking cursor on that WORD document is the only thing on the page. Or maybe it’s full of sentences like, “I don’t know what I’m good at,...
It’s college essay season and if you have a senior, the stress of finishing up essays is skyrocketing. Or maybe worse, because the senior hasn’t cracked the essay, at all. Summer was too fun, as it should be. And now, ugh, is there an easier way to go? Yes, an essay...
I’m going back to my roots for July 4th, 2019. The 70s stick in my mind best about celebrating America’s birthday. I want to commemorate the date by eating simple burgers with Heinz ketchup and French’s mustard and a side of chips, no fuss. I want to relive a happy...
Summer heat is kicking in around our area, triple digits. It’s slightly unusual for the temps to be so high so early in the summer months. However, “unusual” seems to be the “usual” any more. An unseasonably warm June or an unseasonably cool May, makes for an...
My book cover has a story, two stories really. The first is about finding an illustrator suited to my tastes. Fortunately, a friend introduced me to a website for self-publishing authors called Reedsy, where I could plug in my filters: memoir, inspirational; then sort...
Blustery cold weather keeps hitting the Bay Area like a boom-a-rang, cold, warm and cold again. Sunday night of Memorial Day weekend when a BBQ dinner was the norm, seemed weird. Who has a BBQ in the rain? Our go to rainy-day dinner is soup. We’ve had so many rainy...
In the early days of announcing my book, friends shared a flood of ideas with me. Blogging and facebook used to be pretty advanced forms of building awareness. There is more, a lot more. I. Am. Behind. “Podcasts. That’s where it’s at!” What?!? How does that work? I...
Before my boys were born, I read about the importance of bonding. Without it, I could risk scarring them for life. I have to admit, the first few weeks of carrying around my first son, an 8lb 7oz bundle for hours every day, I thought, “This bonding is a lot of work!” ...
“How many books have you sold?” That’s a question that comes up frequently since publishing my first book. My pat answer, “Sales are good!” I stopped giving actual numbers because to non-authors, the numbers don’t sound impressive. Honestly, there are probably...
