Last month I wrote about Find and Remind, a “planner” site for which I’m a “mombassador.” As you may or may not recall, I admitted in that post that I’m a dope. With no brain cells for remembering stuff, and generally a forgetful dip. I referenced my friend Lori, who is my hard…Continue Reading
Archives for February 2012
PROMPTuesday #183: Chicago, Etc.
Today I’m doing something a little unorthodox with PROMPTuesday: I’m sending you somewhere else. This prompt comes from the Write Practice, and asks that you write inspired by the word, “Chicago.” I left my submission there. I’d love to read what you write, too. You can say I sent you. Or not. You…Continue Reading
My Prime: And Don’t Let Life Pass You By
The Rock and I recently joined our good friends for a casual dinner, ordered a hefty order of pub food, and settled in for some easy conversation and laughs. I expected silly talk mostly, because a long week just passed behind us and we all seemed prepared to empty our minds of the drivel…Continue Reading
PROMPTuesday #182: Get it Out
What’s the one thing you’ve alway wanted to tell someone but never have? Maybe it’s a profession of love or a confession of guilt. Perhaps it’s something you need to get off your chest. Or words you’ve practiced in front of a mirror that you never delivered to the person for whom they were…Continue Reading
I’m No Spokesperson
{I think it’s time to post this again.} {And P.S. There’s some funny happening over at SurferWife’s this weekend you might want to check.} My husband is a tile and stone contractor whose work is so famously awesome he’s had amazing jobs for 20 years strictly by word of mouth. I mean, he’s good.…Continue Reading
Today at Bare Your Soul, Inc…
I want you to know that I’m super conflicted about posting this here. However, in the end, I try to practice what I preach. I’ve repeatedly written that I’m one of those people who will tell you everything if you ask. I aim to be honest and real and open. Even if the…Continue Reading
Best Of…
Why not? Have you ever written a “best of” recap for your favorite posts? I think you should. I’m going to do it. Because I’m so good at self promotion (see below). Several of these have appeared in other forums, because I only write a few passable things a year and just keep…Continue Reading
Just a Quick Little Thing
I’ve been working on a humor web series with my friend (and series creator AND star), Jessica Bern, and the show is going into production soon! Holy cowdogs. At any rate, there’s a scene in the third episode where bloggers are needed as extras and for speaking parts. Here’s the Facebook page for the BlogThis!…Continue Reading
PROMPTuesday #181: The Prime
The other day at dinner, a friend asked when I thought the prime of my life “happened.” I scanned my memories and tried to come up with an apt answer, which I did, and will post in answer to the below shortly. As for you, when is/was the prime of your life? And…Continue Reading
Oversharing
Sometime this month, I’m scheduled to be on the cover of a local weekly newspaper. I’ve known for awhile, probably about two weeks after my December interview, when the paper’s photographer called to set up my “cover photo shoot.” The fact that I — or rather my blog persona — would be featured on…Continue Reading
A Terrible Waste
I knew it was over when he told me he’d been killed. I received the email at work, the Monday after Thanksgiving, a day usually reserved for catch-up and slowly easing into the week. I grabbed my coffee from the break room like I always did first thing and settled at my PC, ready to…Continue Reading
PROMPTuesday #180: Another Finisher
This week’s prompt asks that you finish the below sentence with a story or a line or a paragraph: “I knew it was over when…” The “over” doesn’t have to be a relationship, it can be a phase in your life, a job, a party, or a discussion. Or anything for that…Continue Reading