Last holiday season, when I worked at the Barnes & Noble in Minnesota, a clean-cut 30-something man, about my age, approached me at the information desk. His short, sandy hair was neatly trimmed, his face freshly shaved, and he wore a grass-green long-sleeved polo, tucked into khaki chinos. He stepped up to the counter where … Continue reading Lost Balls
Several friends have asked, “How’s your writing going?” now that I’ve got a full-time job. While I haven’t been writing as much for my blogs as I was when I was a stay-at-home-mom, I am excited that my job as a Happiness Engineer involves writing All. Day. Long. Even more thrilling, especially for a writer … Continue reading A day in the life of a Happiness Engineer: word counts
When I first started blogging a little more than two years ago, I didn’t know what I was doing. I owned a handmade soap business at the time, and because I love to write, I launched a blog to build my company’s brand. A good friend of mine, Liv Lane, happened to roll out a … Continue reading I do it for the comments
I am happy to report that I got some revisions done today. Enough, in fact, that I decided to reward myself, not with ice cream or cupcakes, but with search engine terms. Sometimes, when I’m avoiding writing but want to pretend like I’m doing something productive for my blog, I check my stats to see … Continue reading In case you’re searching for a farting goat Venn diagram
My ship stood out in the vast array of vessels, since it was the only giant robot. – Ernest Cline I just finished the funnest book ever.* And I mean, like, Harry Potter fun. After reading a Book Riot piece called How to Recover from an AMAZING Book, and absolutely relating to the literature hangover … Continue reading Ready Player One: Epic Fun Factor
Between “severe weather” days, delayed starts, and early releases, the kids haven’t had a full week of school since winter break. Spring will be here soon, right? I prepared this yesterday, giggling to myself, when I thought for sure the kids would have a snow day today. They only got a two hour delay. Now … Continue reading Snow Day Fatigue
Butterfly Mind 