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7 Interesting Things About Me

Michelle at BearTwinsMom tagged me for a meme.  I’ve been studiously avoiding it for some time now, but the guilt is starting to get to me, so here goes. 1. I am allergic to exercise.  I break out into a rash and everything, but it goes away as soon as I slow...

Blog Business 2-01-08

My weekly post at Forever Parenting went up yesterday about organizing kids’ toys. There’s still time left to get into the drawing for your very own copy of Sentinel: City of Destiny. Hm.  Well.  That’s it. 🙂 Happy weekend, everyone.   Mwah. The...

The Power of Words

A person I regard highly had a bad day this week and wrote about it on her blog (warning: language alert in link). IttyBiz – When You Feel Like A Raging Failure. As of the writing of this post, there were over 50 comments from readers offering support and...

Book Review- Sentinel: City of Destiny

I was contacted by Landel Bilbrey, the author of this book to read and review it here on the blog. Full disclosure: Mr. Bilbrey was kind enough to send me a copy of the book. I warned him that I’d be honest with my review, so here it is. This story is fantastic....

Group Project – The Sandwich Episode

Okay readers, I need some help. You ready? Good. Thursday I spent about ten hours working on the books for a local nonprofit. I was the one who transferred everything to the software program over a year ago, and they needed some updates to get ready for annual...

A Cure for the Common Blah

My weekly post is up at Forever Parenting.  Got any suggestions for beating the winter blahs?  I’d love to hear them! For the half of the planet that’s in the depths of winter, this is the time of year when the cold, dreary days can really get to you. Add to...