Thank you to everyone who sent warm and fuzzy thoughts my way for my birthday! This one was oddly difficult. The number isn’t particularly noteworthy, so I was somewhat surprised that in the weeks approaching it, I was feeling oddly reluctant to even talk about it – which made planning for it a challenge for
“The Art of Adapting” by Cassandra Dunn is a novel focusing on change, obstacles and triumphs of a family in Southern California. Lana, a recently separated mother of two teenagers, is trying to not only adjust to her newly changed marital status, but also the financial uncertainties associated with it. In addition, she has taken
The reviews are in from Readers’ Favorite, and they like me! Okay, they like “My Letter to Fear (Essays on Life, Love and the Search for Prince Charming),” and that’s not really me (except, if you’ve read the book, you know that I’m pretty much in the middle of it all). If you want to
Raise your hand if you have ever wished that merely yelling “Do Over!” would allow you to make a different decision or take a different path? Whether it is to erase 20 years, or 20 minutes of poor life choices, “Do Over” could be a useful tool. Sure, you could undo some things that you
Raise your hand if you have ever wished that merely yelling “Do Over!” would allow you to make a different decision or take a different path? Whether it is to erase 20 years, or 20 minutes of poor life choices, “Do Over” could be a useful tool. Sure, you could undo some things that you
The last seven days has been another one of those periods where it feels like long-gestating projects are making big leaps into being. It’s exciting, but it’s also a little dizzying, as I try to keep track of it all. Book My Letter to Fear (Essays on life, love and the search for Prince Charming)
I was texting with a friend last night, and I was struck by the realization that something vital had been left off of my new year’s resolution list. It turns out that among the career goals, I had inadvertently left off “Find Courage.” I don’t actually think of myself as a timid or fearful person
If you are a long-time reader, you know that I have been working on a series of essays based on true stories—both mine and from a number of different women. What started out as a small project of about 20 perspective pieces swelled to 60 different essays on life, love and the search for Prince
Getting this new year started in the right way seems to be a bit of a challenge. Raise your hand if you’ve had the same experience: