Hello everyone and happy weekend! I hope you are getting up to all kinds of shenanigans this weekend, even though it is absolutely freezing here in Western New York. Winter had to come some time. You...
You know those Rachel Berry type girls who think that the world revolves around their amazing talent and who believe that no one deserves the leads in the musicals quite as much as them and all the h...
I’ve been rereading Jenny Blake’s “Life After College” and working my way through the exercises. I usually dislike self-help books that come with exercises, because they make ...
I originally intended to record and post this video yesterday, but Drew and I ended up spending most of the day at the veterinary office, crying and worrying, as we were forced to make a very difficu...
Your living situation, whether you live in a house, apartment or bedroom, will be made brighter and better with a houseplant. I know it sounds like I’m using mind control on you, but I’m seriou...
When I was in college, I envisioned a career working as a freelance writer for a variety of publications, or working as an editorial assistant at a publishing company like the one I interned for. Whe...
So I had an idea… Fortunately, this means that everything about this blog is about to change. I mean, EVERYTHING. It’s going to take me a few days to get things sorted but once I’m ...
So it’s officially been a year since I’ve owned a notebook. No note taking in 2011. It wasn’t planned, but last year was a rather empty, uninspired year. In fact, I would like to...
Notebooks are back!
So wait, what? There are recipes on this blog now? Yes there are! Potato and Fennel Soup You Will Need One tablespoon of olive oil 6 yukon gold potatoes One fennel 2 cups of coconut milk salt ...
The end of an amazing week and the beginning of a fresh new one! I wish last week had never ended. I succeeded in nearly all my goals both in the kitchen and out in the world. My mom adopted two new ...
Happy Sunday to all of you. I hope you had a good week, but if you didn’t and if you are feeling down, then I hope this picture of puppies cheers you up! Because who isn’t cheered up by p...
Until I became determined to become self-sufficient in the home and kitchen, I had never thought about baking bread. I love bread. Too much. However, the idea of making the perfect loaf on my ...
Happy 2012 everyone! Welcome to the first post of the new year and to the new feature on my blog, Manic Mondays! I hope to help you stop thinking of Mondays as a day to dread, but as a day to hope. W...
So sometime halfway through 2011, I quit writing. I didn’t do it on purpose. I just stopped one day. I stopped thinking of stories and I stopped writing down ideas. Occasionally I would remembe...
I received a Kindle for Christmas. I had lost some of my spark for reading the past few months, but now I am spinning with excitement with all the books I want to read. Unfortunately, I have three bo...
Drove home from work last night listening to songs I hadn’t heard in six years. Songs that defined my teenage years, when my friends and I would fool around in the communications department, DJs at t...
Last night I played music in the bath and put my head under the water. I disappeared into the other world. The world that once caressed and loved me. The world where I knew my power, and the power of...
Greetings everyone! Happy Friday. I hope you are all enjoying your December, and aren’t going too crazy with Christmas shopping. Take a moment to just enjoy the world around you as we transitio...
Something we’ve been hearing a lot about in the news for the past few years has been the tragic affect bullying has on teenagers in schools. Many teenagers who have been bullied about their sexuality...
It will be the end of November in a couple days, and I barely posted at all during that month. What a crazy thirty days this has been! Unlike many of you, I have not been working my butt off on NANOW...
Happy Halloween Graphics Graphics for Orkut, Myspace, Friendster, Hi5 Happy Halloween everyone! This holiday is also lovingly known as Samhain, a holiday where we remember those we love who have pass...
This week, I decided to finally participate in Chuck Wendig’s Flash Fiction Challenge. I chose an easy one for my first attempt, a challenge called “Five Words, Plus One Vampire.” I...
This morning, I preordered the new Amazon Fire. This is a gigantic leap for me. Gigantic because I was always one of those people who preached their devotion to paper books and condemned the digital ...
This post is going to seem like a huge advertisement for my workplace, but let it be. For those of you who do not know, I currently work as the Live Nursery Specialist at my local Lowe’s. Last ...
I could, if I wished, write a massive and detailed 600 word book review to tell you why you should read “The Map of Time.” You may sit through it, you may not. But knowing my readers, the...
Inspiration does not come when I demand it. It comes in the moments of sleep, before the dreams begin. I am waiting every moment for the answer to all my questions to come to me. I want something to ...
Every new week is an opportunity for me to find new inspiration, meet new characters, start a new story and write new poetry. Every week is an opportunity for me to meet new people and enjoy new expe...
It’s that time of year again! Autumn has always been a few short months of constant beauty and inspiration, followed by a long winter. This is my hiking season. I don’t have as much time ...
Amazing Lace! Free People – August in Venice from FreePeople on Vimeo. It’s time for to shop for fall fashion! For some reason, I enjoy shopping for fall fashion more than I do for spring...
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