My girl turned 14 today. I may be having a tiny bit of trouble getting my head around that. When she turned 10, I wrote this. When she turned 12, I wrote this. And now for 14, I am just speechless. I can only say: She’s awesome. She’s keeps turning more awesome. She’s a lot […]
#426: Staying at the Harvard Club I strangely do not know even one person who went to Harvard. Correction, I know one person, a former boss who barely acknowledged my existence for about four years. Four years during which I was frequently pretending to BE him (because it was my job, not because I am […]
This is me at Project: Underblog. Which you know if you’ve been around here. But still – it is! I am one of their #31days31voices. I am a VOICE I tell you! This is also me pretending I am a food blogger. Although I am not. And now I am hungry because I posted all […]
This Friday, I will wake up at 4AM. I will put on my cute skirt/leggings combo, an athletic top, a jacket, my handy-dandy black hat with pink trim, and my trusty sneakers. I will apply a lot of sunscreen even though the sun won’t even make an appearance for 3 more hours. I’ll probably make […]
#18: Name the trees that stood in the neighborhood where you grew up Um…I honestly don’t understand this assignment. Am I supposed to draw a diagram and point out where the maples were? (Were there maples?) Or am I supposed to, like, name them? Good old Bob, he was one heck of a tree. I […]
My Very Best Advice for the Teen Just Graduating from High School 1) Go to college. I don’t care if you go to community college or auto repair college or Harvard. I don’t care if you go full time or part time or online or in person. Continue your education. The more educated you are, […]
This post is part of a series inspired by prompts from the book 642 Things to Write About by the San Francisco Writers’ Grotto. If you want to play along, write your own post (on your blog or other online forum) and post a link in the comments. I’ll add “shout-outs” at the end of my post […]
This post is part of a series inspired by prompts from the book 642 Things to Write About by the San Francisco Writers’ Grotto. If you want to play along, write your own post (on your blog or other online forum) and post a link in the comments. I’ll add “shout-outs” at the end of my post […]
This post is part of a series inspired by prompts from the book 642 Things to Write About by the San Francisco Writers’ Grotto. If you want to play along, write your own post (on your blog or other online forum) and post a link in the comments. I’ll add “shout-outs” at the end of my post […]
We (yes, we) are nearing the end of the second batch of “assignments”. A bunch more have been submitted – THANK YOU to the number-thrower-outers out there :) Check out the list…and then go write one…for real. :) #23: You are looking down through the skylight as chefs prepare dinner for your ex-fiance’s wedding. #9: […]
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