My husband is something of a worry-wart. He’s afraid of nonstick pans (because they might release chemicals into our food), and he worries about sneaking snacks into the movie theater (because what if we get caught?!). He also worries about anything and everything getting stolen. When we were moving from Minneapolis to Maryland a few years ago, he brought… View Post
*This post contains a few affiliate links* I had my daughter at thirty-five: advanced maternal age according to the medical community. (Hey, at least they stopped referring to it as a “geriatric pregnancy,” right?) Since I’m somewhat late to the parenting game, I spent many years being the childless one at social gatherings or work events. And sometimes it… View Post
I never used Pinterest until… As I’ve mentioned before, I am not a visual person. So Pinterest was never really my jam. I didn’t even want to use Pinterest a few years ago when my husband and I were planning our wedding. When people asked, “what are your colors?” we said, “umm…blue?” When the woman doing our flowers asked what… View Post
Why Create a Professional Blog? I’m not a tech person. Or a visual person. Or a business person. For a long time I wrote posts on the free wordpress.com site, not even considering a professional blog. But then I had a baby, which meant I was suddenly very intrigued by the notion of making money from blogging. Because every… View Post
When it comes to querying agents, I made all the mistakes… Addressing the query to the wrong agent. Sending the wrong materials. Accidentally querying the same agent twice. I’m sad to say I have done them all. And then some. No, I haven’t stalked agents or sent them gift bags full of glitter and decorative soaps. (Definitely… View Post