Posted in Other Places to Find Me on Feb 7th, 2008 No Comments »
I contributed another essay to A Wild Ride, a resource blog for parents parenting in challenging circumstances. Here is an excerpt:
Last Spring when Bryan and I were in the car with our two kids - a preschooler and a toddler - a verbal scuffle started in the back seat.
Ruthie (the preschooler): MOM! We’re playing hide [...]
Posted in Books, Other Places to Find Me on Jan 30th, 2008 95 Comments »
It’s that time again, the time in which I give something away. For free. And it’s all her fault.
Remember the last time I gave something away for free? It was awesome. It was like a party on This Pile with all those comments.
Here’s your second chance if you missed all the hoopla before - you’re [...]
Posted in On Writing, Other Places to Find Me on Jan 11th, 2008 No Comments »
That’s the title of my latest post over at The Vox Pop Network. You should go read it. It’s right over here. I give you a taste:
A few months ago on an espresso high, I was reorganizing my bookshelves in the middle of the night when I came across good old Ozzie. Chambers, [...]
Posted in Blog Stuff, Everyday, Other Places to Find Me on Nov 9th, 2007 1 Comment »
Judging by my plummeting stats, you all are feeling the same about this blog as I am - bleh. I hear ya. I’m just not that into it either, so no offense taken.
I’ve been putting a lot of energy into my new lifestyle of waking up, working out, cleaning the house, and [...]
Posted in Blog Pile, Other Places to Find Me on Nov 5th, 2007 1 Comment »
I’m back from a weekend away and trying to get back into real life again. If you want to check out my first four posts on the Thirty Things I Love, they are Getting Away, Bryan, The Ocean, and Coming Home.
For those of you eagerly anticpating the winner of the Fall Ya’ll giveaway [...]
Posted in Other Places to Find Me on Nov 1st, 2007 No Comments »
I’ll be offline for the weekend. If you miss me, you can read about the Thirty Things I Love over at my NaBloPoMo site - new posts will be up every day over there.
Posted in Other Places to Find Me on Nov 1st, 2007 No Comments »
My latest post is up at the Vox Pop Network, fulfilling a long time dream of quoting Fight Club’s Chuck Palanhniuk on a church website. To discover why I find him relevant to a Christ follower, go here to read the post.
Posted in Other Places to Find Me on Oct 31st, 2007 72 Comments »
I had no idea that such a thing existed, but apparently you can get lots of things for free on the internet this week! At the urging of Kristin, who has become quite the give-away addict by all accounts, I am participating. Yipee!
I am giving away a brand spankin’ new copy of Anne Lamott’s [...]
Posted in Other Places to Find Me on Oct 31st, 2007 1 Comment »
I finally came up with a theme for NaBloPoMo, and made my first post over there as a preview. Here is an excerpt:
Several ideas came to mind when considering what to focus on. I recently began a campaign to lose forty pounds and have been going to the gym four days a week. I bought [...]
Posted in Blog Stuff, Other Places to Find Me on Oct 29th, 2007 1 Comment »
Visit NaBloPoMoThis year I’ve decided to participate in NaBloPoMo during the month of November.
Ah, what was that?
NAtional BLOg POsting MOnth: Post every day for a month.
I set up my own page at the NaBloPoMo site, and will likely make all my daily posts there with occasional links from here to remind you that I [...]
Posted in On Writing, Other Places to Find Me on Oct 11th, 2007 1 Comment »
My latest post is up at the Vox Pop Network. Titled Four Star Hospitality, it is about my recent dining experience at Salty’s on Alki, and how it inspired me to be friendlier. Here is an excerpt:
And when I say they smiled and greeted us, I’m not just referring to a pass-by smile on [...]
Posted in On Writing, Other Places to Find Me on Oct 8th, 2007 No Comments »
I cross-posted one of my recent essays over at A Wild Ride, you can check it out here. I posted it just as it was on This Pile, but I changed the title. Sometimes when I can’t think of a creative title, I just slap something down because I’m anxious to get a post [...]
Posted in On Writing, Other Places to Find Me on Oct 3rd, 2007 1 Comment »
I ran into a woman at Fred Meyer a couple months ago. We were both dropping off our kids at the while-you-shop daycare, and I said something to her about how nice it is to be able to shop without distraction. We talked for a few minutes, and then she commented on how I looked [...]
Posted in On Writing, Other Places to Find Me on Sep 19th, 2007 No Comments »
My latest post is up at Mars Hill’s Vox Pop Network about stepping out of my comfort zone. Titled, Overcoming the fear that toilet paper may be hanging out of my skirt, here is an excerpt….
I once watched with curiosity as my friend stopped to talk to a homeless woman in my neighborhood and [...]
Posted in Blog Stuff, On Writing, Other Places to Find Me on Sep 18th, 2007 3 Comments »
Things are finally falling into place concerning my other writing gig (I just love saying that - writing ‘gig’), and I will hereby unveil it in this post.
In juuust a minute.
But first, a little context. By now you’ve probably figured out that despite the drinking and the swearing and the boob shots, I am [...]
