Why Do…

by | Jan 10, 2011 | Life, Writing

Why do my cats wait until my tea is hot and my food is ready, to throw up a hairball”right in front of me? Why do my dogs choose the precise moment I’m falling asleep to hop on the bed and use me as a trampoline? Why does a pharmaceutical company hawking their...

Sunday Thoughts

by | Jan 9, 2011 | Life, Writing

Watched the A-Team and I have to say this: I’m a romance writer. By my very profession, I come up with insane and creative ways to get my characters kissing, but never, NEVER IN MY LIFE have I EVER conceptualized a scene where the hero throws up and then makes...

Top Ten

by | Jan 6, 2011 | Life

Just finished watching The Expendables, and I now have ten reasons I’d want to be a man in a traditional (as opposed to something like Rundown or Lara Croft:Tomb Raider) action movie: You can get blown up and the only injury is a scratch above your forehead. You...

S.A.D. Too, S.A.D. Two

by | Dec 14, 2010 | Life

Thanks to everyone who’s been emailing. I didn’t realize how many people struggle with S.A.D/Winter Blues.I woke up yesterday morning and realized that my life was seriously out of whack if the thought of taking time off created so much anxiety. So, I...

It’s all so S.A.D.

by | Dec 12, 2010 | Life

Seasonal Affective Disorder hits just about everyone in the north. For the past few weeks, there’s been nothing but grey sky, white/grey snow, and the monochromatic landscape has finally gotten to me. Nothing huge or serious, but there are some signs that tell...