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September 23, 2008
Hey, kids. I’m only a few days into my blogging break, but they’ve been productive ones (which was the idea). I’m cranking through my editing — well, okay, some minutes cranking, others creaking.
Just wanted to let you know that you can find my latest Dinner for One on what it means to be called a single mom — [...]
Posted September 23, 2008, 10:09 am
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September 17, 2008
Good news:
I received a request for my full manuscript from a second agent. Woohoo!
Bad news:
I haven’t figured out how to clone myself…and I still have a few more chapters to go with the polishing.
Good news:
I’ve matured tremendously (cough, cough) in the 2 weeks since turning 40, so I now accept that I can’t do – and shouldn’t attempt to [...]
Posted September 17, 2008, 10:57 am
Tags: agent wants my manuscript!, blogging vaca, my novel, polishing, writing
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September 12, 2008
And is that such a bad thing?
Dear Eva,
What pretty eyes you have without all that gunk around them! And look at those lips without lipstick!
(Wait — am I allowed to talk about lipstick? Is a big red, white and blue MCain cane going to sweep me off my own stage?)
Well, way to show those photogs, [...]
Posted September 12, 2008, 1:48 pm
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September 7, 2008
If you haven’t noticed by now, I’m not much of a political or “issues” blogger. I’m not much of a political or issues person, for that matter. But I couldn’t help but appreciate an opinion piece called “The Palin Effect: She makes me want to take a nap” that appeared in our Sunday paper today [...]
Posted September 7, 2008, 10:23 pm
Tags: can I please have a nap, palin is a multitasking madwoman, politics for the unpolitical, relating to uber-moms
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September 3, 2008
Just back from a sales meeting and thought I’d share with you a few key phrases I overheard during one of the presentations. I was a little confused about what they meant, so I took a stab* at translating them:
“The turkey’s on the table” – If you watch less of the Today show and work harder, fatty poultry products will magically appear in [...]
Posted September 3, 2008, 11:05 am
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August 29, 2008
I’m off work today, catching up on a few things around the house and on the manuscript project that will never die (although the light at the end of the tunnel is still gleaming in my eye). Needless to say I’m reaaaaaally looking forward to this long holiday/birthday weekend.
I don’t want to dwell on the [...]
Posted August 29, 2008, 12:44 pm
Tags: 40 is new 30, busy summer, finding balance, new attitude
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August 26, 2008
The kids’ first day of school is tomorrow. Wow, I can’t believe summer is almost over! While I dread the mounds of papers I’ll undoubtedly have to read and fill out over the next two weeks, I’m looking forward to a set routine and schedule — two things that will make this single mama’s life a whole lot easier. [...]
Posted August 26, 2008, 10:41 am
Tags: abc's of single parent survival, back to school, dinner for one, kids
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August 23, 2008
I usually don’t have plans for weeks at a time and wouldn’t you know I had invitations to attend not one, but two blogging get-togethers yesterday evening. So, I did what every master juggler/love my blogging people person would do. I bemoaned the fact I was so popular and went to both.
We may have giant [...]
Posted August 23, 2008, 1:32 pm
Tags: friends, networking
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August 19, 2008
Cougar, originally uploaded by ashour rehana.
The kids and I just came back from a dinner out at Red Robin. Now, I’m usually pretty clueless about guys noticing me, and even me noticing guys for more than a casual “Yeah, he’s [hot/cute]” moment. I mean, I love me a handsome man to look at, but I [...]
Posted August 19, 2008, 7:54 pm
Tags: cougar crisis, me: too old, oh-my, them: too young
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August 19, 2008
A few months ago I joined FaceBook and MySpace to catch up with friends old and new, and to do a little networking with other writers. I took a chance and contacted a local author, Philip Beard, to introduce myself. Well, what do you know? Not only did Philip agree to connect with me, he sent me [...]
Posted August 19, 2008, 12:33 pm
Tags: facebook, networking, writing
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