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Sometimes the hard part is figuring out what you want out of life. My parents always said to me, “You can be anything you want to be in life.” I’m sure a lot of parents say that to their children. But while they are telling you that, they are also secretly telling you that what you want is this: to graduate from high school and go to college; to graduate college and get a good career for yourself making good money; to find a husband who also has a good job; to buy a nice house and collect nice things;…

I have been watching “So You Think You Can Dance” religiously this season, and I really think the dancers this year are some of the best ever. Last night’s show was the top 12, so after tonight, we will know the top 10, who, like American Idol’s top 10, will go on tour once the show is over. I don’t want to rehash all of the performances, but I just wanted to mention the show today because of one specific routine from last night’s show. Let me preface this by saying that although I don’t always like Mia Micheals’ personality,…

The world of publishing is insane. I think most people just don’t realize how long it can take to get a book published. What comes out as a new release today was probably written two years ago. How can fiction writers possibly keep their finger on the pulse of the times with turn arounds like that? Sometimes it’s more than two years. Let’s look at my first submission attempt… a novella of about 23,000 words called ‘Steal My Heart’. First, I sent it to Brava, a romance publisher who is print only and very well-respected. I got a response within…

When I was younger, I used to get so excited about going to Six Flags. I usually got to go with our band and chorus at school every year. The first time I went was actually with the high school band one year that my sister was going. I don’t remember why I got to go exactly, but it seems like maybe our Mom was a chaperone. I felt so cool at the back of the bus with all the popular kids. (my sister was always more popular in school than I was) And I definitely remember hardly being able…

It’s that time of year again! The local Sanrio store stocks wonderful Hello Kitty back to school items like spiral notebooks, new pencils, pencil boxes, special student planners, and of course, my favorite, notebook paper! The year before last, I went and got some paper, but I was so late getting there (August I think) that they only had a few left, so I think I got one packet. It was gone quickly. Last year, I went nutso and bought something like 6 packets. I still have 2 unopened of that kind. This year, I just can’t afford to spend…

Last night was glorious! Okay, so I had crazy dreams about some kind of wedding and then a sort of high school class reunion where I was forced to remember people that I’d rather forget forever, but that’s okay. I was asleep! I can feel the energy coursing through me today, and I know in my heart that this will be a good day. I can be productive and excited today. I will get work done and even, perhaps, tackle that mountain of laundry and the spaghetti pan that has been in the sink for twenty four hours. Today will…