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Why does it always seem that just when you get one part of your life on the right track, a different part falls to pieces? Some people would call it Murphy’s Law. I don’t really know what I’d call it… other than frustrating and completely unfair. If you get your love life finally settled, you lose your job. You get a little bit of extra money, then you break a tooth and have to spend it all fixing the damn tooth. Those are both just random examples, of course, but it happens. Right? It happens to me anyway, so I’m…

Sort of. I entered a writing contest in the contemporary series category, and I did not make the finals. They sent back the two judges score sheets, and out of a possible 210 points, one judge gave me a 176, and the other gave me a 156. I think the reason the second one was so much lower is because they seemed to count off points because my formatting had some spaces in it or something. That really honestly sucks, because I use open office which is free instead of paying hundreds of dollars for Microsoft Word, and apparently something…

I am home, thank God. This was not my most pleasant trip home ever, I’ll tell you. It started off amazing, but went downhill somewhere at the end of the trip. The first two nights, I spent my time mostly at my brother’s house, hanging out with my sister-in-law and their new, sweet baby. It was great!! I couldn’t have asked for a better woman for my brother to marry, and their baby is the sweetest thing you ever saw. When she smiles, her whole face lights up! It was great to spend some quality time as an aunt. Night…

Don’t ask me where I got that saying… well, okay you can ask. All I can say is that my mother used to say that almost everytime we got home from a trip. I don’t know where she got it, but I always think of it now when I’m heading home. Today I’m on my way again to Georgia to visit my parents and family. I can’t wait to see my niece, who is now almost 3 months old. I am also going to spend one night at my sister’s house. I hate being away from G, but I do…

Well, I did it! I am officially registered for the Romance Writer’s of America National Conference in Washington D.C. this summer. I have wanted to attend this conference for so many years, I can’t even remember the first time I went to their website to dream about it. It was more than ten years ago, I can tell you that. Writing was always like a secret dream to me. Singing was my out-there, in your face, everyone knows I love it, kind of passion. But writing was the dream I turned to when it was quiet and I felt restless….

For a very long time, I have wanted to try making some hand-made crafts and selling them at flea markets, on ebay, and at craft fairs. From beaded jewelry to handmade cards to personalized picture frames, I love to paint and create cute things. I just do. A while back, somewhere on this blog, I posted a picture of a craft table that G and I made for me in the third bedroom of our house. Since that room is also where my closet is, the craft table/desk has ended up being more of a catch-all clothing sorter. Translation: It’s…