My grandmother has been on my mind a lot lately. She passed away a little over two years ago, but this fall I was going through a box of old papers and found the last birthday card she sent me. I think I was taken aback because I didn’t realize that I still had the card. Since she has been on my mind, I decided to replicate one of her recipes. I thought I’d pick a holiday themed recipe. I…
Yes, I know that song says that there are 12 days of Chistmas and ABC Family says there are 25 days of Christmas, but in my closet it’s the eight days of Christmas. Over the years, I have accumulated quite a stash of Christmas clothing. Some items are cute, some items are….well, they’re tacky. I have Christmas sweaters, tee shirts, red cardigan, green cardigan, Christmas tree ballet flats, green Chucks, a headband made from garland….you get the idea. Why do…
November…the month we traditionally give thanks for all of the good things in our lives was a busy one. Last year, I was one of those people who made the daily facebook post detailing what I was thankful for on each particular day. Instead of rehasing each day, I am going to choose two highlight two things for which I am thankful. The first being my family. I am one of the lucky ones who has a family with with…
“Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans.” Those words pretty much sum up my fall. October was filled with work, awards, football and music. The highlight of the month was the Matt Nathanson concert. I hadn’t really heard much about the opening act Joshua Radin, but I really enjoyed him. I had heard a few of his songs, I just didn’t realize they were his songs. The show was at Headliners, a local music venue. It’s small…
Tonight I had the opportunity to listen to Mary Beth Tinker talk about her life and how she became a champion for the rights of young people. While listening to her story, I was taken with the stories about her childhood how her family was forced to relocate after her minister father questioned why the officials in their town would not allow the African American children to go to the local pool. She grew up in a home that fostered…
Sometimes, I receive an email or read a post on social media and find myself cringing. It’s not that I find the post offensive, I just question why the sender didn’t take the time to proofread or edit the post. Whether or not you believe it, people do judge books by their covers. We have always been told that you only get one chance to make a first impression. What kind of first impression does poor grammar or bad writing…
I have spent the last nine weeks teaching other people how to write. How ironic that teaching other people how to write has kept me too busy to really sit down and do what I love to do? One of the things I teach students about opinion writing is the briefly comment format. It’s when you have to sit down and write an editorial or opinion column and don’t have a strong enough idea to carry an entire piece or…
My love affair with fashion began at an early age, before I even knew what love affairs were. While most little girls were playing house, I was playing Barbies. My cousins wanted Barbie to drive around in her pink corvette to her three-story dream house with the ever perfect, ever plastic Ken at her side. I would have none of that nonsense. I was much too occupied with changing Barbie’s outfit to ever worry about Ken. I would spend…
One of my favorite artists released new music today. I made a special trip to Best Buy to purchase the CD. I eagerly ripped off the plastic so I could play it. Call me old fashioned, but I prefer to buy the entire CD of artists I really enjoy. If I don’t like a track or two, I don’t have to put them on my iPod. I, also, like the liner notes which you don’t get with a digital download….
After mucho technical difficulty, I am back up and running.
