I had this strike back on the pregnant comments idea.I wanted to take all kinds of pictures of me doing unpregnant things.

Like playing football.

Rock climbing.

Moving couches.

Payback, baby. Payback to all those people who think it's okay to rub my belly and say things like I discussed last week.

But then that's not really payback when you think about ( Read more... )

 Lately I’ve been a little sensitive about my size. I am a pregnant lady, no doubt about it. And this is my third time being a pregnant lady so I should be used to it by now ( Read more... )

 Today I am going to make a heart-full plug for keeping a journal ( Read more... )

I'm going to be here more.  I hope.  In any case, here is a cross post from Throwingupwords :

I feel extremely flattered by Carol's Monday post for so many reasons. I will name just a few:

1. Carol Lynch Williams said she was jealous of me???? ME?

• the woman home schooled her five beautiful girls all while writing a gazillion amazing books.
• all her ( Read more... )

I am here because I miss it. And my journal misses me. Remember when you used to apologize to your journal for being gone so long? I'm so sorry I've been gone so long

This weekend there is a writing marathon.
If I don't reach my goal, bad things are going to happen.
If I do reach my goal, good good things are going to happen.

I also ruined some ( Read more... )

I never blog but I want to. I really want to. I was talking to Carol (of The Chosen One fame) and she said she had the same problem. So we decided to see if we could guilt each other into it by blogging together. We're going to have readers of the week, book reviews, writing exercises with giveaways, author profiles/interviews, guest bloggers and ( Read more... )

No one knows this but sometimes I hide from my kids ( Read more... )

Dear My Life,
How are you? I'm okay. We've been living at my sister's house for awhile because our new old house is not done or near done or will be done any time soon. That's fun. Sister is very nice and they have a new new house with heat and soft carpet and a big large TV that plays pinocchio and Tom and Jerry and Mickey Mouse on demand. Heaven.
( Read more... )

The first day of college, I almost threw up. I don't even remember what the classes were, what the homework was, how huge the professors seemed. All I remember was I wanted to die ( Read more... )

"Just as you cook with what's in season, you write with what's most congenial to your life at that moment; you go with what your natural tendency is." Ian Frazier