Posts under ‘My Book’

My best friend is coming to visit me from Baltimore tomorrow, and I am more excited than before Christmas morning! Before she arrives, I thought I would give you all a glimpse into the beginning of our friendship…
When Courtney and I met, we were six years old, waiting for the big yellow school bus to [...]

It being the last day of the month, the wonderful Michelloui over at Mid-Atlantic English tagged me to do a word cloud based on what January means to me – clever words I’ve read, seen or perhaps written?
She writes:
“The End of Month Collection Cloud is a New Thing. I keep collecting words and phrases that [...]

I am writing one of the final chapters of my novel, and I keep thinking of the song by Soul II Soul, Back to Life, Back to Reality. It’s been stuck in my head for literally three days now, and it’s one of those songs I haven’t heard in so long, but gives me a [...]

I have signed up to do another half marathon. The Bath Half. Eek.
Somehow, this is in no way as frightening to me as the prospect of cooking an entire turkey for 24 people. 24!! Ten plus ten plus four! Twenty Four!!

Because that is what I brilliantly signed up to do.
In a moment of clarity last [...]

Lately, I’ve had a lot of reminders of my second grade elementary school class (or primary school for the British) where they told me to always remember the KISS rule – “Keep It Simple Stupid.” A life lesson in such a perfect simplistic phrase and at the age of 8.
Somehow, I can relate everything in [...]

Dinner Parties abound!
(I almost wrote “dinner parasites abound!” – I’m afraid to know what that must mean about me.)
Tonight, Asian Food Themed Dinner Party.
To start, Asian Avocado Salsa with some type of crackers and Bacon wrapped Shrimp with Rosemary and Stilton (OK, so this isn’t exactly Asian, but I figured anything with bacon will be [...]

I was at a dinner party last week with some friends of ours, and they were asking me about my book.  I often get asked about my book, and usually I’m a little embarrassed about responding because I don’t honestly think they’re interested in hearing about me sitting down to write everyday. I also generally [...]

Birthday week has thoroughly ruined my running and dieting. Isn’t that what it’s supposed to do?!
We have a system. Call it what you will – OCD, controlling, anal – but it works and we have lost weight from it and are maintaining it, and still are able to eat what we want.
If I eat under [...]

It’s funny how you try to implement change, and then you remember how little your mind actually likes or adheres to the change. As many times as I’ve moved, made new friends, changed my mind about the little things, I’m amazed by how much my brain opposes and how little it remembers about the joys [...]

The last two weeks have been eye-opening.
I was beginning to get a bit unhappy and negative about not having a job, not helping to earn money in the house, and I started thinking I shouldn’t really be here in Bristol.  I missed the USA like I never thought I would, and the days were boring [...]