Recently, a Twitter pal of mine noticed that the characters of AMC’s hit show Mad Men were Twittering. I had recently discovered the show and was just getting acquainted with the characters on DVD and was thrilled when @Don_Draper followed […]

If you write much, chances are you’ve dealt with it. Some call it writer’s block, others label it burnout, some dub it lack of inspiration. But no matter what you call it or how much you write, chances are, you’ve […]

After an intentional two-week blogging hiatus to enjoy my honeymoon and try to start settling into normal – two weeks that turned mysteriously into three – I’m sitting here at my computer thinking that now I know what the hardest […]

Lately, I’ve been feeling like a lot of all the customs involved with “getting married” in America are nothing short of a big, pointless, hassle, consumerism at its most effective, emotionally-clad best. Internationally or unintentionally set in the way of […]

Creativity, connection, inspiration. As a blogger, these are some of the most valuable commodities, regardless of your topic or niche. So it’s nice when they surface in the most unexpected of places. Lately, I’ve been finding myself in hyper-go-mode. And […]

If you’re going to blog, here’s one piece of advice you should follow: write great stuff. There are a zillion blogging tips out there, but this is the most important one. For a lot of reasons: It makes your ideas […]

1. I was homeschooled until high school, grew up in a small town, and used to pretend my bike was a motorcycle speeding down the dirt road when my sister and brother and I would play the game where we […]