BEFORE YOU CAN FIND BLISS DO THIS: READ

I saw the most amazing thing on the Today Show yesterday morning. Warmed my heart, caused my serotonin levels to shoot through the roof, and of course it centered around a topic I’m crazily passionate about: Reading. Oh, my God, do I love to read. Always have. Even...

HAPPINESS, HORSES AND BACK PORCHES

My characters always end up on porches. I mean, all the time. Literally, all the time. In I Just Came here to Dance, we spend much of the novel sitting on the porch, telling and enacting myths. Both passions of mine 🙂  The novel is a myth within a myth, so that makes...

BRIE, TURKEY, FAMILY AND STRESS 5 Tips to Surviving the Holidays

The holidays are approaching, love them or not. And don’t’cha just love Norman Rockwell? I especially love that painting of the family at their holiday table, the mom looking all proud as her beautiful turkey gets served, the kids joyous but seemingly well-behaved,...

HAPPINESS IS A BRICK WALL

Man, don’t you just hate when you ram into a wall? You know, you’re motoring at break-neck speed, clicking things off your list, charged with inspiration and happier than a hummingbird in sugar water. And then, wham! Out of nowhere looms an immovable object smack dab...

MOTIVATION IS A LUXURY FOR THE AMATUER

Man, the world is filled with motivators these days! It’s a whole industry unto itself. And I love to read their quotes, as those really do kick me in the butt to get stuff done. And a great attitude is infectious. Makes you want to jump in and do, well, whatever it...