The tag belongs inside and on the back. *Note to self: No matter how much of a hurry you’re in, always, always check yourself in a full-length mirror before leaving the house. *Practical fashion advice: There is never a good time to…

My cell flashed the number of a dear friend who just returned from a trip out west. She’d been incommunicado for a week and I needed a girlfriend fix. I quickly answered her call. “So,” she said in the way she starts every…

I sat safely on the ground after an incredibly smooth, cool and on time flight. Since the thermometer heated to over one hundred seven degrees an upbeat flight attendant (yes, on Southwest) politely requested that any passenger seated next to a window…

Up in the Colorado mountains, my husband and I pedaled down Lucy’s Loop, a green (supposedly easy) bike path. As we downshifted, he took the lead and pumped like a locomotive as we climbed a steep, rocky, hill. (Well, with the terrain…

Water line break in garage apartment           Midway through a catch-up phone call with a close friend, I mentioned I’d just returned from a four day stint in New York City, chased by a forty eight hour blur…

As a lot of you know, I attended the OWFI writer’s conference in Oklahoma City a little over a month ago. In case you aren’t familiar, authors attend writing conferences hoping to pique the interest of an agent or editor through one-on-one…

My, how time flies. Just a few short months ago (that’s right, not weeks, but months) I had every intention of posting a weekly update of my progress on the third complete rewrite of my action-packed suspense novel Risk. As many of you…

Good morning, happy 2011! Like a lot of folks, I woke this morning filled with hope and optimism. So I figured this a good time to craft my goals for the next twelve months. After some careful thinking, I set my sights…

I was a little uncomfortable standing on my skis. Who wouldn’t be? Today was the first time I’d worn them since April. My boots felt a little tight, my ankles slightly wobbly and I found myself wondering if my off season interval…

108″ on the ground Two inches yesterday Forecast is snow, snow, snow Gone skiing!