I'm writing this post on the eve of my thirty-fourth birthday, though you're likely reading it after the day has arrived. This birth...

I remember days, back when I first started blogging, that I couldn't wait to write up a post. Everything seemed like perfect blog fodder...

In reading blogs and talking to friends and family, I'm finding that there's a lot of reflection going on as 2009 comes to a close. ...

It's time for the TBR (To Be Read) Challenge again. I wasn't very good at reviewing the books I read for the challenge, and I didn...

Sarah collapsed back on the bed, exhausted from all the pushing and panting. Finally , she thought, and closed her eyes. Even the high-pitch...

I've been plowing through books this year. What with my goal to read 50 books for my 101 Things in 1001 Days and my recent membership t...

If you're a regular reader around here, you know I'm working on living a greener life in whatever ways I can. That's why I could...

Sitting in my over-sized beanbag chair in the middle of my dorm room, I considered my options. My pre-med adviser had just given me permissi...

A little more than a month ago, I ordered Fresh From the Vegetarian Slow Cooker to expand my vegetarian dish repertoire and make better use...

I've been subscribing to Eating Well magazine for almost a year now and I've found at least one awesome recipe in each issue. This ...

I pulled the taffeta fabric out a few feet from its bolt and smiled. It was white, with sea-foam green circles of different sizes and shades...

I've been tossing around names for my writing and editing business for a while now. You may have seen a few cries for feedback on Twitte...

A couple of days ago, Jamie at Totally the Bomb created her " Diva list " (inspired by that commercial where Mariah Carey has a l...

I was fourteen (almost fifteen) when I had my first real, and extremely bad, kiss. My friend Abby* was spending the night and we had two of ...

At this time two years ago I was considering taking the leap into the world of NaNoWriMo . Eventually I decided to jump in, and came out the...

It's Day 1 of Week 3 in my Gratitude Journey . The Gratitude Challenge for this week is to be grateful for who I am. As someone who hol...

I'm about half-way through Week 2 of my Gratitude Journey via The Gratitude Challenge , and this week's exercises have been focused...

It's the beginning of Week 2 of my Gratitude Journey and today's Gratitude Challenge is to write 5 thank-you notes to people who d...

Yesterday's assignment for The Gratitude Challenge was to call someone I hadn't talked to in a while and tell that person how much ...

I wouldn't consider myself a negative person. In fact, I tend to be the optimist in the room. I generally try to see the bright side of ...