No one luckier…
I cannot believe the incredible fortune I have been granted in these past several years. On a whim, I started a blog after my now 5-year-old was born. Turned out, people liked reading it, so I kept writing. I joined a forum for writers like me. I made a few bucks when I began writing content articles. I won a few contests. I became published in several books. Crazy. Awesome. Wow. Read More Read More
It might be the whiskey talking, but…
It may be the Jack and Ginger Ale that I’m currently sipping on while floating 35,000 feet above the US, but I’m in a sappy mood so bear with me a moment. Read More Read More
Interview me.
First of all, thank you for all of those nummy meal ideas last week! We ended up making the pork roast in the crock pot and it was insanely delicious. Yuuum. I’m going to be coming back to that post next time I need dinner ideas. You guys are awesome! So, tomorrow I’m leaving for North Carolina where I’ll be joining my humor writing partner in crime Tracy Beckerman. We’ll be attending the Raleigh Southern Women’s Show... Read More
My first ever blog post.
I had incorrectly thought that I began blogging in 2006. I realized this morning, in fact, that I started blogging in 2005. I’m like a dinosaur in the blogging world. Just call me “Grammaw.” This morning, I dug up my first ever blog post which was posted on my MySpace profile. Prepare for awesomeness: (Click to view larger.) Here’s a snapshot of the time: Colby wasn’t yet 3 months old. Check out that chubby baby! Looking... Read More
First Crush… of many {Throwback Thursday}
Back by popular demand, another diary entry circa 1991. Ahh, young love. (Click on the image to view larger.) Read More Read More
Adjusting to New Sibling(s) {Tips(y) Tuesday}
Did anyone try out the mac ‘n cheese tip from last week? Whadja think? I’m going to cheat an eensy bit this week, but for good reason. I’ve noticed that there seem to be a whole lotta babies making their appearance soon in my own world of Facebook friends, so I’d bet that’s true for you, too! This week, I want to offer up tips on helping your child adjust to their new sibling. I started writing up this post, when I realized... Read More
My first diary entry. {Throwback Thursday}
I’ve been writing for a long long time. My first diary had a plastic cover with Maggie Simpson riding a skateboard. There was once a lock, but who’s kidding who here… hole punches on plastic tabs don’t exactly equal the highest form of diary security. Would you like to see my first diary and the first two entries I ever wrote? Cool. Read More Read More
Changing things up!
I know, I know… I’ve been gone too long again. I have a few excuses: I’ve been dabbling in web design, which I’m realizing that I love (and love getting paid for). That’s been time consuming. Check out these two sites that I’ve finished: Gemelli Press and Katie McDermott’s Portfolio. Not to toot my own horn (okay, a little), but tell me that paint splotch thingie I made on Katie’s site isn’t... Read More
A Day Late, and a Dollar Short: Thoughts
I’m curious to know: why is “A day late and a dollar short” only used in a discouraging way? First of all, if you’re a day late, then yeah, that’s a bummer, but apparently whatever you were hoping to do cost money, so since you’re a day late, you saved that money you would have spent. Read More Read More
Lifetime network called me. No big deal…
Um… Can I say WOW?! I didn’t want to go from my last post of serious, deep, darkness and jump straight into me squee-ing at you with excitement, but I’m afraid that’s exactly what’s about to happen. SQUEEEEEEE! I have been seriously fretting over how to follow up my last post. It has been eating at me that I absolutely cannot think of how I could express my gratitude for you all, for the comments, the emails, and the... Read More
The Perfect Response
“I’m getting really annoyed,” I texted to my husband, in far more colorful language. “I’m trying to do 100 different things and not doing any one of them well. I’m messing everything up everywhere.” I dropped the f-bomb twice in that text. He could have told me to settle down. He could have told me I was overreacting. He could have blamed me for taking on too much. But he didn’t. Do you know what he... Read More
My Friend has Leukemia
And I won’t accept it. I actually started this blog post 22 days ago and couldn’t get past the title. I’m completely embarrassed to say that I have known about this for so long and I haven’t done anything to create a “Go Rissa!” blog post, to tell you how awesome she is, and to tell you about the ways we can help her out. I have wanted to. But I haven’t. Read More Read More
I’ve been nominated!
Did you know that my scope of writing goes beyond poop stories?! I know, hard to believe, right? Well, as many of you know, and some of you may not, I have been published in Elements of the Soul, Elements of Time, and the soon-to-be-released Elements of Dimension. Did you look at the covers? That’s me on there! I’m in there! Too exciting, huh? To add to this excitement, I just found out today that my short story The Gift was nominated... Read More
‘Twas a Year for the Maddoxes {2010 Edition}
I love Christmas letters, especially when they’re short, sweet and entertaining. A couple of years ago, I started putting our Christmas letter into the style of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas. Here’s the 2010 edition: In PDF: ‘Twas a Year for the Maddoxes Have a wonderful last day of 2010. Here’s to a great 2011! Read More
Wasted Time
Motherhood and personal success aren’t mutually exclusive. That, I fully believe. That is not to say, however, that pursuing your passion while balancing being a mom and wife is going to be easy. As I am quickly discovering, it’s quite the opposite. Writing is my passion. Creating something out of nothing, streaming words together in such a way that it makes people laugh, cry, and think- that is what makes me giddy. That is what drives... Read More
