Archive for December, 2008



Monday, December 29th, 2008
Keeping It Simple

I don’t know about you all, but I’m still wiped out from the holidays and a lingering cold. So I thought I’d keep things simple on this last Monday of the year.

How about a Q & A?

  • What was your most unexpected gift?
  • Did you get your heart’s desire?
  • Did you get any books? Care to share?
  • Did you give any books this year?
  • Favorite part of your holiday meal?
  • Have you made your New Year’s resolutions yet?
  • What are most looking forward to in 2009?
  • Did you catch a cold, too?

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Monday, December 15th, 2008
Revamp

Good morning! Sorry I’m a bit late. I thought about posting last night, but I’ve got a cold that’s really done a number on me. So I thought it would be best to kick off this post after a fresh cup of coffee and a good night’s sleep.

It’s raining here in Southern California. First time it’s really felt like something besides summer. I love it! I have copy edits to work on and I’m going to work on them in my new family room. I’m going to drop the kids off at school, come home and light a fire in the fireplace, and work. I can’t wait.

My family room isn’t really new. It’s the same one that came with the house when we bought it eight years ago. It’s a room that we never really used, even though it’s off the kitchen and much cooler in the summer than the formal living room. That room used to drive me nuts. I always felt like it was wasted mortgage. Even in the new-house-decorating mania I was in several years ago, I couldn’t seem to make that room work… Read More »