One of the most challenging – and rewarding – aspects of writing a historical fiction novel is the research. Obviously, a protagonist living in 1890 can’t drive a car or purchase a peppermint mocha from Starbucks, much as I’d sometimes like her to. Every detail, from the clothes she wears to the pencil she uses […]
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Sleepy “Timesaver”
Thank you for assuaging my holiday shopping fears! I know homemade gifts are often the way to go and I will definitely be doing some baking. But I appreciate all of the other tips, too — I’ve got a good list going now. Now if there is someone out there who is able to help […]
She DOES Exist!
Time flies, huh? I took a few days off from blogging and now here we are at Wednesday already. How have you been? There’s a good reason, I assure you, but I am glad to be back 🙂 I appreciated all of the honeymoon destination tips I received on my previous post. You have all […]
Cinco de Mayo was…
GREAT! But busy. Some good news to report (for those interested): 1) I received an official offer letter from the PR firm I’ll be working at this summer! 2) Our newscast was full of great content and had very few flaws! 3) There really isn’t a third…but I always feel there should be at least […]
That’s a wrap.
The storm is coming. I can feel it. 😕 Other than my anxiety for the storm, it’s been a pretty productive day! I got some reading done before I went to grab lunch with my roommate. Then we went to work for the graduate school newscast. For lunch, we decided to switch it up a […]
Banana Oat Bars
I am desperately trying to fix my camera – it works fine but when it’s time to download my pictures, it says all the files are corrupt 🙁 I had an entire spread of step-by-step pictures for my Banana Oat Bars. For now, I’ll just show you the final product: I looked up recipes for […]
Smoothie soup.
My workout went well! Today was just a cardio day – I did 30 minutes on the Stairmaster, 10 minutes on the stationary bike, and 10 minutes of ab work. I think the late brunch helped me power through it – I felt a lot more energized than usual! I will continue to post my […]