2009 Recap: Best Trip of 2009

December 1, 2009

A (virtual) blogging buddy of mine, Gwen Bell, has come up with a fantastic idea: She is hosting the Best of 2009 Blog Challenge this month. The challenge is to address one or all of the 31 writing prompts and “share your best moments of 2009 over the course of December.” When I was a [...]

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Win Free Jeans from Lee!

December 1, 2009

I’ve told you before that I’m a Lee Jeans Ambassador. Every once in a while, they send me some jeans to try out and then I tell you how I like them. Occasionally I also tell you about some promotions they’re running. Today I do both! First, let me tell you about the pair of [...]

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The End is Near

November 3, 2009

You know what writing a book makes you miss? Blogging. And your family. And your friends. And even cooking. And free time. You know what it makes you not miss? Take out. But Shannon and I are closer than ever to finishing the TypePad for Dummies book. We turned in the final pages of our [...]

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Lee Jeans on Oprah!

October 20, 2009

Finally! Oprah is realizing that, although many of us may share the curves of womanhood and the weight fluctuations of emotional eating, we don’t all share her pocketbook. Oprah’s show on Thursday, October 22 is Oprah’s Favorite New Denim and the Rest of the Best. Oprah is promoting Lee Jeans and CJ by Cookie Johnson. [...]

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Harry Connick, Jr.: Your Songs

October 12, 2009

I’m a fan of Harry Connick, Jr. any way you slice it. I appreciate his talent, his personality, and yes, his appearance. I own just about all of his CDs and when the One2One Network asked if I’d like to receive his latest, Your Songs, in exchange for a review, I was happy to say [...]

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Disney Mom (and Dad) Panel

September 14, 2009

Do you love Disney World as much as I do? Do you love to plan and research every possible bit of your vacation to Disney World? Then you may want to apply to be part of the Disney Mom Panel (dads are welcome too!). Just a friendly heads-up. I know the women you’ll be working [...]

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Lee National Denim Day Promotion with Christina Applegate

August 23, 2009

Earlier this year, when I was still running Bloggy Giveaways, I told Lee Jeans that I’d work with them as a Lee Fit Ambassador. That meant I’d receive a pair or two of jeans to try out and then I could tell y’all what I thought of them. As you’ve probably noticed, I haven’t written [...]

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Too Much Sookie

August 16, 2009

Know how I know I’ve had too much TrueBlood? I saw this headline: Mexico Replaces Customs Staff, Revamps Borders And I considered what Bill & Eric would look like in uniform.

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Pillow Talk

August 7, 2009

Husband and I have been married for 15 years. During those 15 years, we’ve tried to go to bed at the same time together. It allows us to discuss our day, laugh, and just connect. Sometimes we just touch feet and roll over to our sides and sleep. On one of those touch feet and [...]

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My Guilty Pleasure: HBO’s Trueblood & Sookie Stackhouse novels

August 3, 2009

When I start something and enjoy it, I have to immerse myself in it completely and find every part of it and make it part of me. Case in point: Trueblood. You won’t believe the lengths I’ve gone to for my Trueblood fix.

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