Have you thought about how "dumb" your state (country) is? A few days ago, my husband sent me this link, confirming that we live in the 3rd dumbest state in the U.S., and I took it like a personal insult. How can that be? 3rd Dumbest State: California "California has one of the worst dropout rates in the country, with nearly 20 percent of Continue Reading
Archives for September 2011
The truth about writing a book.
If you're writing a manuscript and hoping to publish it, perhaps this post will inspire you to never give up. A few days ago I had the pleasure of listening to two published novelists at the Pen on Fire writers series, hosted by Barbara De Marco Barrett. Two novelists, Heidi W. Durrow and Danzy Senna, shared the process they went through in Continue Reading
Are women divorcing for frivolous reasons?
Marriage takes work, lots of work, especially if you want it to last, and these days women are getting divorced not because of infidelity, but because of boredom. In the article, "Women and Divorce: Goodbye darling, you're just too dull..." it seems that women are questioning if there isn't "something more" to life and end up walking out even Continue Reading
My tips for kids moving to college on GM’s blog
Last week, I received an e-mail from the PR team that supports GM’s Western Region asking me if I would be willing to contribute some tips to their blog. Of course I accepted, and here's the post: The Cheat Sheet: Moving Your Kid to College. I wrote from the perspective of a mother with three sons. Dave Barthmuss, the Group Manager for GM's Continue Reading