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When Your Husband Helps You Blog

When I haven’t done something for a while, I temporarily lose my confidence. Take going to the gym. I haven’t done that since George Bush (guess the middle initial) was POTUS.

Take sleeping. As someone who has experienced insomnia, one bad sleep can make me freak out more than Gwyneth Paltrow does around cooked vegetables.

And take blogging.

Earlier today, I said to my husband (who I’ll call Chris since that’s his name), “I don’t know what to write about. It’s my first blog post in a long time.”

Chris said, “Write about your loving, supportive husband.”

I raised my eyebrows in mock disbelief, challenging his assertion.

He smiled. “That would be fiction,” he said.

I laughed.

funny husband

We both know I don’t write fiction.

Unless it’s for the five-year-old crowd.

~

See you on Friday!

 

Your turn: What have you been doing (or not been doing) over the past two months?

 

Filed Under: Funny Family Moments

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  1. No C says

    July 3, 2014 at 9:11 am

    Nice to read your bloggage again.

    Your new blog site is all high tech. I spent 15 minutes looking for the “Like” button. Finally, I had to break down and read the manual.

    See you soon.

    Reply
    • Leanne says

      July 3, 2014 at 6:35 pm

      Ha. I likely can’t find it either. Most days I have trouble finding my sanity.

      Reply
      • Leanne says

        July 3, 2014 at 6:35 pm

        Now I have to figure out how to get an interesting gravatar. I’ll likely have that sorted by 2015.

        Reply
        • Leanne Shirtliffe says

          July 3, 2014 at 7:13 pm

          I figured the gravatar thing-ie out. Before 2015!

          Reply
  2. Linda says

    July 3, 2014 at 9:23 am

    Just finished “Don’t Lick The Minivan”…made me laugh out loud, and wipe away a little tear occasionally as well…keep on going, and remember grownups need good books too…when you get a spare minute or two,that is
    I wish you all good things!

    Reply
    • Leanne says

      July 3, 2014 at 6:40 pm

      Thanks so much, Linda. I’m starting work on another manuscript for adults this summer (though I’m not sure how grown up it is!)

      Reply
  3. Aimee says

    July 3, 2014 at 1:49 pm

    I haven’t blogged in a LONG TIME either. I was doing GREAT until about January and then something happened to me and I got weird bloggy stage-fright (like, such surprising page-view numbers that I kind of freaked out that “SOMEONE IS READING!” A bunch of someones.)

    So, I’ve learned that I can stand on a stage and sing show tunes without breaking a sweat (except from the lights), or write TV commercials seen by hundreds of thousands of people, but writing blog posts that people are actually READING scares me! WTF?!

    Reply
    • Leanne says

      July 3, 2014 at 7:08 pm

      Ha. Is it the “I can’t erase it” thing?

      Only in my NIGHTMARES would I sing onstage. Actually, maybe in other people’s nightmares, too. Singing is not one of my talents.

      Reply
  4. Lorraine Shirtliff says

    July 4, 2014 at 9:59 am

    Enjoyed your book! Laughed out loud many times and could relate . Stayed with my daughter and her 5 children when she had her twins Love your humor and looking forward to more

    Reply
  5. Jan Moyer says

    July 5, 2014 at 7:04 am

    Nice to have you back. Looking forward to your next book, but keep blogging – we miss you when you’re gone.

    Reply

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