When it comes to sleep, I’m a modern-day Goldilocks, always searching for what’s just right. My bedtime routine involves heating my wheat bag (made from wheat that my parents grew on their farm), fluffing my two pillows (one flat, one fluffy), positioning my three blankets perfectly, and tossing and turning and shifting until I find my spot, the […]
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Fitness Follies – The Canada Day Edition
I’m celebrating Canada Day (a.k.a. Canada D’eh) by exercising. Of course, I’m writing this the night before which means I haven’t yet exercised. In fact, I haven’t actually exercised since people thought the iPad was a new brand of feminine hygiene product. I’m feeling rather patriotic in this soon-to-be attempt at getting less jiggly. After […]
Learn Everything About How To Be Funny
I’m combining two of my passions. Not sipping tea and chugging wine. Humour and writing. And I’m going to share everything I know. I’m teaching a ninety-minute webinar with WANA International, entitled How To Write Funny (Er): 10 Humor Techniques for Writers of Fiction and Nonfiction. Date: Wednesday, April 24 Time: 8:30-10:00 PM EDT (Have […]
Giveaway: Funky iPad case
I don’t advertise on my blog. But every odd Saturday, I’m going to do a giveaway. My logic: Because you suffer through this blog, you deserve free stuff. This week’s is for a funky iPad case (for a regular or a mini iPad). In particular, it’s for the Speck iGuy case for the iPad and iPad Mini. It […]