Wow. It’s been a long time since I’ve been on here! Blogger Idol ended on December 20th. What an exciting ride that was!! I was honestly overwhelmed with the number of people who supported me–voting, sharing my posts, spreading the word. It brought me to tears a time or two. I know that I’m prone […]
Somebody better pinch me … Blogger Idol Week 10 Voting Starts Now!!
Seriously … somebody’s gonna need to pinch me because this week we’re down to the Top 3 in Blogger Idol. Wait! What?? I’m in the Blogger Idol Top 3!! Holy shit on a stick! I just can’t believe it! This is so exciting I think I might be dreaming!! Speaking of dreaming … last week […]
Blogger Idol Week 9–Time to Vote for Real Life Parenting!
I’m not going to lie. When I first heard this week’s topic in Blogger Idol, I was not a happy camper. I don’t do scary anything. I literally plug my ears or mute the TV if a commercial for an intense movie or show is on. Seriously. So, I wasn’t at all excited about the […]
Poop, a Car Wash, the Police and Blogger Idol Week 7
Sorry … this posted an hour early because of the time change thing … Let’s try again. If you’re reading this and it’s 1:00 p.m. EST, Noon CST, 11:00 a.m. MST or 10:00 a.m. PST, then this is all good!! Sheesh … I didn’t know I had to be a time genius to blog LOL. […]
My cup runneth over
I’m feeling all kinds of good today. It’s like an excited gratitude fest. I’ve got some big news … B-I-G. I am thrilled to share that I wrote a piece that will be featured in the anthology The HerStories Project: Women Explore the Joy, Pain, and Power of Female Friendship. It’s a collection of essays […]
Giving Back … Blogger Idol Week 5
I’m going to be honest: I had no idea what to expect in this Blogger Idol competition, honestly. I didn’t know that I would be pushed so far out of my comfort zone. I didn’t anticipate the level of stress that I feel sometimes … and it never occurred to me that I would feel […]
Ashes to Ashes, Doves to Doves. Wait! Is that how it goes?
This post first appeared on Blogger Idol 2013 Week #1 Writing Challenge: Write your own eulogy to introduce yourself to the Blogger Idol audience. Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today To get through this thing called life Electric word, life, it means forever–and that’s a mighty long time. Oh, Prince, with your velvety purple suits […]
Let’s do this thing. a.k.a. Blogger Idol Week One
Prince, Zoolander and poetry Throw in a smidge of A.D.D. That’s how I write my own eulogy. “Write your own eulogy” was the first week’s challenge for Blogger Idol. My blood, sweat and tears went into that post … well, less of the blood and just a single bead of sweat. But a handful […]
I can’t wait to meet Simon Cowell
A few weeks ago, I submitted one of my pieces (the recently popular You Might Be an Asshat if You Never Tell Your Kid to Hurry Up post) to Blogger Idol 2013. I thought it would be good to get some experience with the whole process of submitting my writing to other people / sticking my […]
From goody two-shoes teacher to gangsta blogger in a day.
I love it when people understand me. I mean really, really get me. It just feels good to know that someone has taken the time and energy to know what makes me tick–what makes me smile, cry and laugh. It’s like that feeling when someone buys you the most perfect gift that you didn’t even […]
