Welcome Distractions
Yesterday was one of those days. We paid the plumber to plug in our hot water heater. Don’t ask. We had pre-teen drama in the household. I’ll spare you the details. My husband sprained his ankle. Hopefully it’s no more than a sprain. And to put a cherry on top [...]
Three Life Lessons We Learned from Avatar
Hearing hype about a movie makes me want to see it less. I have never seen Titanic, and intend to keep it that way. I was prepared to never see Avatar either. Except that my husband said he’d like to see it in 3-D IMAX. So, for his birthday treat, I took the whole family [...]
Looking Forward to 2010
New year, new decade, but no new resolutions. I’m not big on resolutions. You could tell me I’m afraid of commitment, or too indecisive. I don’t care. I’d like instead to explore the directions I’d like to go this year. I’m a pantser when it comes to writing. Outlining, for [...]
Hijacked by Helmuth
My plan was to publish my first official blog post on January 1st. My plan was to spend the next two weeks enjoying the holidays with my family and queuing up posts for 2010 in my off time, then release those articles at my leisure. The problem is, as I’m sitting here watching my [...]
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Kimberly Gonzalez
reader, writer, freelance copyeditor & proofreader, foster & adoptive mom