(One of the most popular e-courses I've been teaching for the past four years is the Bling Out Your Blog class. I've decided to no longer teach e-courses in order to focus on my writing - you can find my first book here! - so I'm making the material free on my blog in this series. I expand on how to … [Read more...] about Bling Out Your Blog: How To Start A Blog
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Being Together When You're Apart, Thanks To Skype
| this is a sponsored post, but a heartwarming one | When we moved to another state, we downloaded the Skype software and then walked around our new place holding the laptop to give our friends back home a tour. At first it made me feel a bit like we were super futuristic, like in The Jetsons, but … [Read more...] about Being Together When You're Apart, Thanks To Skype
Adventures In Gardening: What Is That?
From top left: blueberries, marigolds, banana peppers, mint, fuchsia, petite bell peppers, gypsy peppers, squash and pumpkin. In case you were like "KA, I didn't know you were growing pumpkin!" Guess what? Neither did I. A few weeks ago we noticed a large, vining plant growing next to the garden … [Read more...] about Adventures In Gardening: What Is That?
A Day At The DMV: Part Two
This is an actual conversation that occurred, quite loudly, between me and the lady who processed my paperwork at the DMV last week: DMV Lady: You're thirty?! You got any kids? KA: Yes, I have a two and a half year old DMV Lady: How do you stay so small, girl?! KA: Just genetics I guess … [Read more...] about A Day At The DMV: Part Two
Overheard At The DMV, Part One
I had to go to the DMV last week to renew my driver's license. Apparently, you can no longer do this online and you have to take seven pieces of identification plus the blue heart diamond from the Titanic movie in order to drive in Georgia. THEY DON'T MAKE IT EASY, that is what I am saying. After … [Read more...] about Overheard At The DMV, Part One
Me In Kissimmee
Late last week I was invited to go on a press trip to Kissimmee, Florida. Okay, so I wasn't actually invited on account of how I am not a travel blogger (correction: was not a travel blogger. Now, TOTALLY WANT TO BE A TRAVEL BLOGGER.) But since the sweet girl who was invited couldn't make the … [Read more...] about Me In Kissimmee