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Writer’s Workshop: My personal motto is FabULous

Posted in Fabulous, From Miss to Mama, Writing Workshop, tagged , on December 17, 2009 | 4 Comments »

Whooo Hoo! Time for Mama Kat’s Writing Workshop… This week’s prompt? What is one of your life’s mottos? For me, this is easy. I’ve named my blog my motto: I’m still fabulous! Why? There are a lot of reasons but for me, in particular, I want to maintain a sense of self even if my [...]

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Writer’s Workshop: My mom’s stroke

Posted in Writing Workshop, tagged , , on December 10, 2009 | 7 Comments »

On a stretcher you left. We made cards and wrote songs. I visited, you were happy. A third-grader whose mom was sick. Things became different. We needed to be good, be quiet. You needed your rest. We needed to play. You got better, but not without a scare. Years later, I wondered. “What would I [...]

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Writer’s Workshop: The Bon Jovi edition

Posted in Music, Writing Workshop, tagged , on December 3, 2009 | 11 Comments »

This week’s Writer’s Workshop at Mama Kat’s asked me to analyze, verse by verse, my favorite song from 7th grade. I did it a bit differently and made it all about me… naturally. I was a die-hard Bon Jovi Fan. Me and my friend, Lisa, would listen to Bon Jovi, update our scrapbooks, dream about [...]

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Writer’s Workshop: The Spider that crashed my Honda

Posted in Writing Workshop on November 26, 2009 | 9 Comments »

This story was part of Mama Kat’s Writing Workshop. The prompt I chose? Tell a story in exactly 101 words… I was a happily 5-month pregnant emotional wreck on her way to work when from the corner of my eye, I saw it: A ghostly white, creepy, crawly, spindly spider atop my dashboard. Consumed with [...]

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Dear Diary, I was a pretty scary 13-year-old

Posted in Writing Workshop on November 19, 2009 | 13 Comments »

I was thrilled when Mama Kat picked my prompt suggestion as one of this week’s Writing Workshop prompts! And, what was the prompt? 4.)Share a diary entry from when you were 13…feel free to make one up! (inspired via twitter by @EricaVoll from I’m Still Fabulous) That’s me! In fact, I am so excited about [...]

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Wedding giggles

Posted in wedded bliss, Writing Workshop on November 6, 2009 | 5 Comments »

Every Wednesday, Mama Kat hosts a Writer’s Workshop. You choose one of the prompts, and link up your post to hers once it’s written. This week, I chose this prompt: Tell me your most humorous wedding experience. I have such great memories of our wedding day – and all the preparation and events leading up to [...]

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