Archive for July 2007

I was in an abusive relationship ages 16-20. Fifteen years later, I am still coming to terms with what happened to me. This blog is part of my recovery. I also hope to help other women currently in this situation as well as those who have left. The Beyond battered blog will culminate in a [...]

WriteStuff Writers have partnered with Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Cleveland, Ohio to host the first ever WriteStuff Writers’ Boot Camp on Friday, July 27th! Cleveland area writers, authors, screenplay writers, and book lovers are invited to this one-day event inside Joseph-Beth’s Legacy Village store in Lyndhurst. Learn from publishing professionals, interact in workshops, and further your [...]

I adore the 43things website, I think this is an awesome way to help get some goals of mine clarified and done! My list includes goals for my children, my marriage, my writing, and my business. Let me know if you do a list too!
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I decided to do a different blog purely about marriage and marriage related stuff. For our tenth anniversary we are having a big renewal vows ceremony in 2009, as we got married in 1999 at the courthouse with little fanfare. So all pics and posts leading up to and related to that event will on [...]

We went to the AST Dew Tour this past Saturday July 21st. My sons got to meet skateboarding superstar Andy MacDonald!! and each got a signed pic of him. This meant so much to them and he was very nice. He is a big inspiration to them and one of the skaters whose skills [...]

I have so many favorite books! Off the top of my head here are 10 right quick:
Parable of the Talents by Octavia ButlerYellow Back Radio Broke-Down by Ishamel ReedCollectors by Paul GrinerThe Joke by Milan KunderaParadise by Toni MorrisonThe Sirens of Titan by Kurt VonnegutRapture of Canaan by Sherri ReynoldsThe Autograph Man by Zadie SmithWhen [...]

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10. Writing became such a process of discovery that I couldn’t wait to get to work in the morning: I wanted to know what I was going to say.- Sharon O’Brien
9. Fill your paper with the [...]

We went for a boat ride and hung out with Mercury Man’s parents on July 4th. We had a great time! It turned out to be an incredibly beautiful day. The day began kinda cloudy and gloomy, and looked like it might rain. But it didn’t!
This was a random beach ball that was floating way [...]

My husband makes me feel safe. He is not jealous of my relationships with other people. He trusts me completely. He is proud of me. He holds me in the night. He makes me tea when I am cold and sometimes just because. He talks to me. He compliments me.
With him I am never [...]