Creating a Living
6 Benefits of Freewriting
Freewriting is a simple writing practice that helps prime the writer for creativity and inspiration among other benefits
A Note to Mom | Listen to Your Mother
13 Seattle area writers come together to share their thoughts and observations on Motherhood at Seattle’s inaugural production of the Listen to Your Mother show.
Listen to Your Mother
I’m supposed to be on vacation right now. Actually, I AM on vacation right now, hidden away on a cabin on an island with a few close friends, but I just had to share something. I recently did something brave and scary: I worked up the nerve to audition for Listen To Your Mother. What is […]
Here’s to the Moms – a Celebration of Motherhood
celebrating moms and the various challenges they overcome every day
Vera Beautified Me for Get Hitched Give Hope
I was getting ready for Get Hitched Give Hope, an amazing, annual charity event that pairs wedding planners and vendors with happy couples planning their nuptials, and the proceeds benefit two organizations that support people living with cancer: the Young Survival Coalition and the Dream Foundation. It was my biggest formal event of the season, and the driving Seattle rain had just gone horizontal.
Recipe: Koobideh – Persian Ground Lamb Kebabs
While my husband was in grad school studying Persian literature, I started exploring Persian culinary traditions as a fun way to embrace and support his studies. One of our favorite meals is the very simple dish of koobideh, a kebab of ground lamb, served with roasted tomatoes and basmati rice.
Building personal connections through social media #ShareAwesome
My daughter doesn’t have a baby keepsake book, she has my blog. For the past decade, social media has been the family scrapbook, recording the bumps and bubbles along the way, with a bit of introspection here and there to frame, add context, and derive meaning from the stories.
A visit with Allrecipes.com
When I stepped off the elevator into the Allrecipes offices, it opened up into a stunning kitchen and dining area. Food is the focal point of everything they do, and the kitchen is where that magic happens. The stunning view from the kitchen looked out over Westlake Park, and across to the Macy’s building. I […]
Giveaway: Back-to-School Palooza
Welcome to the Back-to-School Giveaway Palooza Sponsored by: Failing Perfect, Dibsies Personalization Station, Zazzle, Fundanoodle, and Educational Insights Hosted & Organized by: Failing Perfect Co-hosted by: Here We Go Again, Ready?, Intelligent Domestications, Heartbeats ~ Soul Stains, Spaceships and Laser Beams, Peace and Chaos, and The More The Merrier I can’t believe it’s that time of year […]
Host a giveaway on your blog
Have you ever considered hosting a giveaway on your blog? Every once in a while, I come across some opportunities for bloggers. I thought I might start sharing them. This opportunity is for bloggers who would like to participate in hosting a giveaway on their blog. The prize package for this giveaway is pretty […]