MIDLIFE SHIFTS
For those in the ‘middle of life’ who wants to make a holistic lifestyle tweak or change for a thriving next season
The Rare Pumpkin Pie in the UK and The Benefits of Giving Thanks
Since I moved to the UK in 2005 with my two kids and husband its taken time to adapt to the British culture with how they do certain holidays, but many things I've embraced as my own. Honestly there is very little in the way of traditions that I've kept from the...
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On Health: My Journey To Overcoming A Caffeine Addiction
At the end of the summer, I realised I’d become an addict. Three to four cups of coffee a day, interspersed with a few cups of tea, and I noticed that I was easily prone to headaches if I didn't drink my caffeine. I don’t like having addictions for numerous reasons,...
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Introducing My First (15 minute) Comedy Radio Play
When I joined a writing group about five years ago, I only wrote short stories. Over two years, however, I eventually converted the stories into a novel format. But many of the short stories in the book stayed self-contained and could be read on their...
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My Most Embarrassing Moment In Front Of 1000 People – A True (Hopefully Humorous) Pageant Story
My blog is way overdue since the post I've been working on for ages keeps getting sidelined because of last minute jobs (still working on it). So in the meantime, I thought I'd 'confess' my most embarrassing moment that happened in a beauty pageant. It's a short...
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My (Newly Published) Poem on Trafficking That Propelled Me To Work With Survivors
About 8 years ago I read a book. A book I couldn't put down but could hardly read at the same time. When I read, 'Terrify No More', by Gary Haugen, I was a stay-at-home mum with two young kids. It was about rescue operations for girls as young as 5 caught in the...
read moreAfter 9 Years In The UK – Here Are a Few Things I Still Miss About the US
June marks nine years of living in England. A few weeks ago I joined an American ex-pat women's group on Facebook. I wish I had that resource when I moved here with a three-month-old and a two-year-old, it would have helped on things like figuring out...
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Creating Art To Relieve Stress And A Published Short Story
Recently a journalist contacted me about how I create art as a way to relieve stress. She had known about me through a community art class I had taken several years ago, and we both agreed that art was definitely not limited to the canvas. Art can be...
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My Published Piece on the Redemptive Side of Rescued Survivors of Human Trafficking
With my recent travel schedule, I'm not posting quite as often as I'd hoped on this blog. This is not for a lack of writing, I've just found that if I'm going to continue to write creatively, I have to balance that with all of the other things going on in my busy...
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Becoming a Classic Model . . . What’s It Like? Part 2
I've had a great amount of support since my last post which is encouraging because there are many misconceptions about this industry. I'm hoping to address these and provide a little more insight in the next few months about the mysterious land of...
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