Future Blogger

I took this picture of Madison late last night. We had put her bed, and about an hour later, she came screaming out of her room. She was crying so hard that we had no idea what happened.  All I know is that I saw she had a mouth full of blood, and I ran her into the bathroom.  We still couldn't figure out what had happened, but we had her rinse ...continue reading

Why Women Should Vote

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I actually got this in an email. However, it is so very true. I have not missed an election since I was 18. I always figured that I couldn't complain if I didn't take part in the very process that picks our leaders.  Here is a few things that the history books didn't teach us -- This is the story of our Grandmothers and Great-grandmothers; they lived ...continue reading

Epson/Sparkplugging Event

I am sooo far behind, but I went to this awesome event last Thursday.  Wendy Piersall was so kind to invite me, and I met so many awesome Chicago women.  It was a great girls night out.  The drinks and food were awesome (note to self:  don't drink the drink above and expect to go to bed.  It was 2 am before I remembered that that drink had Red Bull in ...continue reading

Dragon NaturallySpeaking and NaNoWrimo

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Did you November is National Novel Writing Month (hence, NaNoWrimo). NaNoWrimo is an interesting approach to novel writing. Participants begin writing November 1 and end November 30. The goal is to write a 175-page (50,000-word).  This requires you to write a minimum of 1,667 words a day which can be very daunting.  This is why using Dragon ...continue reading


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