My husband and I headed to my parents’ on Sunday to celebrate Easter. It was just the four of us – my mom, my dad, my husband and I – and it got me thinking about how different Easter has been over the last several years, not only because of the pandemic. Last year, during […]

I remember the days of having a “lunch break” well. Though I don’t miss much about the corporate life, one of the perks was having a designated lunch break, one in which I was actually paid to take a break and eat a meal. Unfortunately, in most jobs I worked, it was never that simple

When I was in Kindergarten, my teacher had a system. After our lessons were finished, we would complete the work we’d been assigned for the day. Afterward, we’d be called up to the teacher’s desk, one at a time, in random order. She would then check our work over and if all was good, we

I’ve mentioned how, a number of years ago, working in a particularly non-stressful day job, I had a lot of time to myself. I eagerly filled that time with reading and writing and with very little distraction at hand (I was cut off from the internet) I slipped inside a world that consisted almost entirely

My husband Bill and I recently started binge-watching old episodes of Supernatural over dinner. We’re not big on TV, but it’s nice to get lost in something non-news-related at the end of the day, and we really enjoyed watching Smallville (which aired on the same network) so we decided to give it a shot. The

My first real job out of college was not unlike many held by recent college graduates, adorned with an abundant level of stress, low pay and long hours. Though we worked with young children, I was told shortly after accepting the job that a number of the other people who worked there drank on their

When I was working in my most recent corporate job, it was noticed by my coworkers that I liked to spend a lot of time reading. Actually, this observation was probably made by almost everyone that I worked with at one time or another, that I preferred to spend time others used to catch up

Hanging out with my mom in the summer when I was six years old, we did what many moms and daughters do. We played in the yard and swam in the pool. We went to the library and checked out fun stories to read. And we watched Days of Our Lives, which gave me my

Several years ago, I made a major break-through with regard to my writing. Left alone for hours everyday, I was writing faster–and better–than I ever had. Ideas were flowing, editing was no longer painful and I was reading constantly for inspiration–3 books at a time, a chapter in each book every day. There were definitely

Years ago, working in a temporary job position, I met a woman from India who became curious about my career when I told her I write romance novels. Actually, what she was curious about was my support of western culture love and marriage, the idea of choosing one’s own partner as opposed to a traditional