The Year of Let'er Rip is coming to a close. What's next? The Year of Running Through Sunflowers? As most of the Chaos Crew knows, I declared 2010 as The Year of Let’er Rip. Yes, I branded my New Year’s Resolution in hopes of reinventing my career and my approach to my career. At least, [...]
Here’s why I am writing this on Friday night: I am trying to stay awake and alert so I can pick up my 12 year old at a party at 10:00! So this is what parenting is like in the tween/teen years, weekend nights wanting to go to bed but needing to stay up. It’s [...]
Hello, Chaos Crew. Thanks for your patience in the blog/podcast category. I really under-estimated the speed and intensity of the back-to-back trips, the multiple bookclub appearances and the travel/homefront logistics. In other words, wow, I’ve been busy. Hang in with me for a few more days, then I’ll be on solid ground. But I’m ensconced [...]
Helen is really enjoying her stay here in Edina. Nothing like chilling out on a comfy bed , reading Vanity Fair. Ahh, Helen loves business trips. First of all, let me say how much I enjoy the Central Time Zone. Everything happens an hour earlier– like dinner, the news, bedtime. It totally suits my personal [...]
It’s a dream come true for this Laura Ingalls Wilder-loving writer and her offspring, Helen. A trip to Little House territory, thanks to Ma Schmidt, aka Jennie from Iowa. Although, to be honest, it’s clear the Helen is a little more citified than she thought. Nothing like a roll in the hay. Er, I mean [...]
BRRRR…. it’s 19 degrees in Minneapolis! Remind me again why I am going there on the Helen of Pasadena book tour? Oh, right, because I love Minnesota and the many loyal Satellite Sisters and Chaos Chronicles listeners in the area. So, I am packing up my silk long underwear, my thickest socks and plenty of [...]
All Hail, the Cranberry! I may not be cooking this year, but I am cooking up plans! So here is my list of products, entertainment, ideas and items to Like this Thanksgiving: 1. Frozen Ready-to-Use Leeks at Trader Joe’s I love leeks, but sometimes the cleaning and preparation scares me off. yes, I get lazy. [...]
A recent British study found that the longer couples are married, the less they have to say to each other over the course of an hour-long meal. In other words, the social scientists assigned data to one of my greatest fears: that my husband and I will become the couple in the restaurant eating together, [...]
I can’t tell you how much I am enjoying the Flat Stanley- meets -Helen of Pasadena photo essays that are emerging in my inbox and on Facebook. Today’s fabulous photo essay comes from frequent commenter Bill from Sherwood, Oregon who we all know is a good man and a good son. And, thanks to this [...]
Thanks to the Natural Skin Shop for sponsoring the Helen of Pasadena Book Tour. One of the best parts of the book tour so far, aside from meeting the Chaos Crew in person, is doing the drawing for the doorprizes. Thanks to the people at the Natural Skin Shop, I have a boatload of $50 [...]
