• When the Rains Came Part 9

    “I’d like to first thank Annie,” Drew waved towards where she sat at the back of the kitchen, “for letting us have this emergency meeting in her apartment. Second, I’d like to thank all of ya’ll for coming on such short notice. I know we’re usually hunkered down when a storm is blowing in, but…

  • DIY MFA

    Continuing on my journey with this amazing website. I’ve subscribed to the podcast and have been listening to it on my drive to and from work everyday. I’ve also gotten a few more articles in on my reading. So that brings us to… Progress Report • What obstacles have you faced over the past year?…

  • When the Rains Came part 8

    “What’s going on?” Annie held the door open as Drew and Stephen carried in boxes from the car. “We need to fortify the apartment. There isn’t a storm shelter nearby and we still have a few more weeks to survive.” Stephen set his box in front of the large glass patio doors. “There’s a lot…

  • DIY MFA

    Recently I was reading a post by my favorite blogger, Kristen Lamb, and I clicked the link for DIY MFA. I feel like a giant nerd for getting so excited about what I read on the website, but I guess if the glasses fit. So, I click to the very first post so I can start…

  • Girl Pants are Lame

    I’ve recently swayed to the leggings are life team. And here’s why Girl pants are the absolute worst. They never fit properly. If you’re short with curves, you always end up with pants that are too long. If you have a thin waist but big thighs, you can’t get your pants to go up all…

  • When the Rains Came Part 7

    Drew paced his apartment, worrying about Annie. They’d exchanged numbers, he’d given her a basket full of bluebonnets and yet… He still didn’t feel like she was safe enough. “Dude,” Stephen poked his head out of his bedroom door, his eyes half shut. “Quit trying to wear a hole in the ground and just go…

  • Retail Life Episode 7

    Why don’t people realize when they smell bad? And I’m not just talking about body odor. I mean when they smell like they rolled around on the floor with their wet dog while their cat was peeing on top of them. Gross, I know, and I wish I could say I’ve only had to smell…

  • Life Changes

    Up until a week ago, I was living with my best friends. Our lease was coming to an end and for a month and a half we were trying to find a new house to move into. We searched, we viewed, we applied and we came up with nothing. We did everything right. We had…

  • When the Rains Came Part 6

    “Are you sure you’re okay?” Trey asked Annie for the fifth time as he got his gym bag packed. “Yeah. Just tired, like I told you. I didn’t get any sleep.” Annie was staring out the balcony window to where she’d seen the man disappear. The police hadn’t turned anything up yet. She didn’t have…

  • Reader’s Oasis Books

    Once upon a vacation, I was in Quartzsite, Arizona with some of my family. We were visiting our grandmother at her winter house. There’s not a whole lot to do out there, but we had a good time all the same. There’s a small cafe that was delicious. There’s the Gem World store that sells…