As of October 6, 2008 I joined the I joined the Giant Squid Top 100 Club. I remember back in the day (a few months before this) that I was working hard on my 50 lenses to become a Giant Squid. I never thought I’d make it this far but I did. Next goal. 200!”
It has been four years since the Write Prompts Lens had a new look and almost three years since the sister blog had a theme lift. It seemed like it was about time. At first I planned to get the woman who has done most of my headers to create one for the Write Prompts…
This month: Picked up the Fall issue of What’s Happening Magazine. My article and pictures of Glanmore Historic Site looks awesome. Three pages! I joined the National Association of Women Writers. Book Lover’s Haven, a publication of Chistell Publishing, will publish my poem “Jaded Life” in the October/November issue of their online newsletter. An impressive…
For the most part I have no problem with photo retouching. I have done it on myself on occasion. The stray zit, frayed hair, weird background object that looks like it is jutting from the head. But there has become a standard in the magazine industry that I believe is doing the readership an injustice….
Spring and summer? That is right designers and retailers are busy working on their spring and summer lines. Here is a quick preview of what plus size brand Marina Rinaldi’s will be offering: It looks like we can look forward to more print pants (not sure how I feel about that), more sequins (I love…
The Squidoo Team awarded me a second purple star this past week. This time it was for my lens that followed my Lasik eye surgery experience from start to finish. I’m so glad I decided to start this lens before I even went under the laser. Reading over it now, I wrote things I never…
I am taking a mini vacation, actually I am already mid-vacation as I have taken two days off already. I am going to take the next few days too. I am not going anywhere, just a break from the computer and spending a few more days with Jeff before he heads back to school next…