Month: March 2013

Friday Link Love

All adventurous women do: On being Hannah Horvath by Kate (Suburban Sweetheart).  Is the series “Girls” too real? There is no going back home by Riayn (Geek Mädel). As a fellow expat, I can very much relate to that. On… the value of a person by Melissa (Press Play). This...

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#Scintilla13: Childhood memories

I am participating in the Scintilla Project, a fortnight of storytelling. There will be writing prompts every day for the next two weeks. You can follow along on Twitter @ScintillaHQ and by searching the #scintilla13 hashtag for other participants and their stories.   Prompt: Post a photo of yourself from...

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#Scintilla13: Losing it over a yellow felt ball

I am participating in the Scintilla Project, a fortnight of storytelling. There will be writing prompts every day for the next two weeks. You can follow along on Twitter @ScintillaHQ and by searching the #scintilla13 hashtag for other participants and their stories.   Prompt: We exert control over ourselves and others in many ways. Talk about a...

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Beautiful Napa

On Saturday, Stephanie, who was in California for a 5-day getaway with her husband, invited me to come and hang out with them in beautiful Napa Valley for the day. I was so thrilled to get the opportunity to meet up with her. We met up for brunch at the popular...

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#Scintilla13: On not being a pushover

I am participating in the Scintilla Project, a fortnight of storytelling. There will be writing prompts every day for the next two weeks. You can follow along on Twitter @ScintillaHQ and by searching the #scintilla13 hashtag for other participants and their stories.   Prompt: Sometimes we wish we could hit the rewind button. Talk about an experience...

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#Scintilla13: Who would have thought?

I am participating in the Scintilla Project, a fortnight of storytelling. There will be writing prompts every day for the next two weeks. You can follow along on Twitter @ScintillaHQ and by searching the #scintilla13 hashtag for other participants and their stories.   Prompt: Many of our fondest memories are...

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#Scintilla13: The people that shape us

I am participating in the Scintilla Project, a fortnight of storytelling. There will be writing prompts every day for the next two weeks. You can follow along on Twitter @ScintillaHQ and by searching the #scintilla13 hashtag for other participants and their stories.   Prompt: Write about someone who was a mentor for you. Teachers. Don’t we all...

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Ch-ch-ch-changes

If you’re reading this in your reader, please click over and check out my brand-new blog design. It’s been a long time coming and I am so excited to finally show you what I have been working on  for the last few weeks. Today’s launch wouldn’t have been possible without...

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