When I began writing 20+ years ago, my goal was to be published in one of the big “Seven Sisters”; Better Homes and Gardens, Good Housekeeping, Family Circle, Ladies Home Journal, McCalls, Redbook or Woman’s Day. That was likely the goal of many a housewife writer in the 80′s. Of the seven, one has folded [...]
Archive for March, 2010
Seven Sisters
Posted in Uncategorized on March 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A blanket apology
Posted in Uncategorized on March 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I may as well make it a group apology and get it over with. This morning I called to cancel a meeting for this afternoon that wasn’t even scheduled until next Tuesday, and last night my son had to fill me in about plans for a trip that he’d already told me about. On Sunday [...]
Coupon Caper
Posted in coupons, tagged coupons on March 28, 2010 | 3 Comments »
It happens to the best of us, even the most experienced coupon user. You make a special trip, intending to save a bunch of money, and then your carefully orchestrated plans are thwarted in some manner. It might be the grouchy cashier who has made it her mission in life to make your life miserable. [...]
“Junk” I won’t be selling at my garage sale
Posted in garage sales, tagged childhood toys, garage sale on March 27, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Yesterday I started pricing for my garage sale and got through 9 boxes and 320 items. How do I know the exact number? Because I used up exactly one package of 320 labels. My daughter Abby and grand-daughter Becca got in on the action, sticking the little tags on the items. They got impatient with [...]
Lose the clutter, lose the fat
Posted in things, tagged clutter, mess on March 25, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Clutter makes you fat. So says a recent article in a Health magazine I was reading yesterday. And here I thought it might be the cookies and the pasta. I love being organized. I have little areas of my life that are well-organized and tidy. Whatever writing I am working on is usually organized. The [...]
“Wow. That’s all I can say. Wow.”
Posted in writing, tagged book rejection, writing on March 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A line from one of my favorite Kevin Henke children’s book, Lily’s Purple Plastic Purse: “Wow. That’s all I can say. Wow.” So said her teacher when he saw the purple plastic purse Lily brought to school. Today, it was all I could say when I read my latest rejection letter. It is beautiful. Every [...]
Why on Earth?
Posted in coupons, tagged coupons on March 20, 2010 | 1 Comment »
This is where you separate the men from the boys in this game called couponing. This isn’t all I bought yesterday but some of the best of the deals. Try doing the math while you’re standing in the store aisle with your impatient children or a clueless husband. Now why are you buying this? Let’s [...]
Romance at Edgeton’s Sanitation
Posted in coupons, tagged coupons, refunds on March 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This is another piece I wrote for a now-defunct refund magazine, from sometime in 1994. Please note that the new generation of couponer is not even familiar with the concept of refunding but as a long-time refunder/couponer, I used to make approximately $80-$100 a month~easily~ by sending in proofs of purchase of products I had [...]
Romance in Aisle 3
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged coupons on March 18, 2010 | 4 Comments »
She entered the store with a spring in her step, her first lone outing since the baby was born. She’d taken great care with her appearance. The daily walks had paid off and she was finally able to get back into her jeans, albeit laying down on the bed to zip them up. The waistband [...]
Another fun shopping trip.
Posted in good deal, tagged shopping deals on March 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I stopped at Walmart tonight and found some things on clearance to add to my garage sale stash. The Perfect 10 hair color all rang up at $5 and I had $5 coupons. The Reach floss was free with $1 coupons, the Schick razors were on clearance for $4 and I used my $3 off [...]
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