Well, hot dang. The Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop just named me Humor Writer of the Month! Now, that’s the way to start 2014! … [Read more...] about erma bombeck and me
Personal Essays
happy new year!
2013 was an amazing year -- thanks to all of you. Midlife at the Oasis was born in July, right in time for BlogHer, and our community came together so quickly because you are so encouraging, so inspiring and so much fun to be around! I wish all of you a happy, healthy new … [Read more...] about happy new year!
11 things to think about before the year ends
When Oprah offers advice, I tend to listen. So when I received her email suggesting “11 Things Every Woman Should Write Down Before the Year Ends,” I decided to try it. I’m not sure what insight this will bring me or how it will improve anything but I have no doubt something I … [Read more...] about 11 things to think about before the year ends
my husband’s poem, “baby’s got a hot blog”
Turnabout is fair play so it’s only right that my husband’s poem, “Baby’s Got a Hot Blog,” is on Empty Mirror today (the same site where Bob Dylan reads “The Night Before Christmas,” by the way). I have to admit it’s a fantastic poem. Since I've shared many stories about … [Read more...] about my husband’s poem, “baby’s got a hot blog”
thank you!
After 12 long, challenging, exciting, exhausting weeks, it’s over. And WE DID IT! Midlife at the Oasis has been named Blogger Idol 2013, and I couldn’t be prouder. … [Read more...] about thank you!
let’s rock the blogger idol vote!
If it’s Thursday, it must be time for me to start begging for votes again. Thanks to all of you, I’m in the Top 3 of Blogger Idol, and I hope you’ll help me get to the Finals. It literally takes five seconds to vote, and you don’t have to register for anything, sign in or … [Read more...] about let’s rock the blogger idol vote!
the post-thanksgivukkah weigh-in
Are there any words more frightening than that title? As I admitted to you after Thanksgivukkah last week, I indulged a little (a little? ha ha ha!) too much in my mom's irresistible potato latkes and mandel bread. … [Read more...] about the post-thanksgivukkah weigh-in
anne lamott, the apocalypse and me
Our assignment for Blogger Idol this week was definitely a weird one. First, we had to specify the three objects that were closest to us at that moment. Mine were a blanket, an iced tea and an Us magazine. Then we were told we had to write about the apocalypse, and include … [Read more...] about anne lamott, the apocalypse and me