My debut novel, With No Reservations, releases NEXT MONTH! It’s a clean contemporary romance I originally wrote three years ago that features a reclusive food blogger and a high-profile chef whose pasts hold them hostage in the present, a restaurant opening, a dash of OCD, a Ferris wheel, a farmers market, an unlikely romance, and a lot of
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{friday mixing bowl} spring and other things in the air!
Happy Friday, friends! After a week of winter and another of summer (??), spring is finally in the air here. Here’s what we’ve been up to. My very first box of author copies arrived yesterday! It was surreal and way more emotional than I thought it would be to: 1) hold a book in my
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{friday mixing bowl} slow mornings, renewing of the mind, and unicorn cake!
Hi, friends! Is anybody else really glad it’s Friday? This is where I am this morning: I know oatmeal is probably the most unphotogenic breakfast, but after a lifetime of hectic mornings, I’m grateful for a slow, lazy one. I’m going to post a monthly update and my goals for March next week, but one
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monday morning announcements
I’m so excited for today because I can finally let you in on a big secret! Shortly before I signed my contract with Harlequin Heartwarming, I was approached by some author friends about writing for an inspirational romantic comedy novella collection to be released on Amazon. Of course I was all over that — especially when
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february 2017 goals
It’s the first Monday of February, so now is when the fun begins, right? I’ve been going through my Powersheets really slowly and deliberately to refine what I want to prioritize. So each month, I want to create a doable list with those bigger aims in mind. I just returned from Christy Wright’s Business Boutique seminar
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2017 planner favorites
My 2017 planner runs from July-June, so I’m good on that front. But if you’re still on the lookout, I come bearing ideas — not because I am being compensated in any way or form, but simply because I’m a huge planner nerd! There are so many good ones that I could post about them
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real life
{2016 in review} highlights + discoveries
525,600 minutes. How do you measure the life of a woman or a man? (Two points if you started singing that song.) 2016 was a doozy for many of us. But I think it’s important to remember the good that happened and take it with us. Here are my favorite highlights and discoveries from the
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{friday mixing bowl} 2017 on my mind
Can you believe it’s the last Friday Mixing Bowl of 2016? It’s been a year, friends. Okay, but we’re getting ahead of ourselves. How was Christmas? These cuties, my husband, and I had our most chill Christmas ever. It was SO nice! We did pasta instead of the traditional ham spread, had great conversation with