I’m slowly easing back into the daily routine after an amazing vacation with my wonderful husband and sweet toddler daughter. Boston is somewhere I’ve always wanted to visit for its history. The first spark of revolution was ignited there–the Boston Tea Party, Paul Revere’s famous ride, the Battle of Bunker Hill (which, I learned, actually took […]
My husband and I had our tenth wedding anniversary last week. To celebrate, we went to where we first met, fell in love, and got married–Boulder, CO. We stayed the night at the St. Julien Hotel, in a room with a balcony that overlooked the Flatirons, the majestic geological formation that’s like a gateway to the Rocky Mountains. […]
In honor of Earth Day, I want to talk about an issue that’s close to my heart: climate change. It’s been unseasonably dry in Colorado this spring. North Denver didn’t get any snow in March, notoriously the snowiest month of the year, and so far this year we’ve set or tied record high temperatures 9 […]
Something I’ve learned over this past year of writing full time is that atmosphere is so important for my productivity. A tidy desk, not spotless, surrounded by inspiring artwork. Maple, snoozing in my husband’s office chair, keeping me company indirectly. The willpower to stay off of the interwebs. And of course, music. I love music, and […]
Over the past week something has shifted in Colorado. There’s a crisp chill in the early morning air, the days are noticeably shorter, and leaves are changing into a fiery bouquet of warm colors. That’s right, autumn has arrived. Which means football (go Broncos!), pumpkins, that spicy smell of discarded leaves, and reading. Lots of […]
A few years ago, in a moment of insanity, I signed up for the Boulder Backroads Marathon. After trudging my way over the finish line, I made another arguably insane goal, to write a novel. Running a marathon and writing a novel are two of the hardest things I’ve ever done, and the mental challenges […]