Here's my weekly serving of delicious delights, where I give you a selection of blog posts on a weekly theme from bloggers that I stalk. This week is a topic dear to my heart...Parenting Dramas/Trials and Tribulations OR Finding the nuggets of joy in between all the dirt of daily living. (click on the highlighted… Continue reading Looking for nuggets of joy in amidst the dirt of daily living.
Category: writing
8 Realizations of a Multitasking, Kick-ass Kinda Super Woman
Where I once aspired to be.When people used to ask me how I could have five children (and write, teach, homeschool 3 of them, office manage, research, have a beautiful house, do my own eyebrows and bake the best cookies that ever lived outside Mrs Fields kitchen ) I really wanted to shrug nonchalantly, wave… Continue reading 8 Realizations of a Multitasking, Kick-ass Kinda Super Woman
Telesa Tuesday: The Secret to Writing about Kissing. (and other steamy stuff)
My book Telesa is YA fiction. Romance. Which means there's a girl. Who falls in love with a boy. And they have to overcome all sorts of obstacles to be together. And of course there's another boy who's also in love with the girl. And the girl is a little bit conflicted between boy 1… Continue reading Telesa Tuesday: The Secret to Writing about Kissing. (and other steamy stuff)
The Fabulous Fruit Salad: A Selection of Delicious Blogs.
Samoa is the best place to make fresh fruit salad. Ripe bananas - sunshine fingers of yellow, red papaya, juicy mangoes, the tart sweetness of pineapple, a sprinkle of grated coconut and a dash of lime. Chill and serve. Today is the first of my Fabulous Fruit Salad posts - where I serve you with… Continue reading The Fabulous Fruit Salad: A Selection of Delicious Blogs.
Don’t you DARE breathe on that baby!
Shhh dont disturb him. He's researching for his acceptance speech. For when he wins the Nobel Prize.There's a new baby in our extended family circle. My little bro is a dad for the first time. Its a joy to see him and partner discover parenthood for the first time. And funny too. Because it reminds… Continue reading Don’t you DARE breathe on that baby!
"…and behold, it was VERY good."
When was the last time YOU gazed delightedly upon something you created and said, "That's really good! Daayummn, I'm kind of clever/talented/gifted/brilliant! Well done, me.You worked hard on this and it rocks!"I'm guessing you dont do that very often. Why? Because a lot of us, especially women, are programmed to be our own worst detractors.… Continue reading "…and behold, it was VERY good."
Be Fruitful and Multiply
“FIVE children?! Ohmigosh really? FIVE children?!” Since moving to New Zealand, I hear this a lot. Apparently, most people with any sense, have A child. Or two. Or at an extreme, three. But five? And over? That is cause for amazement/horror/consternation/bemusement. Closely followed by, “You don’t look like you have five children. You’re too young/beautiful/thin/smart… Continue reading Be Fruitful and Multiply
We are not all created equal.
She may be able to rope a runaway bovine. But this Cowgirl can't dance.I want to start this post with an apology and a disclaimer. For all white women out there who have an amazing sense of rythm, who can dance like JLo on her happiest day, who can shake their bootie and do the… Continue reading We are not all created equal.
NO SEX ALLOWED.
She's beautiful. Smart. Friendly. Courteous. NOT a skanky ho. And dating JB. I dont know if I should laugh. Or cry.I met JB's girlfriend the other day. (No, not Selena Gomez.) A lovely young woman who, for the sake of this blog, we will call...Selena! Anyway, there I was at the Demon's league practice when… Continue reading NO SEX ALLOWED.
Samoans. We’re everywhere.
The world can be a very small place when you're Samoan. The extended family is key in our culture. So no matter where you go, you can be sure that you will stumble across someone who you're vaguely related to. Who knows your parents. Your aunty. Who went to school with your cousins. Who comes… Continue reading Samoans. We’re everywhere.
Lani Wendt Young 