Tossing in the Spoon

Hello, my lovelies.  I'm here to let you know that I've finished eating this bowl of cereal, or some ridiculous play on words like that.

In other words- new Cereals posts no more.  I'll be writing exclusively on WelshGrl2, but will leave Cereals up for archival purposes.

I hope I don't have to say "i'll miss you" here.  You're all going to come visit me at my new digs, right?

See you there!

Jaime :)

8 Down, 93 to Go...

Time for a 101 in 1001 update!

Over the past few weeks I have...

1.  Completed two embroidery projects.  I love learning new crafts, so this was a particularly enjoyable task.  I look forward to learning more embroidery techniques.

(pattern from Elsiecake)

2.  Purged my book collection.  I had way too many boxes of books in the garage that weren't doing anything other than taking up space and putting out real estate ads for rats across the county.  "Come burrow here!  No one will notice for years!" they advertised.

The variety of books that I got rid of was crazy.  There was some old chick lit that I no longer felt an affinity with, books from college that I thought were really important at the time, some children's books... the purged collection was ridiculously eclectic.

3.  Organize closet, dresser, jewelry, and accessories for convenience and beauty. I elaborate further on this one here.

So... 8 down, 93 to go!  Any suggestions on which one I should tackle next?

My Stories- Anne of Green Gables

And so the video blogging continues!

Welcome to episode one of a new little series I have cooked up.  It was inspired by a much dreaded household chore, and it celebrates the little stories that make up my life.

Please feel free to leave any comments you have about this video blog on this article.  Or make your own vlog!  It's really fun, and I'de be happy to offer coaching to anyone who wants to try it out. : )

(By the way, any suggestions for a title for this series, something other than "My Stories" is much appreciated!)

Writergrrl, Come on Down!

Katherine Center and I are pleased to announce that writergrrl won last week's giveaway, and will be recieving an autographed copy of Katherine's latest and greatest, Everyone is Beautiful.

We were touched by her kind words for one of the beautiful women in her life.

Congrats Writergrrl, and thanks to everyone who entered!

Meet Katherine Center

Fellow PNN friends (and beyond!), I would like to introduce you to my newest blogging buddy: Katherine Center.

Besides running around the house after her two wee ones, keeping up her blog, and  twittering, Katherine is also a full time novelist.  Like her first novel, The Bright Side of Disaster, her newest, Everyone is Beautiful, is getting rave reviews.

Giveaway!
In order to celebrate the release of Katherine’s book, and the beauty within women everywhere, we’d like to give away a special autographed copy of Everyone is Beautiful.  To enter the giveaway, leave a comment below and tell us about a beautiful woman in your life.  Have your say by Friday, and Katherine and I will announce the winner on Monday, March 16th.

Icebreaker…

Get to know Katherine a little bit before jumping into the podcast interview.

Lives: Houston, Texas

Graduated: Vassar College

First Story: Written in a spiral notebook, and about meeting Duran Duran at the mall.

Courier or Times New Roman?
Times!  Though I wrote the first draft of my first book in courier, thinking it would encourage me to write with a big font.  When I got to the end, though, I had to switch back to Times.  It was so depressing to see it shrink!  I think I lost 30 pages.

Which actress would you want to play you in a movie?
Tina Fey.  Except she looks nothing like me.  But I choose her anyway.

When was the last time you pulled an all-nighter?  What were you doing?
Reading Twilight.  I literally couldn't put it down.  They're not kidding with the tagline: it truly is a gripping vampire love saga.  I started when my kids fell asleep and read until 5 in the morning.  Just about the only thing that I'll give up sleep for is a really good book. 

If someone gave you two free plane tickets right now, where would you go and who would you take with you?
I hate to fly.  Could I get an Airstream trailer instead?  I've wanted to take a family trip to the Grand Canyon since I saw it on The Brady Bunch.   

Best fashion decision you have ever made?
My lucky shoes.  I bought these awesome red clompy wedge sandals not long before I got married, and then I loved them so much that I wore them at the wedding instead of the white shoes we'd already bought.  It's been many years since then, and I'm still wearing them and people are still going, "Where did you get those great shoes?"  I wore them up to New York in January once for a press junket, and it was zero degrees outside.  My husband was like, "You're going to lose a toe."  And I was like, "I don't care.  I have to wear my lucky shoes."  

If you could meet any one of your ancestors, who would you want to meet and what would you do?
I'd love to meet my young grandmother. I'd give anything to go back to the 1930s and see the time she and her twin sister danced in a stage musical with Clark Gable.