If you watch my videos at ALL, you know that this is sort of old news (by about a week) - but I FINALLY FINISHED MY NOVEL! I haven't blogged in a minute because I've been working on FINISHING MY NOVEL! Sorry . . . I'm just so darn excited - to have FINALLY FINI - well . . . you get the idea. Basically, I've been spending the past week just breathing and recuperating from the grueling (yet amazingly fun!) mental fatigue that comes with composing a crackerjack ending - or, at l

I used to dye my hair ALLLLLLL the time. But since moving to Florida, I slowed down a lot for several reasons: 1. It's too hot to wear my hair down, so what's the point? 2. It's too hot to go out very often, so what's the point? 3. It's too hot and the sun fades/dries out my hair faster - so what's the point? Needless to say, I've been itching to bring some color back to my tresses. I had most of my hair bleached out from prepping it for coloring over the past several months,

I know it's not exactly "Pumpkin Spice" season ... but dangnabbit, I like pumpkin spice stuff year-round - particularly since moving to Florida where I get completely robbed of Fall. So, I scoured the web for what looked like the tastiest simplest recipe for Pumpkin Spice Muffins, which also didn't scream "Sugar-Fest!" I modified the recipe a bit to my liking, and I found that it came out quite perfectly - just what I wanted! They are perfect with a cup of coffee or tea, or j