by Olivia | May 4, 2012 | Mama Says, Uncategorized
Don’t you hate it when you go to the dentist and come out in debt for a crown? Or you buy new tires and you cannot believe what they cost? Or your husband’s new glasses? Or what that simple landscaping project would come to? Or the home repair that you...
by Olivia | Apr 30, 2012 | Lens on Life, Uncategorized
My dad had a heart attack while lifting a suitcase into the trunk of the car in my sister’s driveway. Certainly there are worse circumstances for this particular emergency, and I was grateful Dad could get immediate help and be surrounded by people who loved him. We...
by Olivia | Apr 27, 2012 | Mama Says, Uncategorized
My mom will always listen to me talk about what I’d like to write about or how some experience or conversation makes me think of a story. And believe me, my brain is on ADD-inducing steroids when it comes to seeing random story ideas everywhere in everything. Often...
by Olivia | Apr 25, 2012 | Books in Process, Uncategorized
The official release date of The Pursuit of Lucy Banning is next Tuesday, May 1. The books are flowing through the distribution pipeline. Reviews will pop up soon. I’m flattered by the invitations I’ve received for interviews and guest posts. What a fun season to be a...
by Olivia | Apr 23, 2012 | Lens on Life, Uncategorized
I was nine when I got my first pair of glasses. They were pink. I was 14 when I got my first pair of contact lenses. They were blue. My dad knew I wanted them, but it was the eye doctor’s comment that contacts might actually help slow down the progression of my myopia...
by Olivia | Apr 20, 2012 | Mama Says, Uncategorized
My two older brothers took my mom to Orlando for some Disney frolicking recently. A couple of weeks before this adventure, Mom and I were talking about her experiences with Disneyworld on previous visits. I remembered that she once brought my two kids beach towels...
