Dear Ellen: I Name Things
Poor Fred.
Making Words Work for You
Being a stay-at-home mom is the most rewarding responsibility I’ve ever had. But sometimes it’s also the loneliest. My imaginary friendship with Ellen makes it less isolating. It also has my friends and family questioning my sanity at times. I’m okay with that.
Scattered throughout this section are updates on our adventures with my baby girl’s scoliosis treatments. To read only those letters, click here.
Poor Fred.
Sometimes this is what we talk about.
I write letters to Ellen DeGeneres. Why? Because I Can! Dear Ellen, I have a disease that most people find insufferable. I have open-mouth-insert-foot syndrome. It’s a secondary diagnosis stemming from the fact that my mouth works faster than my brain. Today, when I was at Staples, printing out the first 1/2 of my 8 …
I write letters to Ellen DeGeneres. Why? Because I Can! Dear Ellen, I must confess, I never knew what love was until I found myself holding two screaming toddlers on my lap while I was in the bathroom, trying to use the pot. Sincerely, A. Marie
Yes, I really did blame this on my child.
I write letters to Ellen DeGeneres. Why? Because I Can! Dear Ellen, Here is a list of things I never imagined I’d ever say. I have my kids to thank for these. Don’t comb your hair with your chicken nuggets Don’t body slam the cat Don’t water the plants with your milk Don’t put the cat’s …
I write letters to Ellen DeGeneres. Why? Because I Can! Today’s assignment for the Writer’s Digest Challenge is to sign up for Google+. Been there, done that. I don’t really care for Google+ but I’m on it. Dear Ellen, Yesterday my ex-brother-in-law de-friended me from Facebook. In response to that, I unfollowed him from Twitter. …
I write letters to Ellen DeGeneres. Why? Because I Can! Dear Ellen, The other day, my husband walked into the room and caught me talking to myself. He asked me why I was talking to myself. I told him, “Because I’m trying to develop a character who’s crazy and I need an expert opinion.” It …
I hope Ellen will step in and resolve this one!
I write letters to Ellen DeGeneres. Why? Because I Can! It’s day 12 of the Writer’s Digest Platform challenge. Today I have to comment on someone’s blog, leaving my blog URL. The challenge is that I can’t ask that person to visit my blog, so hopefully their website will have it set up to record that …