: About Me

Born and raised in southern California, schooled at Le Lycee Francais de Los Angeles, went east to college (College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA) and never made it home again.
Masters from UVA. Work experience from Time-Life Books (fun times) and Weiser Books (BL taught me all I know about editing).
I freelance edited way too many textbooks until my brain went on vacation and forgot to tell me; I have written a couple of children's picture books, and I am currently working on my third novel (because third time is the charm).
I am currently homeschooling my two children and living the good life in New England.

My passion is ...

my children (hokey, but true)

I know too much about ...

compost

My parents always told me ...

I could do anything (why would they tell me such a thing?)

My childhood ambition ...

to be a stewardess (before they were flight attendants)

My favorite memory ...

definitely not the 1971 Los Angeles earthquake

Why I write ...

to get the voices out of my head

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

funny British novels/occasionally Oprah & Project Runway/whatever my 11-year-old puts on the radio

My first job ...

counter service at Honey Baked Ham

My best moment ...

still to come

My inspiration ...

my children, my husband, Josh Groban music, and chocolate

Style & Beauty > Skin Care (Other) Natural skin care products: How natural products will work with your skin

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A few years ago, I learned a secret: It is as easy to make your own quality, all-natural face and body moisturizer as it is to whip up a batch of brownies. Once you are led down the path toward making your own moisturizing cream, you will never turn back. At least, you will never blindly buy a bottle or jar of skin moisturizer without scrutinizing the label. Just as with the food you put in your body, if there are too many ingredients whose names you can't pronounce or don't know what they are, then you probably shouldn't be putting the cream on your skin. And remember, nearly all of what ...

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