Lost my words
By: Andrea Whatcott Some days I just can’t find my words. You know how Tootles loses his marbles in the movie, “Hook,” and spends the majority of the film looking for them? Well somedays I feel like...
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Sometimes I feel like a hungry little street urchin looking into the windows of a fancy restaurant…licking my chops. Everything is in place, every course succulent, every fork and spoon lined up...
View ArticleMy thoughts have been elsewhere
After the tragedy at Sandy Hook and spending a weekend with family, my thoughts are turned elsewhere. Because of the two, my posts seemed more fitting on my other blog: bindingsteps.com. Here is my...
View Article2013 is my year! Will you make it yours too?
2013 will be my year! It can be yours too! Goals can be tricky little buggers. As a child, at the beginning of each year we would sit down as a family and make some goals for the new year. There were a...
View ArticleThinking of you
The “To” and “From” got a little mixed up, but the message is still the same. Who doesn’t love getting special notes or treats? I know I do! But I think the thing that we really love about receiving...
View ArticleIt’s time to finish (start) that book
Whether I publish or not, it’s time to write my book(s). I’m not talking about reading a book, I’m talking about writing one. From the time I was young I have always been concocting little stories or...
View ArticleMy process: How to write a book
With my process outlined, my book is on its way. We humans have been story tellers as long as we have inherited this planet. Aside from oral histories passing from generation to generation, carvings on...
View ArticleDon’t believe everything you read in the news
My story for the Deseret News. I don’t often write about my job, but after thinking this over for the last two days I’ve decided I should. On Monday evening our desk was sent a tip about a recent...
View ArticleA person’s worth should never be tied to sex
Every soul is valued in God’s eyes. Obviously with all the press buzz surrounding the recent speech that Elizabeth Smart made, the discussion on abstinence-only sex education and self-worth have come...
View ArticleAn anecdotal argument for online video rentals, and chocolate
This story is a gross exaggeration and compilation of my Red Box encounters (plus my imagination gone wild)… Sometimes it’s just better to rent a movie online, from the comfort of your own home. I...
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