Category Archives: Brands

Facebook Pages and/or groups I manage (or help manage)

  • LesleysLists.com
  • Trivia Chick
  • KateyBWriting
  • Visit Clinton, Iowa
  • Love For LAllemand
  • Dawetselbee Family
  • Candlelight Town Manor
  • Team Wendy
  • Camp Tishomingo Alumni
  • Clinton RAGBRAI
  • East Moline Water Aerobics at UTHS

Dating Sites That Should Exist

  • JustFriends.com – For the people who will never Define the Relationship
  • JustMemes.com – Match through memes
  • IDKMaybe.net – For people who aren’t sure yet if they are ready for a relationship
  • DamagedGoods.com – Must apply through a therapist who has worked with you through multiple life crises
  • ColdFeet.com – Accepting applicants who stay strong in a relationship right up until the time to make a commitment
  • FlirtWithMe.net – For outside-validation junkies, no requirement to ever reply
  • WeirdFlexBro.com – Profiles must include a minimum of three awkward brags
  • BeMyBlessing.org – For those who will over-spiritualize your meeting
  • TryingToPretendImOkay.com – People who will not let you know about their deepest problems until it is way too late
  • DeepConversations.net – People who will ONLY tell you their deepest problems as soon as you connect
  • CuffingSeason.org – Specializing in relationships designed to last October/ November through January
  • HippyDays.org – People born before 1970 who haven’t changed their hair or style since then
  • YesIAmFlippingYouOff.com – The people on this site are not surprised when you are flipping off the camera on your dating profile
  • NoRealPix.net – Profile must be made up exclusively of photos of your motorcycle, animal you’ve killed, memes, or food (Profiles containing only photographs of your children will be accepted on individual basis)
  • GuessWho.com – All photos include multiple people, at least one of whom is attractive and one of whom is not
  • NoD***Picks.com – Service automatically forwards any unsolicited photos to original poster’s mother / wife / sister / etc
Woman's Hilarious Captions on Classic Paintings Illustrate Just How  Frustrating Men Can Be

Books About Writing That Are On My Bookshelf

  • On Writing, Stephen King
  • How Not To Write A Novel, Howard Mittelmark & Sandra Newman
  • The Forest for the Trees: An Editor’s Advice to Writers, Betsy Lerner
  • Writer’s Market
  • Revision & Self-Editing, Bell
  • The Writer’s Digest Guide to Query Letters, Burt-Thomas
  • Thanks, But This Isn’t For Us, Jessica Page Morrell
  • Characters & View Point, Orson Scott Card (Elements of Fiction Writing series)
  • Description, Monica Wood  (Elements of Fiction Writing series)

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Things I Love About Sycamore, Illinois

  • Six dollar movies at the State Street Theater
  • The pumpkins on the courthouse lawn at Pumpkin Fest
  • Tuesdays on the Town
  • Sweet Dreams Desserts & Bakery
  • Stone Prairie
  • Dairy Dogs ice cream with googly eyes on the cone
  • Small town festivals and fun
  • Farmer’s Market
  • The architecture, especially the library
  • The people that are so passionate about their community
  • Excellent schools
  • Privately owned shops lining down town
  • Eggsclusive Cafe
  • Great doctors offices and medical facilities
  • The Pumpkin Fest parade
  • The Sycamore ornament at Blumen Gardens (that I’m definitely lining up for this year!)
  • A caring, compassionate community
  • The Kishwaukee Family YMCA
  • All the friends I have made

The sunset reflected in my porch door
The sunset reflected in my porch door

Stuff I did in April

2-7 – Went to Cancun, Mexico
9- Attended Premier whiskey tasting event at brand new Whiskey Acres Distillery
15- Paid my taxes
18- Celebrated Caleb’s birthday (which is on the 19th)
25- Healthy Kids Day at YMCA & promo for “Swim with the Mermaid” event

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Moon Palace Resort, Cancun

Awesome Stuff From This Weekend

  • Thursday night Matthew West concert at the Iowa State Fair
  • Friday spent with my son & soon-to-be daughter in law
  • Delicious Thai food for lunch
  • Bonfire with excellent friends
  • Lunch with the group
  • Lagomarcino’s caramels (2 of which are still in my freezer to enjoy)
  • Pool/Sun time
  • Good church service
  • Sunday afternoon nap
  • A visit from Kara

 

Ways I’ve Stayed Busy The Last Couple Months

  1. New website design ~ www.KateyBWriting.com
  2. Mini book tour & in-person editing with The Alaskan Pioneer ~facebook.com/AlaskanPioneer
  3. Fabulous Murder Mystery Dinner / Fundraiser ~ www.wendysbutterflygarden.com
  4. Social Media Marketing & Blogging ~ www.BoetjeFoodsInc.com
  5. New Fall session kick off at work ~ www.KishYMCA.org
  6. Wrote & emceed Trivia Night fundraiser for Haiti ~ facebook.com/Love4LAllemand
  7. Visit from my parents
  8. Holiday plans
  9. Figuring out how to fit my Christmas tree in my livingroom
  10. Weekend in the QCA

Alaskan Pioneer Meet & Greet, Aurora, IL — These fans brought him home-made goodies!

 

Favorite Back To School Supplies

  1. Sharpies!!!
  2. Pencils with cool designs
  3. Electric pencil sharpeners
  4. Translucent plastic folders
  5. Dividers for 3 ring binders
  6. White-out tape in cool colored dispensers
  7. Sticky notes
  8. G2 gel pens
  9. Bic Ultra Round Pens
  10. Graph paper, spiral bound, at the top if possible
  11. Binder clips in assorted colors
  12. Bulletin boards
  13. Desk organizers
  14. Labels
  15. Colored copy paper

Sharpies