Realized the other day that my kids avoid making actual phone calls – ironic because they are always on their phones texting etc. Guess I never taught them this basic life skill. So I made a helpful video!
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How To Use A Landline (a tutorial for my kids)
Tagged with: how to use a landline, modern parenting, parenting humor, teenager humor, telephones
Posted in comedy, humor, kids, mothering, News, parenting
Posted in comedy, humor, kids, mothering, News, parenting
The Rise and Fall of The Once Great Nation of Merrycat
(A Fable) There once was a great nation named Merrycat. MerryCat began as a colony of a powerful king, but the independently minded colonists grew weary of being told who and how to worship, and grew angry at their ever…
Tagged with: AUTOMATIC WEAPONS, GUN CONTROL, MADNESS, RAPID FIRING WEAPONS, SCHOOL SHOOTINGS
Posted in GUN CONTROL, News
Posted in GUN CONTROL, News
IT’S GIRL SCOUT COOKIE TIME (a book excerpt)
An excerpt from Is That The Shirt You’re Wearing? a collection of essays by Kristen Hansen Brakeman It was the time of year that instilled dread and fear in the hearts of parents across the country. College application deadline? No.…
Tagged with: girl scout cookies, humor, life with kids, parenting
Posted in cookies, humor, kids, mother daughter, mothering, News, parenting
Posted in cookies, humor, kids, mother daughter, mothering, News, parenting
Too Saggy for the SAG Awards: Book Excerpt
A book excerpt from Is That The Shirt You’re Wearing? by Kristen Hansen Brakeman (me) I had a few extra minutes to spare before leaving for my office at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, so I thought I’d try…
Tagged with: award show fashion, Award shows, Hollywood, Kristen Bell, red carpet fashion, SAG Awards 2018, SAG_AFTRA
Posted in comedy, fashion, Hollywood, News, women, work
Posted in comedy, fashion, Hollywood, News, women, work
Updating Mom’s Christmas Card List Drove Me To Drink!
My mother needed her Christmas card list updated because — well there’s no gentle way to put it — her friends keep dying. Since I was the one who volunteered to print the address labels for her Christmas cards the year after my dad…
I’m On A Podcast!
Talking about my book! The nice people at TheAuthorInsideYou Podcast asked me on to talk about my book and about the process of getting published. DISCLAIMER: I was coming down with a cough and my boss was pacing outside my…
Tagged with: books, getting published, Is That The Shirt You're Wearing?, query letters, writing
Posted in books, News, Writing
Posted in books, News, Writing
My humor book featured in Red Tricycle
I was excited to learn today that my book, Is That The Shirt You’re Wearing? was featured in Red Tricycle’s round up of favorite parenting books – and it was the first one listed I might add. 🙂 Available…
Tagged with: humor books, memoirs, nonfiction, parenting, parenting books, parenting humor, Red Tricycle
Posted in News, parenting, Writing
Posted in News, parenting, Writing
My book featured in Anchora Magazine!
Excited and proud to have my book featured in the Summer edition of Anchora Magazine in their monthly book roundup of Delta Gamma authors. Yes! I was in a sorority! Go ahead and mock me. I can take it! BTW…
Tagged with: book review, book roundup, Delta Gamma Sorority, Is That The Shirt You're Wearing?, sorority
Posted in book review, books, Family, humor, mothering, News, sorority, Uncategorized
Posted in book review, books, Family, humor, mothering, News, sorority, Uncategorized
Book News: Signings & Sightings!
It’s been an exciting few months since publishing Is That The Shirt You’re Wearing? Here’s a few shots from my book events!
Tagged with: book events, book launch, book signings, books, writing
Posted in books, News, Uncategorized, Writing
Posted in books, News, Uncategorized, Writing
About Your Grandpa – A Father’s Day post
book excerpt from Is That The Shirt You’re Wearing? My grandfather died when I was only five. I barely knew him or anything about him. Any effort to find out more never panned out because my dad didn’t want to talk…
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