M E Wood

8 Random Facts… about Moi

1. I have one tattoo (and want more). 2. I dropped out of highschool twice but still graduated. 3. I prefer fruit to vegetables. 4. My favorite fruit is Clementine oranges. 5. The closet doors in my bedroom must be closed at night. 6. My beverage of choice is skim milk. 7. I have a [...]

Which is more important – Idealism or Innocence?

“The great challenge of adulthood is holding on to your idealism after you lose your innocence.” ~ Bruce Springsteen

lnterview with Jo Ashworth

Using art, dance, and journaling, psychotherapist Jo Ashworth helps groups delve into and release their inner selves. This forty-five year old mother of three (teenagers) has been married for twenty-one years and currently resides in Mandurah, Western Australia. Read on to learn about how she uses journaling in her work and her life. How long [...]

Going Home Book Review

I’ve reviewed young adults books in the past and some of my own favorite childhood books but this is my first requested children’s book review. Going Home is a simple creative non-fiction book about the migration of ten interesting and varied animals for children aged 4 to 8. You can read the full review at [...]

Period Undies Review

My latest review for BellaOnline is the Period Undies. Grace SooHoo is the designer/creator of Period Undies for Simple Necessit-Ease Inc. It officially launched in 2006 with a small but successful test group. Period Undies are designed for women with the goal of protecting clothing from those accidental moments while menstruating. Read the Period Undies [...]

The Fatgirl’s Closet

This last week has been really busy as I started a new venture with Squidoo — a club for plus size fashion bloggers called The Fatgirl’s Closet. My immediate goal is to build a top 100 directory of fashion bloggers. My long term goal is to create a club where these bloggers can network with [...]

Leaving Blessings

I’ve always wanted to be an angel. A SquidAngel that is. Today I started my position as a SquidAngel at Squidoo. It’s a volunteer position where I travel through the guts of Squidoo rewarding worth seeing with a love “bump”. In true Giant Squid fashion I have created a lens that will document my angel [...]

Purina Maxx Scoop

The people at Purina Maxx Scoop sent me a kitty litter kit for review (by my kitties, not me) and I’ve been posting the progress over at my personal blog. You can read the review complete with candid photographs — don’t worry they are PG.

The Write Prompts Gets Purple

Today I received an email announcing that The Write Prompts lens received a purple star. Of all the 200+ lenses this is probably one that I am most proud of. The Write Prompts is my first lens, originally developed by another writer who turned it over to me. From the day it became mine over [...]

Curvy Chics Gets Purple Star

Ever since the Purple Star was instituted at Squidoo I’ve been hoping that my Curvy Chics lens would get picked. Today the wish came true! The Curvy Chics lens is kind of an index for other lenses. It gives brief intros on some of my favorite curvy chics and then leads readers to larger lenses [...]