Long Hollow

Where seeds of thought have room to grow

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Realtor, writer, blogger in Austin, TX

Category: Blogher Reviews

  • Body Image Issues?

    It seems all of my life I've been comparing myself to other girls or women; specifically, comparing body parts. Back in 5th grade, I envied the way my friend Candy's long, thin legs fit into her jeans. My legs were short and my thighs were chunky – definitely not the look I wanted! Then Donna…

  • It’s Monday – can you feel it, too?

    I'm not going to make any excuses for this draggy, Monday-blah feeling I have. It's my own fault. I know it. I'm trying to do too much, but I have no regrets, despite the lack of sleep, and I refuse to cut anything out. Yet. So this is a Monday post – kind of a…

  • Money, Money, Money!

    Now that I have your attention, I'm going to clue you in on how you might win back some of the money you spent on vacation this summer. At least $100… but if you're really, really lucky, maybe $1000! Don't worry, it's completely legal! I'm part of the BlogHer Review team and my latest collaboration…

  • Hey Sonny, Who’s Your Cher?

    In other words, is there someone in your life who brings out the best in you? Someone who makes you better in some way? Now, once you've thought of someone in particular, try to explain how this person makes you better … That was easier said than done for me, when BlogHer asked me to…

  • I bet my “funny holiday road trip” story is better than yours!

    …and I'll even sweeten the bet with $200! Well, technically Blogher and Sprint will. I've partnered with Blogher to write for their product reviews program and the first assignment was to write about a funny holiday road trip. That was easy…I wrote about the trip we took to my husband Tom's youngest brother John's wedding…