by Audrey | Oct 29, 2011 | Books
My journey into the world of ADHD began 30 years ago, and I can still remember that “Eureka!” moment. I was teaching kindergarten at the time. Every year, I’d have one or two kids, usually boys, who were exceptionally squirmy and inattentive but were also bright and...
by Audrey | Oct 11, 2011 | Entertainment
Need to entertain your child while waiting in a doctor’s office or sitting in traffic? Well, if you have an Android-based smartphone, like the new Samsung Galaxy S2, you can download a number of free apps that help. Here are a few to consider: Angry Birds This...
by Audrey | Sep 30, 2011 | Books
De-Automate me, please. Sometimes I want to think for myself, in the simplest terms. Sometimes I want to go to the bathroom at a restaurant and flush the toilet at my discretion, turn the water on and off at will, pump out my own hand-soap, pull out my own paper towel...
by Audrey | Sep 28, 2011 | Random
Writing the Opening Sentence of a Novel Hello to all the loyal followers of Pretty Opinionated, and thank you to Nicole Etolen for inviting me to write a guest post on her wonderful blog. It is perhaps not fair that the first sentence of a 400-page novel containing...
by Audrey | Sep 21, 2011 | Books
Fun and Interesting Facts About Kevin Benton I attended Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA., the world’s largest Evangelical Christians School, founded by the late, great Chancellor, Rev. Dr. Jerry Falwell. While at Liberty, I was a member of the basketball team that...
by Audrey | Sep 18, 2011 | Kids & Family
Education Through Time by Kody Carling Throughout time, the human race has had a reputation of learning from experimentation to increase the quality of life for the Earth’s inhabitants. With the educational gains in the field of medicine over time, the life expectancy...
by Audrey | Sep 17, 2011 | Books
“What kind of work do you do?” asks any person that I meet. “I’m a gangster, yo.” No, I’m not really in crime. But sometimes it seems preferable to say that rather than admitting I’m unemployed. On October 23, 2009, I woke up and went to work. By 11am, I no longer had...
by Audrey | Sep 10, 2011 | Books
LOSS OF INNOCENCE I remember the first time I noticed that Matthew, my first born son, was different. He was about a year old and we were at Gymboree, a program where stir-crazy new mothers could connect while their babies got to tumble and play. The class was held in...
by Audrey | Sep 7, 2011 | Books
The Attitude Girl by Mila Bernadkin About the book The Attitude Girl is an inspirational, award-winning novel, written for young adults, ages 15 and up, and their parents. It’s a fictional coming-of age story, but as realistic and true to life as can be. The main...
by Audrey | Sep 5, 2011 | Books
Let’s get this clear right away: I’m a dog. I’m 1’10” and weigh 63 lbs, and although I’m a mutt on the outside, I’m a purebred on the inside. My good nature comes from the Golden Retriever side of the family, while my...
