What Kind of Gifts Would You Like?

So, I recently opened my store, Frog Kissers (unique gifts for fun chicks). In addition to my book, Confessions of a Frog Kisser, I've got two lines of cute gifts. One is the "Just Say No to Frogs" line and the other is the "Bachelorette" line.

Now I've got a question for my readers...what kind of products would you like to see? I've got so many ideas going through my head, I don't know where to start. So I thought I'd start with you...tell me what you want, and I'll make it!

What's on Your Bucket List

This week, writer Rebecca Benston interviewed me for her blog (check it out here). Naturally, I had to read it as soon as it came out (thank you Rebecca for a wonderful article). And naturally, I read her other posts while I was there. That's what has me thinking about the bucket list.

She had watched the movie with Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson about two men who make a list of all the things they want to do before they "kick the bucket." It got Rebecca thinking, which got me thinking.

Have I don't everything I want to do? Not by a long shot. I've done a lot: I wrote a book and published it. I met the man of my dreams and was smart enough to marry him. I started my own company. Those are all good, big things.

But, I have yet to go to Australia...a dream I've had forever. I haven't gone on a safari yet either. There's more, but I don't even know what they are. I plan to find out this weekend...hubby and I are going SCUBA diving, and after that we're going to snuggle up at the B&B and make our lists. I can't wait to see what we come up with.

What's on your bucket list?

The Past Comes Back...

With setting up my new Frog Kissers store, my book has been on my mind the past few days. So it was unsettling this morning to get an e-mail from one of the guys who inspired me to write the book in the first place.

One of the last frogs I dated before deciding to figure out why I always dated emotionally unavailable men who didn't want to admit they were dating me has kept me on his e-mail list these last five years. The group e-mail I received this morning was to announce his and his wife's housewarming party.

That's not really the part that has me a little wigged out. No. What has me wigged out is that he has moved into my neighborhood (he lived in DC when we dated). Yep. He moved in just down the street, apparently. Knowing my luck, this means I'll run into him all the time. ugh. I'm not sure I want to.

I'm not sure why I'm feeling so weird about this. We dated for a couple of months a very long time ago. I'm married to a wonderful, wonderful man now. So no biggie. This other guy is just a reminder of what I was willing to accept in so-called relationships, and it hurts a bit to have it right there in front of me.

But I will move on. It feels good just to get this off my chest. Now I'm going to finish having morning coffee with the beautiful, sensitive, generous man who sits by my side every morning.