I'm a housewife, mother, daughter, granddaughter, and friend to many people and I guess you can even add owner to the list since I have a few pets. Lots of people need me to feed them, change their diapers, pick up after them, and clean their litter pails. A woman who is or has ever been a mother knows that sometimes you put in a full day's work in before the clock strikes 9 a.m.

Life can seem hectic and stressful at times when this happens because even though you know you've put in the hours, the sense of accomplishment is not always there when you have to pick up toys and food from your children (and sometimes the hubby too) in the living room 20 times a day.

This is why I like to write. Writing can give me that sense of accomplishment when a book is complete and my name is in print-- it can be a blessing. I've gotten this kind of blessing with each of the five books I've published, but one of them would have never been without the help of my husband.

For any of you who have read my blogs, you know that I've written two books on Fibromyalgia-- or at least-- you may have heard about the last one entitled Fibromyalgia and Sex Can Be A Pain in the Neck... and back and shoulders. It was a book that was born through the encouragement of my husband and would have never been if he hadn't. You see, I didn't think that people with Fibromyalgia wanted to hear about the topic of sex. I figured that if you live with pain everyday, the last thing that would be on your mind would be sex. I was wrong, of course. And boy am I glad I was! It's an important subject that should be studied (snickering). My book, had started others like doctors, writers, and even people like me to think about the subject and now places like WebMD are now writing about the things contained in my book! It's an exciting feeling to see other people thinking about what you had written because it just validates so many things for me as a person. Sometimes we question ourselves as to whether we've done the right thing or not and this article just made me feel like I did something right for a change.

I love current events and I'm pretty much a news junky. My older daughter, Brittanny, and my husband make fun of me sometimes because of it. I need my morning fix of the Today show and a cup of coffee. I can't function without them, I feel lost throughout the day if I'm not in the know. When a story catches my fancy, I tend to pass it on to share with others, and the story I saw about two days ago, is a story that makes me want to do just that.

Today interviewed a couple earlier in the week who made a pretty unusual pact with one another. The pact was to be intimate with each other for 101 days. Now this caught my attention for two reasons, one because of the subject (snickering), and two, because the subject reminded me of a similar pact I made with my husband.

Being intimate in a relationship is pretty fun, but it can also be important to your health. For instance, did you know that you can burn 200 calories with just 30 minutes of sex? Makes you wonder how many you can burn in a night. Huh? Another great fact is that you are less prone to get the common cold or flu with frequent sex. So, I can see why this couple would have the motto "Just do it". It's a pretty cool motto, I must say.

But, my husband and I made a bit of a different kind of pact. We don't think about the quantity of intimacy because when you live with a chronic condition like fibromyalgia, sex "can be a pain in the neck". Now, don't get me wrong, because I'm no cloistered nun, and my daughters are living proof of the fact that I enjoy sex, but sometimes, you have to get a bit creative.

Creativity can (pardon the pun) go a long way when someone suffers from a chronic condition. I mean, you don't have to be the Michelangelo of creativity when it comes to being intimate, but doing things spontaneously can help a lot. Besides, Michelangelo was on his back for most of the time when he created those masterpieces in the Sistene chapel, and that can make one a bit stiff (pardon that play on words hehe). So, my husband and I have to shake things up a bit every once in a while. And that was the main reason for writing my book on the subject of intimacy and I'll place a link at the end of this blog if you'd like to read an excerpt.

Fibromyalgia and Sex Can Be A Pain In The Neck...and back and shoulders

I know I posted about The Mommy Times release yesterday and I'm very excited about it, but I also wanted everyone to know that the official press release is going out tomorrow and that release will be featured on a press release site. I'll post a link to it at the bottom of this blog.

It's not every day that a writer has someone let them know that there writing is good and this made me smile cuz I think it's pretty cool! I'm always humbled by it, though, because I write for the passion of it-- I have to write. And I feel that I'm not any better than anyone else out there. I'm just me and I write to write...but it's still pretty cool!

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It's here! It's here! The Mommy Times is here! I'm so excited about it's release...maybe because I like the thrill of seeing my name in print...maybe because I think it's a pretty funny book...or maybe it's because I've had waaaaaayyy too much coffee today lol! But either way, it's still ready for the public to see. I'll post a link if you want to get more info on it.

The Mommy Times

That's all for now. Hope you all well and hope to chat with you soon.

Love and friendship,

Kimberley

Things have been rather crazy after the birth of Olivia, but I've managed to publish a few new articles on newborn care, easy ways to reduce stress, and going greener in your home. I'll list a link at the end of this blog if you'd like to view one of them.

I've also managed to finish a new book that pokes some fun at the mother and daughter relationship in its early years. It's a little something I cooked up for my own Mom for Mother's Day and I just thought it was too good to keep to myself so I'm putting it out there to share.

The book should be ready for printing soon since its in its final stages. I'm pretty excited about it because this is the first time I've had a hand in the cover art for the book and I don't think it came out too bad-- but I'll let you all be the judge.

My author friend Vincent Brock came over for a visit yesterday and we are working very hard on editing and formating his fantasy novel called Guardians of the Dragons. It's a book about dragons, elves, kings, and darklords and I sure can't put it down-- even to just edit it lol! It should be scheduled for publication later on this year for all you fantasy novel fans.

Well, that's about it for now, hope you are all well and chat with you soon!

Kimberley

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