Sonja F. posted an article on Sonja Foust - Jan 27, 2012, 6:17 pm
No one is wiser than David E. Kelley, I’m pretty sure. Also, no one’s skirts are shorter than Ally McBeal’s. Here are 10 lessons I’ve learned from the show: Any problem can be dealt with by walking slowly home from the office and playing a sad song (preferably sung by Vonda Shep...
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Sonja F. posted an article on Sonja Foust - Jan 20, 2012, 9:50 am
My day job office is in the process of moving, and we’re a little bit homeless right now, so everyone’s been given the option to work from home. I have long lamented the fact that I have to put on pants and show up to the office every day, so I was very much looking forward to this week. But you...
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Sonja F. posted an article on Sonja Foust - Jan 16, 2012, 11:06 am
I was sick all week, but I couldn’t call in sick to work, so I called in sick to this blog. Sorry about that, dudes. I spent my blogging time doped up on Nyquil staring at Ally McBeal episodes and crying into my herbal tea for the plight of the young, beautiful, rich, single Bostonian lawyers.
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Sonja F. posted an article on Sonja Foust - Jan 6, 2012, 7:36 pm
The Bachelor returned to TV this week, rather triumphantly, I thought. So, because of that, and because of my continually very, very low standards, it’s been a good week. Thanks, life. Here’s some stuff you might have missed this week, if you weren’t following me around all slobbery and...
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Sonja F. posted an article on Sonja Foust - Jan 4, 2012, 3:38 pm
I know some of you have been following my Project 333 adventure and the other decluttering projects I have going on around here. If you’re interested in joining me in a clutter challenge of your own, there’s one starting up right now called the Clutterfat Challenge. From Courtney of Proje...
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Sonja F. posted an article on Sonja Foust - Dec 29, 2011, 4:25 pm
You knew it was coming. Every year, I try to deny that I will have New Years Resolutions. Every year I make them anyway. And most years, I break them immediately, as per tradition. So here are this year’s resolutions, which I think should be easy enough to keep, although I reserve the right to com...
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Sonja F. posted an article on Sonja Foust - Dec 28, 2011, 4:14 pm
Guys, I realize I haven’t been around much lately. There are reasons for that, not the least of which is that I am working on a project that is, as of yet, still a secret. So, while you’re waiting, check out some stuff you might have missed in 2011: Project 333: The Beginning - I don’t...
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Sonja F. posted an article on Sonja Foust - Dec 2, 2011, 10:19 am
The true meaning of Christmas is, apparently, to send me into a whirly rollercoaster of emotional distress every holiday season until I can’t see straight and feel vaguely like vomiting for an entire month-and-a-half. I suppose I can’t really blame this on baby Jesus or even on Santa. But maybe ...
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Sonja F. posted an article on Sonja Foust - Nov 29, 2011, 3:41 pm
I’ve been wearing all my “new” stuff for the past two days and I feel fresh and stylish. (Maybe delusional. It’s a possibility.) If you’re unfamiliar with Project 333, read up on it. I’m now starting on my fourth month, which means it’s time to change out the stuff from the first three...
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Sonja F. posted an article on Sonja Foust - Nov 27, 2011, 7:43 pm
Last week, I promised you an update on Project 333. November 30 is technically my last day of Cycle 1, but I had a day free today and switched out all my stuff for Cycle 2. Yes, I’m doing this crazy thing again for the next three months. So we’ll call it a success. I did pick up a few th...
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Sonja F. posted an article on Sonja Foust - Nov 23, 2011, 10:06 pm
The Great Kitchen Reorg has been on my mind for a while now. Since I started Project 333 (on which I will update you sometime in the coming week or so), I’ve been trying to downsize other areas of my life, too, besides just my wardrobe. I cleaned out my bookshelves (which you’ll see evide...
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Sonja F. posted an article on Sonja Foust - Nov 23, 2011, 7:33 pm
Credit: jonarcher on Flickr Raleigh-Durham area romance authors are settling in for Thanksgiving tomorrow. Be sure to check out these local authors on their blogs, and have a happy Thanksgiving! Continue reading on Examiner.com
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Sonja F. posted an article on Sonja Foust - Nov 1, 2011, 4:05 pm
NaNoWriMo started last night at midnight. But I didn’t. In fact, as I am writing this, at nearly 4 pm,  I have written a grand total of 0 words. ARGH! (Those of you who have day jobs understand my quandary. If I want to write during the day, it has to be on my lunch break or before work, ...
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Sonja F. posted an article on Sonja Foust - Oct 28, 2011, 2:56 pm
The Goddess Blogs pointed out this book today. Cool idea! Consider it stolen. This is a letter to 16-year-old me. 16-year-old me, the picture of youth and grace (well, youth anyway) Dear Me, “You are sixteen, going on seventeen– innocent as a rose.” I know you don’t thi...
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Sonja F. posted an article on Sonja Foust - Oct 27, 2011, 5:09 pm
I know I have bothered most of you about coming to see this show ad nauseam, and I’m sorry (sorta), but for those of you who don’t know, I’m in a show with the Durham Savoyards this weekend called Sing Me a Story. Here are the top 10 reasons you really should come see it: 10. Pirates! &...
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Sonja F. posted an article on Sonja Foust - Oct 25, 2011, 5:29 pm
I’m super busy this week, so I made a huge recipe this weekend so I’d have leftovers. It only took like half an hour even though my chicken was still sorta frozen. I got the recipe from my mom, and I’m not sure where she got it, but here it is for your lazy cooking pleasure: 1 package o...
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Sonja F. posted an article on Sonja Foust - Oct 23, 2011, 9:40 pm
My toilet had been making the sorts of noises that I imagine an asthmatic drowning goat might make for months now. I finally convinced my husband to team up with me today to fix it, and, as a result, I present to you our highly informative and not at all silly guide to repairing a toilet...
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Sonja F. posted an article on Sonja Foust - Oct 19, 2011, 3:23 pm
I’m not a huge homemade kind of gal. If I can buy it in the store, I’m usually ok with that. But there are a few things that are better or easier or cheaper when you make them at home, enough so that I’m willing to do it. Popcorn I love popcorn. Of the things I love, popcorn prob...
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Sonja F. posted an article on Sonja Foust - Oct 18, 2011, 12:15 pm
I always like to decorate my mantel for the holidays. We only have one “living area” (none of that formal living room, family room, den, etc. crap– it’s all in one spot), and the fireplace is the focal point, so decorating my mantel gives me a lot of bang for my buck. If I’m going to decor...
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Sonja F. posted an article on Sonja Foust - Oct 16, 2011, 7:58 pm
Robbie took a video of some of our fun at the NC State Fair. You still have time to go! The fair runs through October 23.
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Sonja F. posted an article on Sonja Foust - Oct 13, 2011, 3:52 pm
I wrote a post a while ago on the Best Free Tools for Writers, so you should check that out. I thought I should add some, though, so here are some more free tools for writers. (Heh, tools.) Toodledo Ok, you don’t have to be a writer to appreciate Toodledo. It’s a super powerful ta...
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Sonja F. posted an article on Sonja Foust - Oct 11, 2011, 4:05 pm
I’ve been getting rid of crap lately. Partly, this is inspired by Project 333. If you’re only wearing 33 things, it makes the rest of your life seem pretty junked up. So I’ve been on a mission to decrap. The victim of my wild hair this week was my book collection. I have 3 bookshelves u...
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Sonja F. posted an article on Sonja Foust - Oct 10, 2011, 11:42 am
I have a giant bruise on my arm. It looks like someone tried to smash my face with a baseball bat and I put up my left arm in defense, and they smashed my forearm instead. I promise, that’s not it. (Happy birthday, honey, and thanks for not beating me with a baseball bat. ) I was ta...
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Sonja F. posted an article on Sonja Foust - Oct 6, 2011, 9:30 am
The news of Steve Jobs’ death yesterday was sad, indeed. It’s always sad when a good (or smart, important, visionary) person dies young. But I’ve personally known so many good men who have died young, and the death of Steve Jobs made me think of them. My classmate’s dad in midd...
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Sonja F. posted an article on Sonja Foust - Oct 5, 2011, 3:55 pm
I honestly didn’t think this project would be very hard after I had boxed up my stuff and started on down the road. The sorting was supposed to be the hard part, and then I would just coast. Well, I was wrong. This is boring and it sucks. I chose some dumb stuff. But I’m still doing it. P...
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Sonja F. posted an article on Sonja Foust - Oct 2, 2011, 10:30 am
Seven years ago today, I married the man I love more than anyone. Happy anniversary, honey! (The following is our wedding video, which I just finished editing. I know, but better late than never. It’s about 12 minutes long, but it’s mostly music.)
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Sonja F. posted an article on Sonja Foust - Sep 30, 2011, 10:30 am
Over at the Impossible League, we’re starting 30-Day Challenges, and the first one begins tomorrow! The idea is to tackle some of your impossible challenges in the 30 days of the month you’re in, and check in on your progress weekly. You still have time to get in on this if you want! Head on ove...
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Sonja F. posted an article on Sonja Foust - Sep 28, 2011, 10:54 am
This weekend is mine and Robbie’s 7-year wedding anniversary… and I’m finally just now getting around to editing our wedding video. Yeah, I’m slow. I was hoping to make it all funny and sweet, and maybe a little bit touching. But I’m running into problems: There’s no B-roll ...
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Sonja F. posted an article on Sonja Foust - Sep 26, 2011, 4:08 pm
One of the goals on my Impossible List is to give away 10% of my income. Why 10%? I guess I just grew up thinking that was the number to shoot for. In church, you tithe. So it always seemed like the right thing to do to me, even though my 10% isn’t going to a church anymore. I made a spread...
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Sonja F. posted an article on Sonja Foust - Sep 24, 2011, 4:37 pm
You guys, my blog (and, in fact, my entire site) disappeared Thursday evening and it was gone until late Friday night. I went over 24 hours without a presence on the interwebs. It was traumatic. If my blog were kissable, I would have kissed it when it came back online. A reenactment of my joy ...
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Sonja F. posted an article on Sonja Foust - Sep 21, 2011, 10:02 am
Know who else purged her closet in the spirit of Project 333? Mari Freeman: She wrote about it, and took pictures, too! Looks great, Mari! My mom: I sent her home with a bunch of clothes from my cleaned out closet, and she got rid of an equivalent amount of her stuff to make room for ...
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Sonja F. posted an article on Sonja Foust - Sep 20, 2011, 7:29 pm
Folks, I’m not a doctor. I don’t even play one on TV. And I didn’t stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night. But I have to tell you, I’ve had so many conversations with people lately about this one thing, that I feel like I need to do a public service announcement. I’m about to get on my s...
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Sonja F. posted an article on Sonja Foust - Sep 19, 2011, 10:10 am
Fall is here! You all know it’s my favorite season, for reasons including the North Carolina State Fair! My husband and I go to the State Fair every year, mostly for the food, honestly, but I love the whole atmosphere. The traditional State Fair food shot. Mmmm! Here’s the video I m...
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Sonja F. posted an article on Sonja Foust - Sep 15, 2011, 1:57 pm
I’ve done a lot of crazy things on this blog. You all read along when I attempted to do 30 things before my 30th birthday. You humored me when I wrote about my underwear. You even gave me some “poor baby” love when I posted about the snow in my car. But never have so many people stopped me in ...
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Sonja F. posted an article on Sonja Foust - Sep 12, 2011, 3:53 pm
New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Cherry Adair will host a workshop for local writers Saturday, October 8, 2011, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel on Page Rd at Research Triangle Park. The all-day workshop, organized by local writers’ network, Heart of Carolina Romance Wr...
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Sonja F. posted an article on Sonja Foust - Sep 10, 2011, 11:59 am
I saw a friend today at the Heart of Carolina Romance Writers meeting who stopped me to talk about my Impossible List. Mari said she told her partner about my list, and my Project 333 and my 30 Before 30 (all sort of related). The next morning, he got up and went for a run for the first time ...
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Sonja F. posted an article on Sonja Foust - Sep 9, 2011, 4:37 pm
I love shoes. The fact that shoes count in the 33 items you can wear for Project 333 kills me. But, I think I managed to pick some good ones for the month. At least I thought I did. Turns out that the shoes I had problems with before are trouble-makers again. I attempted ...
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Sonja F. posted an article on Sonja Foust - Sep 3, 2011, 11:06 pm
A few months ago while researching the idea of minimalism, I came across Project 333. I was intrigued, but not all that interested in trying to pare down my closet that much. I thought I was pretty good about keeping things cleaned out, after all. This month, though, I decided to go for it. It’s a...
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Sonja F. posted an article on Sonja Foust - Aug 31, 2011, 10:02 pm
I used to keep a list of all the things I wanted to do and check them off as I did them. It worked. Sort of. But then I realized that I want more. I have goals. They’re good goals. But they’re big. Maybe impossible. So this is my list of impossible things. It’s the stuff t...
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Sonja F. posted an article on Sonja Foust - Aug 30, 2011, 10:16 am
About a year before I turned 30, I freaked out a little. I was about to be 30 and there were things in my life I’d just never done that seemed really, really important. So I started my 30 Before 30 list, inspired by Celine. Overall, I think it went well. For that year, I felt powerful– like I wa...
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Sonja F. posted an article on Sonja Foust - Aug 25, 2011, 10:30 am
I seem to have great luck with stories about what happens at stop lights. I’ve got another good one for you today. Yesterday morning, I was driving to work, listening to a sad song and thinking sad thoughts, when I came to a stop light and looked in my rearview mirror. Behind me was ...
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Sonja F. posted an article on Sonja Foust - Aug 24, 2011, 10:30 am
Moms all over the Triangle are rejoicing as their kids go back to school this week. But what’s a mom to do with all that newfound quiet time? Triangle romance authors have been busy putting out new books this summer, so here’s a few you might want to tuck into in those peaceful moments before th...
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Sonja F. posted an article on Sonja Foust - Aug 16, 2011, 4:37 pm
If you are not here via Googling the phrase “I can’t f&*#ing install WordPress on Aplus.net WHY GOD WHY,” you should probably skip this post, because it is filled with technical jargon (and many occurrences of the word “shit”) that you will not care about. However, since there is nothing...
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Sonja F. posted an article on Sonja Foust - Aug 15, 2011, 6:00 pm
This weekend, romance authors Lydia Dare, Deb Marlowe, and Ava Stone announced the launch of a new Triangle-based romance community, Lady Jane’s Salon. Continue reading on Examiner.com: New Triangle romance community launched – Durham Romance Novel | Examiner.com
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Sonja F. posted an article on Sonja Foust - Aug 8, 2011, 3:57 pm
If you’re like me, you’ve got a pretty firm handle on your household chores like laundry, dishes, and cooking, but the yard is a bit of a baffling thing. I mean, stuff can theoretically grow in the house, but I usually throw out the tupperware it’s in when that happens. So I’m not quite sure...
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Sonja F. posted an article on Sonja Foust - Aug 5, 2011, 11:00 am
You people continue to make me snarf my Diet Pepsi: 5318008 (Turn your screen upside down.) … Well, it was funny when I did it on my Texas Instruments calculator in 6th grade… -Rob Clerk at the glasses store: “hmm. I don’t know about those frames. They kind of exacerbate the ey...
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Sonja F. posted an article on Sonja Foust - Aug 3, 2011, 4:32 pm
I don’t have the energy to write long reviews. I write reviews for the books I read, but they’re usually a short paragraph long. Movies I want to spend even less time reviewing. So, here you go: some teeny-tiny Twitter-sized movie reviews of the ones I’ve seen recently… Cowboys & Alie...
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Sonja F. posted an article on Sonja Foust - Jul 29, 2011, 11:22 am
Enjoy the funny! This baby is unrelated to me. I just thought the picture was funny. “I like your content” #BlogNerdPick-upLine -Jamie Am very pleased to discover that my phone autocorrects at least five misspelled “s” words to “stud”. -Katharine Boss reading ...
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Sonja F. posted an article on Sonja Foust - Jul 27, 2011, 11:00 am
(Well, ok. Maybe it’s not THAT good… Here’s the lost cat flyer thread, in case you live under a rock.) The background on this is that our property manager sent around an email to alert everyone that a car was parked in the wrong spot. It went to everyone in our office. And then the Re...
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Sonja F. posted an article on Sonja Foust - Jul 12, 2011, 9:42 am
Herein I will tell you how I came to be unhooking my bra in front of a strange man. I’ve been feeling a little fat lately (probably because I am a little fat lately), so I was thrilled when I found a dress on sale this weekend that didn’t look like a hot air balloon when I put it on. AND ...
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