Going Off Track Is Well Worth the Diversion

It's not often that I post twice in one day. And it's not like I'm really writing anything in either post, HOWEVER, I came across this post/ article/ website/ whatever because I put the "wrong" words in my Google search and got sidetracked. But once I was off track, I didn't want to lose the digression, in case I wanted to return--and I probably will.

What I found were 90+ book covers with a photo as the basis. Some really great ones in there. Definitely a jumping-off point for my next book cover, I'm sure.

So, in case you're wondering where this awesome pictorial list is: http://psd.tutsplus.com/articles/inspiration/inspiration-90-photo-based-book-covers/

Coming Soon...Rachael Renee Anderson's "Working It Out"

I'm super excited about the latest book authro Rachael Renee Anderson has coming out! It looks like a lot of fun, especially the physical therapist angle (since I'm married to one). I hope to have an opportunity to review it in a couple of months, so keep an eye out for it.

Until then, are you looking forward to a little romance yourself? Check it out! Oh, and there's a giveaway, too, if you're into that kind of thing :) And who isn't?

Author Rachael Renee Anderson

Rachael Anderson is the author of four books: Divinely Designed, Luck of the Draw, Minor Adjustments, and The Reluctant Bachelorette. She's the mother of four and is pretty good at breaking up fights, or at least sending guilty parties to their rooms. She can't sing, doesn't dance, and despises tragedies. But she recently figured out how yeast works and can now make homemade bread, which she is really good at eating.

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Working It Out
A chance encounter . . . 
Grace Warren's life is safe and predictable—exactly the way she likes it. But when she gets roped into going to an auction to help out a friend, everything changes. She meets Seth Tuttle—a guy who unexpectedly kisses her then disappears, leaving her flustered and upset. If she never sees him again, it will be too soon.

A chance for love . . .  
Weeks later, when Seth limps into Grace's rehab clinic post surgery, she immediately recognizes him. Unfortunately, he's every bit as frustrating and annoying as she remembered. Yet there's something about him that makes her second-guess her carefully placed boundaries even though he's everything she's sure she doesn't want in a man. But maybe Seth is exactly what Grace has needed all along—assuming she's willing to risk safe and predictable for a chance at love.


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Allergic to the Sun?

So after at least five years of a slowly escalating issue, I finally went to a dermatologist. Without going into graphic detail (and definitely skipping the photo shoot), suffice it to say that I have a rash on my forehead that I've been covering up with makeup for years.

Over these years, I've tried many different things and talked to several doctors, albeit most of them general practitioners  We tried different makeup, different soap, different shampoo (all-natural, everything-free, leave-my-hair-a-tangled-mess stuff) and conditioner. No help really.

Last year a doc and I decided I had developed an allergy to grass or something plant-ish because the rash always got worse when I started running more, mowing the grass, and working in the spring. So per his suggestion, I was taking Zyrtec twice a day and two Benadryl at bedtime. Really didn't see any improvement, so I was hoping it would go away when I moved from Texas to Idaho. Even then, no, not really.

So when I started running again here a couple of weeks ago, I ended up with a flare-up. See, it wasn't all that hot (still pretty cold, really), just sunny, and I didn't feel like wearing my visor. BIG mistake. But, that lead me to question if maybe it was a reaction to the sun.

I'll skip the rest of the story to say that the dermatologist concurs. So now he tells me I need to wear sunscreen all the time, reapply even to run errands, wear long sleeves, and stay out of the sun. WHAT? I can't do that! I love feeling the sun on my skin. My favorite place to write is outside--again, in the sun if it's not too hot and in the shade if it is. I hate running inside. Treadmills are too easy to turn off. So my question today is, does anyone else have experience with this? What works? What doesn't? Is this a death sentence? (Okay, a tad dramatic, but does that mean no more sunshine??)