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About Author Julie Seedorf

As human beings, we are always a work in progress. From birth to death we live, hurt, laugh, cry, feel, and with all of those emotions we grow as people, as family members, and as friends. I'm a dreamer and feel blessed to have the opportunity in my writing to pass those dreams on to others. I believe you are never too old to dream and to turn those dreams into a creative endeavor.” I live in rural Minnesota and am a wife, mother, and grandmother. Throughout my life I have had many careers or should I say opportunities at jobs where I have learned different skills such as working as a waitress, nursing home activities person, office manager, and finally a computer repair person eventually owning her own computer sales and repair business. Add my volunteer activities such as Sunday School Teacher and SADD advisor and more and it's been a full life. I never forgot my love of writing and quit my computer business in 2012 after signing a contract with Cozy Cat Press for Granny Hooks A Crook, the first book in my Fuchsia, Minnesota Series. I currentlyntly have written nine cozy mysteries, three children’s books, participated in three group anthologies or mysteries, and write three blogs about various subjects.

Quirky Favorites!

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I fall in love with things that are unique. I am not famous but I decided to pretend I am Oprah for one day and list some of my favorite things. Sorry there are no giveaways like Oprah since I am only a pretend Oprah for the day. Although I suppose we could pretend there were pretend giveaways.

Here are a few of my favorite things.

Tiny Houses

I love the tiny houses that they feature on http://tinyhouseblog.com/. There is something that hits the simple side of me about living in a small space. I certainly couldn’t collect all the things that I do now but my life certainly would be a lot simpler. These tiny little houses speak to my heart. Maybe someday I will be able to own one.

Lovely’s By Laura

I very seldom fall in love with jewelry except for weird unusual earrings. The cuter more unusual they are the better I like it. I was very surprised when I fell in love with the necklaces from Lovely’s By Laurel. These necklaces are unique and beautiful. The designer weaves her imagination into intricate designs. I can’t dismiss her earrings either. This jewelry could be worn by the rich and famous. I will pretend I am rich and famous when I wear and buy some of her creatively made jewelry.

Goat Milk Stuff

I do have Oprah to thank for this. I found Goat Milk Stuff through her magazine and her recommendation. I ordered my first soap a few months ago. I started with the Lavendar and Castile Bar. It was creamy on my skin. I had been suffering from dry skin and the lavender seemed to help. I used the Organic Castile on my face and loved it.  It might be my imagination but my 62-year-old skin seems better and the blackheads seem smaller. I recently added the laundry soap and the shampoo bar. I was not disappointed in them either. Plus it feels so luxurious to use these products because they smell so good. The other thing I like about this company is the easy availability to get in touch with them if you have any questions.

Coffee

My life revolves around having a coffee cup in my hand. The aroma speaks to my senses.  There is nothing better than starting the day with a good cup of coffee. The aroma of coffee reminds me it is time to chill out and take a break. I have a couple of favorites. One of my favorites is Door County Coffee. They have many flavors available Maybe what I like about Door County Coffee is that I can close my eyes and visualize the beauty of Door County. It takes me away from the present for a little dreaming.

I also found a new coffee shop that I love. It is Prairie Winds Coffee. They do pour over coffee so they can create any taste. Their beans are also roasted in Minnesota. I can stop for a time out with flavorful coffee and delicious treats and carry that taste home to my own coffee maker.

Wine

I am not much of a drinker but I do like an occasional glass of wine and I find my favorite wines usually come from area vineyards. Since I don’t drink a great deal of wine I wouldn’t take my advice on which wine to try. I would check out local small vineyards. They are fun to visit. Locally I love the wine from Indian Island Winery. My favorite is Dream Catcher. It is a semi sweet red wine. Another winery I like is from White Oak Vineyards near Des Moines, Iowa. Again one of my favorites is their Celebration Wine which again is a semi sweet red wine. I haven’t checked out the other wineries near my home but hopefully that will happen in the future.

Beer Finding WebSite

I don’t drink beer. Many people do. If you live in the Twin Cities and want to find out where you can find your favorite specialty beer than you need to check out findabeernow.com. Plug in the beer you are looking for and it will tell you which establishment is serving it. It might seem strange that I recommend a site like this but I know the owner of this website. Plus I feel this was a clever idea.

These are some of my favorite things for today. They are items and places I like. You may feel differently. I receive no kickback from these sites, just the joy of using their products. Use everything at your own risk they may bring you too much enjoyment. I will list the websites in the links on the side. It was fun playing Oprah for a few minutes. Now I want to sing the song “Favorite Things” from the sound of music. I think I am getting too carried away. It’s time to chill out with that cup of coffee.

I Am Whining Again.

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I just checked the tv schedule for tonight. It is rainy, dreary and a good night to settle down in front of the television with a good book. Yes, I do multitask  when I sit in front of the television.

I flicked through my favorite channels which happen to be the networks ABC, CBS and NBC. It absolutely is a guy’s night. I know there are women that are absolute fanatics about sports but I am not one of them!

Here are my choices tonight on those channels. They are football, racing and wrestling. They are catering to the men tonight. I think they should have gotten together and put one wow show on one channel  for us women that are not sports enthusiasts.

You might argue that there are many channels to watch on my cable network. All of the channels except for a few seem to think no one watches television at this time of year. They are all repeats or reruns. Can’t we be a little creative during August on a Saturday night? There are those of us that are tv junkies, especially on a rainy evening.

I know whine, whine, whine. I said I wasn’t going to do that any more. Well, I lied. At least I have my Kindle and tons of books to read. At least Bookbub and  Inspired Reads realize that new books are important and let me download some free ones every day. They need to nudge the networks and let them know what we women like.

Wouldn’t it be cool if our cable channel and the networks put out enough programs that they could send us a menu like BookBub and Inspired Reads? It would give us a choice of watching something new if we didn’t like what was programmed to be on their channel that night. We would push a button and CBS, instead of NFL Football,  would give us choice of three new episodes of three different programs. I told you I was a dreamer.

After all my searching I found a program to watch tonight that I might like. It is called “Cat From Hell.” A guy who is somewhat a cat whisperer helps people fix problems with their cats. It is on the Animal Channel. At least the Animal Channel entices us with one new program hoping we will watch the same channel the rest of the night. I’ll have to check to see if “Bad Dog” follows the “Cat From Hell” I love those naughty puppies as long as they are not mine.

Enough whining. I wish the sports fans well tonight. I hope they enjoy their games and their races and their wrestling. Those remotes are going to be busy flicking from one program to the other. That might be more than any remote can survive.

Am I Confused or What?

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I have learned that you should never take yourself too seriously thus the silly pictures. People have made blonde jokes at me all my life. I actually like blonde jokes. We have to have a sense of humor. When we lose that sense of humor things do not seem to work. So it is always with a sense of humor that I try new products.

A few months ago I decided to try L’Oreal Revitalift Double Lifting Cream. I also decided to try the eye cream. I was very confused about what to put where on my eye. The instructions said that the white anti wrinkle cream should go below the eye and the red lifting gel should go above the eye. No problem right?

There are two pumps on the top. One is white and one is red. When I pumped the white tube red gel came out of the top. When I pumped the red tube white cream came out of the top. I checked the box and you were supposed to use the red side above the eye and the white side below. It didn’t make sense to me that red would come out of the white tube and white would come out of the red tube.

I did use the red gel above my eye and the white cream below my eye. Even though it wasn’t as the directions told me I thought I possibly lost something in translation. Did I mention that I am direction challenged?

My eye creams ran out and I got a new bottle. This time the white comes out of the white and the red comes out of the red. I wasn’t confused at all. L’Oreal was confused.

I wonder what would have happened had I used the white on top of my lid and the red under my eye.  Perhaps under my eyes would have tightened and the lids would have drooped. Maybe I should have tried it that way. It would have made for a few laughs. Never take yourself of your beauty products too seriously.

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